Lehava information

Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land
למניעת התבוללות בארץ הקודש‎
Abbreviation	Lehava
Formation	2005
Founder	Bentzi Gopstein
Purpose	Anti-miscegenation
Headquarters	Jerusalem
Membership	10,000
Leader	Bentzi Gopstein
Key people	Michael Ben-Ari; Bentzi Gopstein; Baruch Marzel; Itamar Ben-Gvir
Affiliations	Otzma Yehudit; Hemla
Website	www.lehava-us.com

Lehava (להב"ה‎ "Flame," Hebrew: למניעת התבוללות בארץ הקודש LiMniat Hitbolelut B'eretz HaKodesh; Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land) is a far-right and Jewish supremacist^[1] organization based in Israel that strictly opposes Jewish assimilation, objecting to most personal relationships between Jews and non-Jews.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is opposed to the Christian presence in Israel.^[5] It has an anti-miscegenation focus, denouncing marriages between Jews and non-Jews forbidden by Orthodox Jewish law.^[6] The group has over 10,000 members.^[7]

^
Multiple sources:
- Kershner, Isabel (23 April 2021). "Israelis and Palestinians Clash Around Jerusalem's Old City". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Ben-Shitrit, Lihi; Elad-Strenger, Julia; Hirsch-Hoefler, Sivan (8 March 2021). "'Pinkwashing' the radical-right: Gender and the mainstreaming of radical-right policies and actions". European Journal of Political Research. 61: 86–110. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12442. S2CID 233798255.<
- Zriek, Raef; Dakwar, Azar (3 July 2021). "What's in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted". Theory & Event. 23. ISSN 1092-311X. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Pokrzywiński, Paweł (February 2019). "Lehawa Organisation – Kahane extremism". Stosunki Międzynarodowe. 55 (2): 79. doi:10.7366/020909621201904. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Tait, Robert (6 August 2015). "Burning of Christian churches in Israel justified, far-Right Jewish leader says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Hasson, Nir (21 April 2021). "'Break Their Faces': As anti-Arab Attacks Spike, Jewish Supremacist Group Plans Jerusalem Show of Force". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Elgindy, Khaled (6 May 2021). "Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Berger, Miriam (23 April 2021). "As coronavirus recedes in Israel, tensions rise in Jerusalem". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Boxerman, Aaron (23 April 2021). "In Jerusalem, Palestinians and Jews see a night of rage and hate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ David Lev (9 September 2013). "Lehava 'Hotline' to Help Prevent Intermarriage, Assimilation". Arutz Sheva.
^ Yasmin Kaye (22 September 2014). "Meet Lehava, the Israeli Fascists Mounting a Vicious Crusade to Keep their Women Away from Arabs". International Business Times.
^ "Grinning Jewish Extremists Charged in Jerusalem School Arson". The Forward. Reuters. 15 December 2014.
^ Shira Rubin (24 December 2015). "Good Will and Peace Towards Men Elusive This Year in Nazareth". The Forward.
^ "halacha - What is the prohibition of intermarriage?". Mi Yodeya. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Israel's alt-right is now mainstream—are lawmakers doing enough to stop it?". Newsweek. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[1] Multiple sources:
Kershner, Isabel (23 April 2021). "Israelis and Palestinians Clash Around Jerusalem's Old City". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

Ben-Shitrit, Lihi; Elad-Strenger, Julia; Hirsch-Hoefler, Sivan (8 March 2021). "'Pinkwashing' the radical-right: Gender and the mainstreaming of radical-right policies and actions". European Journal of Political Research. 61: 86–110. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12442. S2CID 233798255.<

Zriek, Raef; Dakwar, Azar (3 July 2021). "What's in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted". Theory & Event. 23. ISSN 1092-311X. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

Pokrzywiński, Paweł (February 2019). "Lehawa Organisation – Kahane extremism". Stosunki Międzynarodowe. 55 (2): 79. doi:10.7366/020909621201904. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

Tait, Robert (6 August 2015). "Burning of Christian churches in Israel justified, far-Right Jewish leader says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

Hasson, Nir (21 April 2021). "'Break Their Faces': As anti-Arab Attacks Spike, Jewish Supremacist Group Plans Jerusalem Show of Force". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

Elgindy, Khaled (6 May 2021). "Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

Berger, Miriam (23 April 2021). "As coronavirus recedes in Israel, tensions rise in Jerusalem". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

Boxerman, Aaron (23 April 2021). "In Jerusalem, Palestinians and Jews see a night of rage and hate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[2] Kershner, Isabel (23 April 2021). "Israelis and Palestinians Clash Around Jerusalem's Old City". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[3] Ben-Shitrit, Lihi; Elad-Strenger, Julia; Hirsch-Hoefler, Sivan (8 March 2021). "'Pinkwashing' the radical-right: Gender and the mainstreaming of radical-right policies and actions". European Journal of Political Research. 61: 86–110. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12442. S2CID 233798255.<

[4] Zriek, Raef; Dakwar, Azar (3 July 2021). "What's in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted". Theory & Event. 23. ISSN 1092-311X. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[5] Pokrzywiński, Paweł (February 2019). "Lehawa Organisation – Kahane extremism". Stosunki Międzynarodowe. 55 (2): 79. doi:10.7366/020909621201904. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[6] Tait, Robert (6 August 2015). "Burning of Christian churches in Israel justified, far-Right Jewish leader says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[7] Hasson, Nir (21 April 2021). "'Break Their Faces': As anti-Arab Attacks Spike, Jewish Supremacist Group Plans Jerusalem Show of Force". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[8] Elgindy, Khaled (6 May 2021). "Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[9] Berger, Miriam (23 April 2021). "As coronavirus recedes in Israel, tensions rise in Jerusalem". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[10] Boxerman, Aaron (23 April 2021). "In Jerusalem, Palestinians and Jews see a night of rage and hate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[2] David Lev (9 September 2013). "Lehava 'Hotline' to Help Prevent Intermarriage, Assimilation". Arutz Sheva.

[3] Yasmin Kaye (22 September 2014). "Meet Lehava, the Israeli Fascists Mounting a Vicious Crusade to Keep their Women Away from Arabs". International Business Times.

[4] "Grinning Jewish Extremists Charged in Jerusalem School Arson". The Forward. Reuters. 15 December 2014.

[Rubin-5] Shira Rubin (24 December 2015). "Good Will and Peace Towards Men Elusive This Year in Nazareth". The Forward.

[6] "halacha - What is the prohibition of intermarriage?". Mi Yodeya. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[Newsweek-7] "Israel's alt-right is now mainstream—are lawmakers doing enough to stop it?". Newsweek. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

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