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Who Is Betar? The Zionist Youth Group Behind the Deportation Lists

An extreme-right Israeli group is creating lists of 'enemies,' but why do governments listen to them?

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Jun 15, 2025
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Betar Worldwide, recently in headlines for creating lists of Jews deemed “unwelcome” for criticizing Israel, is not a fringe organization. It is one of the oldest and most ideologically rigid Zionist youth movements, with a history that stretches back to the earliest days of fascist-aligned Zionism.

Founded in 1923 by Ze'ev Jabotinsky in Riga, Latvia, Be…

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