Rabbi Moshe Levinger, a hero of the settler movement and co-founder of its fundamentalist Gush Emunim group, who established Jewish communities in Hebron and throughout the West Bank, conducted armed takeovers of Palestinian homes, and was convicted of manslaughter, died on Saturday in the settlement of Hebron where he lived. Levinger was 80. After his […]
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‘NYT’ obit turns the murderous settler rabbi into a ‘contentious firebrand’
May 19th, 2015 Awake Goy
The New York Times has published an obituary for a settler rabbi: “Moshe Levinger, Contentious Leader of Jewish Settlers in Hebron, Dies at 80.” Isabel Kershner’s lead: Jerusalem– Moshe Levinger, a firebrand rabbi who spearheaded the modern Jewish settlement in the heart of the ancient and predominantly Palestinian city of Hebron, and who helped spread […]