Pro-Israel group Betar to end New York operations after inquiry finds ‘violent conduct’

State attorney general found far-right group harassed ‘Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers’New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, announced a settlement on Tuesday with Betar US, a far-right pro-Israel group, after an investigation from her office that found the organization engaged in what her office described as “bias-motivated assaults, threats, and harassment targeting Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers”.The settlement requires Betar to “immediately cease instigating or encouraging violence against individuals, threatening protesters, and harassing individuals exercising their civil rights”, and subjects the organization to a suspended $50,000 penalty that will be enforced if the group violates the terms. Continue reading...