The head of the Lehava organization, Bentzi Gopshtain, filed a complaint with the police over incitement to terrorism and violence against the website of Haaretz and columnist Nissan Shor.
Gopshtain follows in the footsteps of Jewish Home MK Bezalel Smotrich, who filed a similar complaint against the paper.
In the obviously satirical column, Shor described his wish to see a left-wing militia established to “teach a lesson” to various groups, including Lehava, the radical Beitar Jerusalem fan club La Familia, and Smotrich.
All the groups named by Shor were involved in recent incidents of violence or – like Smotrich – made bigoted remarks in the media.
The newspaper declined to comment.
Lehava chairman Bentzi Gopshtain is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem on December 16, 2014 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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