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US seeks deportation of pro-Palestinian Hasidic activist
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Yehonatan Ovadia, a Hasidic religious worker, is being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City and faces potential deportation to Israel, Middle East Eye reported. Ovadia has been accused of hate crimes, though specific charges and evidence were not detailed in available accounts.
The case highlights tensions within Jewish communities over Palestinian rights activism, as Ovadia's pro-Palestinian stance places him at odds with Israeli government policy and some Jewish organizational positions.
