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US seeks deportation of pro-Palestinian Hasidic religious worker to Israel
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Yehonatan Ovadia, a Hasidic religious worker who attended pro-Palestine protests in 2023, faces deportation to Israel after being accused of hate crimes, Middle East Eye reported. Ovadia has been held in detention since August.
The case centers on his activism supporting Palestinians and participation in demonstrations in 2023. Details regarding the specific hate crime allegations were not disclosed in available reports.
