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אחד מאנשי הכת עם איש ביטחון
Lev Tahor members slash tires, children smash police car windows in Guatemala
Cult members protesting rescue of over 200 women and children from facility in Guatemala use violence to try and deter local law enforcement and local Jews wishing to help
Itamar Eichner | 12.24.24
אחד מאנשי הכת עם איש ביטחון
Escaped from Lev Tahor: 'The cult is like a terror regime, Israel must help the rescued'
Despite the rescue of 160 children and teens, members of the Lev Tahor cult continue to exert pressure and threats; 'The state must intervene – this isn’t Judaism; it’s abuse,' says Yosef (a pseudonym), a former member who escaped, 'They’re forbidden to ask religious questions or earn money, if they disobey, their wife is taken away for a year'      
Itamar Eichner | 12.23.24
שתי נשים בכניסה לאחד המבנים בכת
Children rescued from Lev Tahor sect damage Guatemala care facility
Guatemalan authorities report they were forced to remove the children to an alternate location after some of them caused disturbances; sources estimate most will be released from custody
Itamar Eichner | 12.22.24
חילוץ ילדים מהמתחם
Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Over 480 police officers, soldiers and psychologists take part in special operation after testimonies point to child abuse in sect; reports add buried bodies found in sect's premises
Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies | 12.21.24
The extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in Guatemala
Guatemala investigates alleged abuse in extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor
Authorities looking into allegations of child abuse, sexual violence and forced marriages within sect, based on reports from foreign teenager claiming forced into marriage at 13; sect obstructs investigation, accusing authorities of religious persecution
AFP | 08.29.24
Bernardo Arévalo
Guatemala's Hebrew-speaking president-elect’s special connection with Israel
Bernardo Arévalo spent a decade living in Israel, both as a student and as his country's consul, and says he has a deep affection for Jewish state because it has played a significant role in his life
Itamar Eichner | 08.22.23
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