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A Zionist extremist<\/span> group notorious for doxxing pro-Palestine college students<\/a> and providing lists of activists to the Trump administration is set to cease operations in New York after an investigation by Letitia James, the state\u2019s attorney general.<\/p>\n \u201cNew York will not tolerate organizations that use fear, violence, and intimidation to silence free expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n Betar U.S., the American chapter of an international Zionist group of the same name, will dissolve its not-for-profit status in New York and wind down operations in the state as part of a settlement with James\u2019s office<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNew York will not tolerate organizations that use fear, violence, and intimidation to silence free expression or target people because of who they are,\u201d James said in a statement. \u201cMy office\u2019s investigation uncovered an alarming and illegal pattern of bias-motivated harassment and violence designed to terrorize communities and shut down lawful protest.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The investigation into Betar by the Office of the Attorney General found that, in addition to violating state civil rights laws barring bias-motivated violence and harassment, the group had never registered with the state-level Charities Bureau. (A spokesperson for Betar U.S. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)<\/p>\n The investigation began in March of last year after her office received formal complaints of harassment by the group, James said. If Betar continues its activities, it faces an $80,000 fine and other potential consequences, according to a statement from James\u2019s office.<\/p>\n \u201cThe OAG investigation determined that Betar engaged in a pattern of violence and harassment driven by explicit hostility toward protected groups,\u201d the statement alleged. \u201cThe OAG uncovered numerous public and private statements by Betar leadership and members expressing anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim animus, including repeated use of slurs and demeaning language.\u201d<\/p>\n The group, which has been accused of links to the far-right Kahanist movement<\/a> that is banned in Israel, gleefully claimed a role in the arrest last year of pro-Palestine students by immigration officials. Members frequently threatened pro-Palestine demonstrators with violence, including a campaign to send pagers to its opponents in reference to Israel\u2019s 2024 use of rigged devices <\/a>to assassinate Hezbollah militants \u2014 killing nearby civilians<\/a> \u2014 in Lebanon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n