Israeli Police Discover Ring of Neo-Nazi Immigrants

israelnationalnews.com

Israel Police have uncovered a group of at least 20 neo-Nazis who immigrated
to Israel from the former Soviet Union under the Law of Return.

Police are not yet certain how to proceed, due to the lack of legal basis
for prosecuting Israelis espousing anti-Semitic ideology.

The neo-Nazi group was discovered following the arrest on drug charges of a
20-year-old IDF soldier. A swastika tattooed on his arm aroused police
suspicions, and neo-Nazi material was later discovered in his home.In the course of the investigation of the arrested neo-Nazi and his mother,
who also professed hatred for Jews and Israel, other members of the group
were revealed. Police detective Chaim Fadlon told the Maariv newspaper that
the suspects are believed to have met each other in anti-Semitic internet
chat rooms. Their contacts soon took the form of meetings and ceremonies
with swastika banners and other Nazi paraphernalia.

"We cannot disclose details of the inquiry, but it's chilling," Fadlon said.
"It appears these are people living in this country who are talking among
themselves about extermination of the Jews."

Under the 'Law of Return,' anyone with a Jewish grandparent -- even it is
only his father's father -- can immigrate to Israel and receive citizenship
and benefits. (Only those born to a Jewish mother or who have properly
converted to Judaism are considered Jewish.) Immigrant groups representing
Jews from the former Soviet Union have long called for reform in the law
because of immigrants who move to Israel not because they are Jewish but for
financial reasons. Often, they bring their enmity for Jews and Israel along
with them.

Interior Minister Ofir Pines-Paz (Labor) has asked Attorney General Menachem
Mazuz to examine the legal procedure under which a new immigrant's status
can be revoked.