Israelsk politi har de to siste månedere arrestert åtte medlemmer av en nynazistisk gruppe som har banket opp religiøse jøder, asiatiske fremmedarbeidere, homofile og uteliggere. Alle åtte er av russisk avstamning og har visstnok en heller løs jødisk bakgrunn. Israelerne er likevel sjokkerte.

All eight had loose connections to Jewish heritage. They did not identify themselves as Jews and their families had come to Israel to escape hardships in the former Soviet Union, police said.

Under the Israeli «law of return,» a person can claim automatic citizenship if a parent or grandparent has Jewish roots. Authorities say that formula allowed many Soviets with questionable ties to Judaism to immigrate here after the Soviet Union disintegrated.

About 1 million Soviets have moved here since the early 1990s, making up a significant part of Israel’s 7 million citizens.
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The gang documented its activities in detail on film and in photographs. Israeli TV stations showed grainy footage of the gang attacking victims with their fists, feet, buckets and bottles, leaving blood-splattered floors in their wake. The youths, whose faces were blurred or covered with Nazi insignia, also posed with German flags and giving the Nazi salute. (AP)