Bentzi Gopstein
Bentzi Gopstein | |
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בנצי גופשטיין | |
Gopstein in 2016 | |
| Born | Ben-Zion Gophstein September 10, 1969 |
| Occupation | Kahanist activism |
| Known for | Founding Lehava |
| Political party | Otzma Yehudit |
| Spouse | Anat Gopstein |
| Children | 8 |
Ben-Zion "Bentzi" Gopstein (Hebrew: בן־ציון "בנצי" גופשטיין; born 10 September 1969) is a political activist affiliated with the far-right in Israel, a student of Meir Kahane, and founder and director of Lehava ("Flame"), an Israeli Jewish anti-assimilation organization. He was a member of the Council of Kiryat Arba, an Israeli settlement where Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir also resides, between 2010 and 2013. In November 2019, he was indicted on charges of incitement to terrorism, violence, and racism. In April 2024, he was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State and the European Union.
He is listed with his name spelled in several variations on the sanctions list of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.