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Far-Right Anti-Migrant Activist Sheffi Paz Dies at 74
Sheffi Paz, a prominent right-wing activist who led a decade-long campaign against illegal immigration and asylum seekers in southern Tel Aviv, died on Monday at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer.
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- 01Prominent right-wing activist Sheffi Paz died on Monday at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer.
- 02Paz led the Front for the Liberation of South Tel Aviv, campaigning against illegal immigration and asylum seekers for over a decade.
- 03Born in Poland to Holocaust survivors, Paz immigrated to Israel as a child and worked as a translator and language editor.
- 04Paz transitioned politically from the left-wing Meretz party to the right-wing Likud before becoming a prominent protest leader in 2013.
- 05Her activism included protesting outside schools attended by children of foreign nationals and disrupting aid groups' events.
- 06In September 2024, Paz was sentenced to 45 days in prison for offenses including property damage, choosing jail over community service.
- 07Activist Mordechai David announced her passing on the social media platform X.
Born in Poland to Holocaust survivors, Paz immigrated to Israel as a child and worked as a translator and language editor. She was initially active in the left-wing Meretz party before joining the right-wing Likud. In 2013, she rose to public prominence as a leader of the southern Tel Aviv residents' protest movement, heading the Front for the Liberation of South Tel Aviv to oppose the presence of migrants in neighborhoods such as Shapira, Neve Shaanan, and Hatikva.
Her confrontational tactics included protesting outside schools attended by the children of foreign nationals, sharing footage of her actions online, and disrupting events organized by aid groups. In September 2024, she was sentenced to 45 days in prison for offenses including property damage, choosing to serve the prison time rather than perform community service. Her death was announced on social media by activist Mordechai David.
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