Moshe Hirsch
Moshe Hirsch () (born 1927—May 2, 2010) was the leader of the
anti-Zionist Neturei Karta group in
Jerusalem and advisor of Jewish affairs to
Yasser Arafat. Hirsch was described by
Mahmoud Abbas' advisor as "the leader of the Palestinian Jews," who are part of the Palestinian state. Following Hirsch's death,
''shiva'' visitors included senior
Fatah members, including
Adnan al-Husayni (who brought a personal letter of consolation from
Mahmoud Abbas), Hatem Abdel Kader and Bilial A-Natsha.
Hirsch was the son-in-law of the now deceased
Neturei Karta founder Rabbi Aharon Katzenelbogen and his first wife, and was the leader of one of the movement's factions. He was originally from
New York City, and later moved to
Jerusalem, though he never became an Israeli citizen.
Hirsch had one
glass eye due to an injury sustained when someone threw acid in his face. According to his cousin, journalist
Abraham Rabinovich, the incident had no link with Hirsch's political activities but was connected to a real estate dispute.
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