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| '''Kfir Alfia''' is the co-founder (along with ]) of the group ], a ] group that has dedicated itself to traveling to ] ] and presenting their own opposing view. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Alfia's family moved to ] from ] when he was two years old. He attended ] at ] and proceeded to ] before attending the ]. As a ], he read many ] texts by writers such as ] and anti-war activist ], as well as ] publications such as '']''. Kfir was a fan of ] and he was a published source at ] as well as the '']''. | |||
| ==Protest Warrior== | |||
| In February 2003, Alfia was working as a ] designer in ] when he reunited with ] friend Alan Lipton. Along with two other friends, Alfia and Lipton decided to ] a February 16th ]. Alfia carried a sign featuring a woman in a ] tied to a pole with a leash around her neck; the sign read, "Protect ] Property Rights Against Western ]. Say No To War!" Lipton's said, "] Only Kills His Own People. It's None Of Our Business!" | |||
| On February 17th, they were invited onto conservative ] ]'s show to describe how they'd been met with shouts and spit, which Alfia described as "so much hate." Limbaugh posted pictures they had taken at the protest on his Web site. | |||
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| In the summer of ], Alfia and Lipton moved to Austin, which is now Protest Warrior's headquarters. They like the city, Lipton says, for its "conservative ] and ]." There are now active chapters all across the nation and the movement has spawned international chapters. | |||
| Indymedia, a liberal website devoted in part to monitoring ] organizations, has pointed out that many of Kfir's organizational members have threatened to kill ], have referred to them as "]", referred to Arabs as "scum", "subhuman" or "towel heads". | |||
| Kfir has additionally referred to ] and ] as "religious fanatics". He additionally condemned ] as being hateful of ]. He has additionally stated he intends to begin picketing ] and ] events in the future to show support for ]. | |||
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