JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS As the French Jewish community copes with tragedy following the brutal Islamist terrorist attack on a kosher supermarket Friday that left four Jews dead, members of the Betar Zionist movement in Paris are on high alert, patrolling the community to defend it from further attacks. The French Betar movement is based near the Porte-Vincennes area, where the tragic hostage crisis occurred last Friday. The head of the movements militia, who goes by the name Yair, said the group is preparing to defend local Jews in the area. Betar issued alerts last Friday via its official Twitter account, calling for general alert and group travel for safety in posts written in all caps. It called for increased patrols to defend the Jewish community. The Zionist Betar movement in Paris trains in Krav Maga, the Israeli martial art used by the IDF, as documented in this recent video. Should Frances Jews defend themselves to such extent? What alternative options should the consider? Please add your own thoughts in the comments area below :
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:00:01 +0000
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