Paris, Franc - Jewish Shomrim Organization Defends Community
Paris, Franc - When a wave of rioting erupted across France last fall, a new Jewish Shomrim youth group swung into action - to guard synagogues and community centers from possible anti-Semitic spillover violence.
Many Jews feel that such a reflex is needed these days in France, home to the largest population of both Jews and Muslims in western Europe and sporadically simmering with tensions.
Formed in 2000, the Jewish Defense League - which has no ties to the U.S. Jewish Defense League - groups about 100 to 150 Jewish teens and young men to protect their community, experts say. "Jews are fed up," said a league member who refused to give his full name, saying he feared for his safety. "We've been nice for 30 years. Now, we gather and fight back."
Many Jews feel that such a reflex is needed these days in France, home to the largest population of both Jews and Muslims in western Europe and sporadically simmering with tensions.
Formed in 2000, the Jewish Defense League - which has no ties to the U.S. Jewish Defense League - groups about 100 to 150 Jewish teens and young men to protect their community, experts say. "Jews are fed up," said a league member who refused to give his full name, saying he feared for his safety. "We've been nice for 30 years. Now, we gather and fight back."
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 6/15/2006 03:31:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 12:11 AM,
Anonymous said…
about time!!!!
At 1:14 PM,
Anonymous said…
RABBI MEIR KAHANE (zecher tzaddik kadosh l'veracha, Hashem yinkom damo) said it best -- "no anti-Semite was ever created because Jews stood up for what was rightfully theirs, and no anti-Semite ever came to repent because Jews allowed him to take from them their rights. . . The Jew is prepared to be talked to man-to-man, or pig-to-pig, but -- never again -- man-to-pig." ("Never Again!" pp 142-143)
EVERY JEW A .22!!!!!!!!!!!
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