IDF vets train NY Jewish paramilitaries

Jerusalem Post by Haviv Rettig | Aug. 1, 2008 (Special Report)

We believe all Jews in the US must be legally armed and trained," Stern says, "and towards this goal we hold paramilitary training camps to train and equip Jewish American youth." The group's literature notes emphatically that all firearms used in training "are 100% legal and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws." "We strongly believe in the constitutional right to bear arms and we express this right to its fullest," it adds. The ... Full Story »

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by Rebecca Hale - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an important story but I believe the author could have delved much deeper into the topic . For example, if the group was founded in Summer of 2006, in response to a shooting in Seattle, why did they launch their program on the opposite side of the country, in the Catskills, New York ? Presumably because their donor is there, but the funding and mechanics of the operation were glossed over with reassurances of "legal".

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