Tagar/Betar group
In Europe the most important Zionist terrorist group is Tagar, the youth (or
"student") branch of the radical Zionist movement Betar. The Tagar/Betar group
has carried out numerous criminal attacks against "enemies," including Holocaust
revisionists. Headquartered in Paris, Tagar/Betar has close ties with the
Israeli government, and particularly with the political party of Begin and
Shamir. Tagar is reportedly controlled by Israel's covert operations agency, the
Mossad.
Tagar activists have often boasted of their determination to "strike" against
anyone who "denies the Holocaust." Tagar admitted responsibility for a physical
assault against French revisionist historian Olivier Mathieu during a television
interview in February 1990. Three months later, Tagar thugs sacked the "Ogmios"
bookstore in Paris (which carried revisionist titles).
Tagar/Betar activists receive combat training along military lines from
Israeli army officers. Tagar members wear paramilitary blue uniforms with white
ties (the Zionist colors). Tagar/Betar has operated in Europe with the knowledge
and approval of high French officials such as Prime Minister Laurent Fabius (who
is Jewish). In more than one Tagar/Betar attack against opponents, French police
have passively stood by.
Tagar activists have operated in France under other names, including "Jewish
Defense Organization" and "Jewish Combat Organization." Private para-military
groups are strictly forbidden in France, except Jewish ones. Between June 1976
and April 1991, such Jewish "militias" have carried out 50 attacks. In effect,
Jewish terrorists in Europe can attack their "enemies" with impunity.
Tagar has also been active in the United States. In February 1992, the "Tagar
Student Zionist Organization at the Ohio State University" in Columbus organized
a protest meeting against Holocaust revisionism. The group distributed a leaflet
-- which, typically, contained factual falsehoods -- specifically attacking
revisionist activist Bradley Smith. [1993] The Zionist Terror Network
Background and Operation of the Jewish Defense League and other Criminal Zionist
Groups