The Betar Movement (בית"ר, also spelled Beitar) is a youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky. The Movement quickly established a reputation as the premier activist Zionist youth organization, a position that it has maintained to this day. Betar members played vital roles in the fight against the British during the Mandate, and in the creation of Israel. A Youth organization is a formal organization aimed at children and adolescents for education and socialization. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Riga (RÄ«ga in Latvian), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′ N 24°8′ E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic States and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial... For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Zionism is a political movement among Jews, although supported by some non-Jews and not supported by some Jews, which maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland in Palestine, the location of the ancient Kingdom... Zeev Jabotinsky in military uniform Zeev Vladimir (Evgenevich) Jabotinsky (or Zhabotinski) (October 18, 1880 - August 4, 1940) was a Zionist leader, author, orator, and founder of the Jewish Legion in World War I. During World War II a similar and larger unit known as the Jewish Brigade would follow. ... For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Zionism is a political movement among Jews, although supported by some non-Jews and not supported by some Jews, which maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland in Palestine, the location of the ancient Kingdom...

During World War II, Betar members, former Polish officers, founded Zydowski Zwiazek Walki (Jewish Fighting Union) which fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons—the atom bomb being the ultimate. ... Żydowski Związek Walki (ŻZW, Polish for Jewish Fighting Union) was an underground organisation operating during World War II in the area of Warsaw Ghetto and fighting during Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. ... SS men burning houses The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, sometimes called the Warsaw Uprising 1943, was an insurrection in Polands Warsaw Ghetto against Nazi Germany during World War II. The main resistance lasted from April 19, 1943 to May 16 that year and was crushed by SS-Gruppenführer (then...

The name Betar בית"ר stands for "Brit Yosef Trumpeldor" ( ברית יוסף תרומפלדור ). Joseph Trumpeldor was a Jewish fighter who fell in the battle of Tel Hai coining the phrase: "Never mind, it is good to die for our country". Joseph Trumpledor in uniform c. ... Tel Hai is a settlement in Galilee. ...

Jabotinsky also wanted to connect the name of the first Jewish fighter after 2000 years to the name of the last fort of Jewish uprising against the Roman Empire in the Bar Kokhba's revolt, showing that Betar was intent to create a new generation of Jewish warriors. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Simon bar Kokhba was a Jewish military leader who led a revolt against the Romans in AD 132. ...

Many of Israel's most prominent public figures have been graduates of the Movement, including former Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir and former Defence Minister Moshe Arens. Menachem Begin on the front cover of TIME 1982. ... Yitzhak Shamir (Hebrew יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר) (born October 15, 1915) was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992. ... Moshe Arens (born December 27, 1925 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician. ...

Today, the Betar Movement is primarily involved in Jewish and Zionist activism and has chapters worldwide. The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... For other meanings, please see Zionism (disambiguation) Zionism is a political movement among Jews, although supported by some non-Jews and not supported by some Jews, which maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland in Palestine, the location of the ancient Kingdom...

In France, members of the Betar have clashed with pro-Arab supporters. The Betar offices were bombed by the leftist FLNC, a Corsican militant organization. Also, members of Betar assaulted the anti-globalisation activist José Bové upon his return from a protest in Ramallah. The National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (Corsican: Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica, or FLNC) is a terrorist group that advocates an autonomous state on the island of Corsica, independent from France. ... José Bové (born June 11, 1953) is a French farmer, anarcho-syndicalist, member of the anti-globalisation movement, and spokesperson for Via Campesina. ... Mughtaribeen Circle in downtown Ramallah Ramallah (Arabic: رام الله) is a Palestinian city of approximately 57,000 residents. ...

Betar in Israel

Once a vibrant movement tied to the opposition Herut Party, Betar's following in Israel has declined since the 1970s as a result of a changing political situation. One important change was the rise of the religious right-wing in the 1970s. Though Betar had many of the same political goals as the rapidly growing Gush Emunim (Believers' Bloc) and B'nei Akiva youth movements (tied to the National Religious Party; Mafdal), they remained a secular movement and never took the initiative that their counterparts did in settling the West Bank and Gaza. During the 1980s as a result of the Camp David Accords negotiated by Menachem Begin (the leader of Herut and its successor movement, Likud), a similar effect began with the secular right, as more extreme movements appeared there and drew away youth. Gush Emunim גוש אמונים (Hebrew: Block [of the] faithful) was an Israeli political movement. ... The grammar in this article needs to be checked. ... Menachem Begin on the front cover of TIME 1982. ... This article is about the Zionist movement known as Herut. ... Likud party logo Likud or ליכוד literally means consolidation. The Likud is a right-wing Israeli political party. ...

Betar's chief disadvantage, which was only made worse by Bnei Akiva's rise, was the predominance of other youth groups. Belonging to the Kibbutz movement, Hashomer Hatzair (Young Guard), HaNoar haOved vehaLomed (the Working and Learning Youth), and Habonim Dror (Free Builders), had taken most Israeli youth in throughout the 1950s-70s. Alongside them were the Tzofim (similar to the Boy Scouts) and Bnei Akiva. Today Betar remains a marginal youth movement in Israel, and far from the power that its father group, Likud, has on the country. Who We Are Bnei Akiva is the worlds largestyouth organization of religious Zionism . ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, gathering or together) is an Israeli collective community. ... Hashomer Hatzair (or Hashomer Hatsair or HaShomer HaTzair) (Hebrew: The Young Guard or Guardian [that is] Young) is a Zionist-socialist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia (now in Poland) and was also the name of the groups political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British... HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed (Hebrew: The Working and Learning Youth) is an Israeli youth organization. ... The Habonim Dror Emblem (known as its Semel / סמל) Habonim Dror (alt. ... For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ...

Betar sponsors sports clubs, the most notable is the popular Beitar Jerusalem football (soccer) club. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (מועדון כדורגל ניתר ירושלים; Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayyimalso known as Beitar Hot Yerushalayyim after their sponsors from the Hot cable company): Located in the Malkha complex in Jerusalem is one of the most popular sports franchises in the Middle East, as well as one of... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

See also

• Zionist youth movement
• Revisionist Zionism

A Zionist youth movement is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational, social and ideological development, including a belief in Jewish nationalism as represented in the State of Israel. ... Revisionist Zionism is a right wing tendency within the Zionist movement. ...

External link

• World Betar Web site