{"id":571175,"date":"2021-06-22T20:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571175"},"modified":"2021-06-22T20:51:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:51:38","slug":"israel-defense-forces-veterans-hired-to-protect-jewish-communities-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-defense-forces-veterans-hired-to-protect-jewish-communities-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-defense-forces-veterans-hired-to-protect-jewish-communities-in-los-angeles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As the nation experienced a rise in anti-Semitic attacks after violence escalated in the Gaza Strip between Israelis and Palestinians earlier this year, veterans from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) helped law enforcement protect a heavily Jewish neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Magen Am, a nonprofit Jewish security organization that means \u201cnation\u2019s shield\u201d in Hebrew, launched the full-time armed response and patrol in April when global tensions rose. Almost all of its 12 Veterans Team Members (VTM) are \u201clone soldiers,\u201d a term for people with no immediate family in Israel who moved there to enlist and serve in the IDF. The others served in the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>The patrol currently only responds to calls from the Hancock Park-La Brea area but plans to add at least eight more IDF veterans next month and eventually expand to L.A.\u2019s other major Orthodox population center, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. While the main objective is to protect the Jewish community from within, VTM will also help non-Jewish residents requesting assistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3-768x576.jpeg\" alt width=\"633\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Courtesy Magen Am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some nights where we get calls back to back to back to back, and there are some nights that are thankfully much quieter, and there isn\u2019t much going on,\u201d said Leibel Mangel, executive director of Magen Am\u2019s Lone Soldier Veterans Program. \u201cIt really depends on the current events. With everything going on in Israel and all of the spillover that we have in Los Angeles, there was a two-week period where it was pretty nonstop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mangel told The Daily Wire that the patrol has responded to numerous anti-Semitic crimes, such as a caravan of people waving Palestinian flags he said were \u201ctrying to drive over Jews.\u201d Other reported incidents in the vicinity include attacks on Jewish boys, including an 11-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lapd-investigating-reported-paintball-attack-on-11-year-old-jewish-boy-as-possible-hate-crime\">shot with a paintball<\/a> and a 12-year-old who was allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/man-arrested-for-allegedly-attacking-12-year-old-jewish-boy-in-fairfax-area\">punched in the face<\/a> by a 50-year-old man. Mangel estimated the team received about 100 calls in the first two months of the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lapd-investigating-reported-paintball-attack-on-11-year-old-jewish-boy-as-possible-hate-crime\"><strong>LAPD Investigating Reported Paintball Attack on 11-Year-Old Jewish Boy As Possible Hate Crime<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything that we do is in constant coordination with law enforcement,\u201d Mangel said. \u201cWe\u2019re not a vigilante group. We\u2019re not a bunch of cowboys. We\u2019re doing things above board, the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.028901734104\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you Magen Am for apprehending this violent man who punched a 12 year old Jewish child in the face on Melrose Ave, in Los Angeles.  It is critical that we continue securing communities from within. Apparently this guy isnt getting out so fast! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eve_Barlow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eve_Barlow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StandWithUs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StandWithUs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCvwVhuw3u\">pic.twitter.com\/SCvwVhuw3u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roz Rothstein (@RozRothstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RozRothstein\/status\/1407175387264675840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mangel said its new patrol is not intended to replace the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) but provide a faster response to some situations that are not life-threatening. They frequently share intelligence with the force, other law enforcement agencies, and can patch in 911 through its dispatch system.<\/p>\n<p>Patrol members must be American citizens or eligible to work in the United States. They are paid hourly wages through <a href=\"https:\/\/magenam2021.com\/\">fundraising<\/a>. Veterans are recruited, extensively trained, then armed with Glocks, tasers, pepper spray, and handcuffs. Magen Am starts them out at static posts, usually guarding Jewish schools or synagogues. As they gain more experience and a better understanding of L.A.\u2019s unique Jewish community, they are brought up to patrols. Their legal guidelines for making arrests are based on security officer training. If an arrest is necessary, they can apprehend a suspect and hand them off to police when officers arrive at the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-4-864x576.jpg\" alt width=\"616\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-4-864x576.jpg 864w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>Courtesy Magen Am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big part of our training is de-escalation and verbal judo, as we call it,\u201d said Mangel. \u201cWe\u2019re not looking for violence. We\u2019re not looking to use force when unnecessary, but obviously, we are trained and ready for that kind of worst-case scenario situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mangel says the IDF veterans already have a connection to the community and the armed response program allows them to \u201ccontinue their sworn mission to defend the Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were in charge of protecting our Jewish homeland, they were in charge of protecting our borders, they were in charge of protecting our brothers and sisters in Israel who face terror every single day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Magen Am\u2019s website states that the organization is \u201cdedicated to the creation of essential armed security teams within the Jewish community, comprised of licensed and trained community members whose purpose is to protect the lives of other Jews.\u201d In addition to its armed veterans response, Magen Am also has a community-wide training division that teaches Jews self-defense, martial arts, and firearms instruction. Another branch trains community members for certification to be volunteer security for their synagogue on the Sabbath and on holidays. The group also provides protection for private events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that this is the answer to best protect the Jewish community here in Los Angeles and across the country, or across the world even, and we will continue to expand until we accomplish that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lapd-investigating-reported-paintball-attack-on-11-year-old-jewish-boy-as-possible-hate-crime\">Police Arrest 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Man In Connection To Attack On Jewish Diners At L.A. Sushi Restaurant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the nation experienced a rise in anti-Semitic attacks after violence escalated in the Gaza Strip between Israelis and Palestinians earlier this year, veterans from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281046,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3-768x576.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-571175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Magen-Am-3-768x576.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}