Betar US (Hebrew: בית"ר כינה, romanized: Beitar Kina) also known as Betar USA (Hebrew: בית"ר אַרצוֹת הַבְּרִית, romanized: Beitar Eretzot Habrit) is the United States sector of the Betar Movement.[5]
History
Betar was established in 1923 by Ze'ev Jabotinsky and the United States sector was established in 1929.[6] It was described as a "Jewish Fascist" organization and far-right, and had supposed ties to fascist Italy during the time of its rise and establishment.[7] This was due to some democratic countries taking certain inspiration from the ideologies of fascist Italy and Benito Mussolini.[8]
By 1951, Moshe Arens became the leader of the Betar US after graduating as a Betar student.[9] He was a member of Betar since he was a teenager.[10]
In 1975, members of Betar US alongside its leader Betar US, Barry Liben, occupied the United Nations building in response to how the Soviet Union was treating Jewish citizens who were refusing to let its Jewish citizens to make Aliyah, though they left peacefully after.[11]
From 1994[12] to 1996, Ronn Torossian led Betar US after being a member of the organization for 10 years.[13]
On January 2, 2020, the past leader of Betar US, Barry Liben, died in New York City.[14]
In October of 2024, the New York University sector of the Students for Justice in Palestine condemned Betar for, what it called, violent acts, but Betar US stated it was a "call for attacks on Jews".[20]
