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Terror in Mumbai
Foreign Ministry: Israel won't guard Chabad houses abroad
By Anshel Pfeffer
Tags: Mumbai Chabad, India 

The Israeli government will not be able to provide security for Chabad houses in the Far East, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Officials there said that since Chabad is not an official Israeli organization, it cannot be treated differently from other Jewish organizations operating globally. However, the state would assist Chabad in coordinating security, which the movement would have to pay for.

After last week's attack in Mumbai, Chabad and the Chief Rabbinate asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for the state to provide protection for Chabad houses abroad. These representations, they said, "served as embassies and constitute a focus for masses of Israelis."

The attack last week was the first ever on any of the 3,500 such institutions operating throughout the world. Their main problem had previously been relatively minor anti-Semitic vandalism.
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The Foreign Ministry and Mossad now advise Jewish institutions abroad on security matters and help with security training for Jewish young people, who take a course in Israel. But the Foreign Ministry only provides security for official state institutions, and the Jewish Agency's security department provides security for its institutions.

The Chabad movement has been stung financially in recent months by the economic downturn that has hit some of its main donors. These include the billionaire Lev Leviev, who has funded much of Chabad's work in the former Soviet Union.

Chabad houses have so far had an "open door" policy, and the movement's heads are considering changing this and funding new security arrangements.
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  1.   Security for Chabad 04:19  |  Edifice 02/12/08
  2.   Why should Chabad houses expect special treatment? 05:27  |  I. Y. 02/12/08
  3.   Edifice 05:31  |  judith 02/12/08
  4.   #1, Edifice 06:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
  5.   Whose a Jew? 06:22  |  Dave 02/12/08
  6.   Chabad is an American organization 06:53  |  Mark Lincoln 02/12/08
  7.   CHABAD Begs for help and socres big time 06:55  |  Peter 02/12/08
  8.   #5 re: whose [sic] a jew 07:43  |  John Davison 02/12/08
  9.   chabad homes 08:23  |  colin 02/12/08
  10.   DAVE AND DIVISION 08:36  |  Leib 02/12/08
  11.   #6, Mark Lincoln 08:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
  12.   It is not special treatment for the Chabad to receive security fr 09:05  |  Kevin Bouck 02/12/08
  13.   a chabad supporter that agrees with the decision 09:07  |  zionist forever 02/12/08
  14.   Chabad has millions 09:24  |  Shira 02/12/08
  15.   Right decision 10:26  |  Elianah 02/12/08
  16.   Pay Taxes In Israel, And Then We`ll Talk About Footing The Bill 10:48  |  Eli 02/12/08
  17.   security training for young people 12:39  |  potash katiftof 02/12/08
  18.   Chabad is no `embassy` 13:59  |  Nathaniel 02/12/08
  19.   Arm All Jews Abroad 14:08  |  Baruch Gold 02/12/08
  20.   chabad serve israelis abroard 14:48  |  elie 02/12/08
  21.   People of the J.B.Books 15:21  |  Gideon Reader 02/12/08
  22.   Gimme a break here. 15:32  |  Gideon Reader 02/12/08
  23.   Find a better places for Chabad House Inside the City 15:38  |  Indian 02/12/08
  24.   Whose a Jew? 16:35  |  Kevan 02/12/08
  25.   From ORT in Mumbai 16:37  |  Anonymous 02/12/08
  26.   To Shira: get your facts right 17:02  |  Sarah 02/12/08
  27.   Israel and Chabad should support each other more 17:20  |  Realist 02/12/08
  28.   guarding chabad houses 19:51  |  Chelmist 02/12/08
  29.   Cipora - How about `Reactionary`? 21:40  |  Mark Lincoln 02/12/08
  30.   Why should Chabad houses expect special treatment? 10:06  |  Diana 08/12/08
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