Monday, November 27, 2023

Beitar Illit Shomrim

We are a calm and peaceful city not far from Yerushalayim, with about 70,000 frum residents, about 60% of whom are woman and children. We are surrounded by approximately 100,000 Arab residents of surrounding villages.

Even before the barbaric attacks of October 7, these neighboring Arabs had been caught numerous times engaging in general acts of sabotage, as well as laying explosives, throwing Molotov cocktails on the roads leading to the city, carrying out stabbing attacks, and otherwise supporting Hamas terror activities.

The October 7 attacks have awakened us to the real danger in our backyard and has left many in the community extremely anxious and afraid. We have been forced to reexamine the security situation on the ground in our community and, after consultation with the various members and groups in our community, have determined that the existing measures are insufficient and that more must be done to ensure the safety of our community. With that, Shomrim was born.

Made up of volunteers from within the Heimish/frum community, our members conduct additional patrols in the streets and at the fences, while also providing additional security at our Shuls, Shteiblach, and Batei Medrashim. They will also increase inspections of buses entering the city, along with a host of other measures designed to increase our city’s security. With Hashem’s help, we trust that these measures will keep us safe from the surrounding threat, and restore calm and a sense of safety to our residents.

While Shomrim has numerous volunteers ready to join, these volunteers lack the necessary tactical and professional training, as well as the proper equipment to properly carry out their tasks. We urgently need funding for training, patrol vehicles, weapons, clothing and radios, as well as along with for a command-and-control center to ensure our members’ coordination.

We hope that you will your see this as the important and lifesaving opportunity that it is, and generously contribute to our cause, allowing us to implement our vision for a safer Beitar Illit.

Thank you very much for your support, and may Hashem fulfill all your heart’s desires for the good.

The residents of Beitar Illit.

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