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During World War II, Betar members, former Polish officers, founded Zydowski Zwiazek Walki (Jewish Fighting Union) which fought in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The name Betar בית"ר stands for "Brit Yosef Trumpeldor" ( ברית יוסף תרומפלדור ). Joseph Trumpeldor was an Israeli war hero who fell over the defence of Tel Hai coining the phrase: "Never mind, it is good to die for our country".
Many of Israel's most prominent public figures have been graduates of the Movement, including former Prime Ministers Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir and former Defence Minister Moshe Arens.
Today, the Betar Movement is primarily involved in Jewish and Zionist education and activism and has chapters worldwide.
In FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., members of the Betar have clashed with pro-Arab supporters. The Betar offices were bombed by the leftist French National Liberation Front (FLNC), a Corsican terrorist organization. Also, members of Betar assaulted the anti-globalisation activist José BovéJose Bov (born June 11, 1953) is a French farmer, anarcho-syndicalist, and member of the anti-globalization movement, and spokesperson for Via Campesina. Bove is the son of two agricultural chemists. He was born in Bordeaux, but raised in many different p upon his return from a protest in RamallahRamallah (Arabic: ) is a West Bank city of approximately 57,000 residents, which is currently under Palestinian Authority control. It is located about 15 kilometers (10 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. Ramallah was under Jordanian occupation from the 1948.
Betar sponsors sports clubs, the most notable is the popular Beitar Jerusalem football ( soccer) club.