Paris Theatre Was A Jewish Target

By Micah Halpern

I've Been Thinking:

The central target of the ISIS terror attack in Paris on Friday night was the Bataclan theatre.

These terrorists did not select the theatre out of convenience, it was selected because it has been a well known Jewish establishment for decades. Until September the theatre was owned by Jews, two brothers named Marcel and Joel Laloux.

The Bataclan theatre has been the centerpiece of many Jewish conferences and events. Even fundraisers for Friends of the IDF have taken place in the hall. And indeed, over the years, the theatre has been the target of many threats and attempted terror attacks.

Since 2007, numerous videos have been released that threaten the Bataclan theatre. In 2011, Farouk bin Abbas, an Islamic terrorist, admitted under interrogation that he planned to attack the theatre with his terror organization Jayish al Islam.

The reason Abbas gave for planning an attack on that particular theatre was that the owners were Jewish. The BDS movement, too, has targeted the theatre often and pro-Palestinian groups were often seen protesting outside the Bataclan.

The band playing in the theatre at the time of the attack was also important for the terrorist organizers. The group, Eagles of Death Metal, is American and the founder and lead is Jesse Hughes.

In July 2015 Eagles of Death Metal performed at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv. At the time, a huge amount of pressure was brought on the band to cancel their performance. BDS exerted public arm twisting. Even Roger Waters sent a letter to Hughes demanding that they boycott Israel. This is how Hughes put it at the concert:

"I would never boycott a place like this ... You know what I wrote back? Two words ... Never waste your time worrying about what an asshole thinks about you."

Hughes shouted out the two words he wrote to Waters. The Tel Aviv crowd went wild. And then later, during the concert, Hughes remarked: "I've never felt more at home in my life."

So yes - odds are that, along with the Bataclan theatre, the band Eagles of Death Metal was also a target for these terrorists.

Micah@MicahHalpern.com 

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