"In light of the recent rise of antisemitic incidents in Europe, is there ANY POINT at which you would advise the Jews of Europe to arm themselves?"
My guess is he/they will do *anything* to avoid committing themselves either way - which is all the more reason to hammer them with the question, at every... possible... opportunity...
In 1691, Ireland was put under the "Penal Codes" from the English government. Under those laws, an Irish Catholic could not vote, serve in the armed forces, teach school, go to college, become a lawyer, work for the government, or buy land from a Protestant. They also had to pay tithes to support the state Anglican Church. The Irish Gaelic language was outlawed, and Priests were deported. Those same laws also banned firearms from the hands of Irish Catholics.
In my own state, most of our gun laws were passed in the 1920's under request from the KKK. Dr. Ossian Sweet was a black man who committed the crime of living in a part of Detroit that was white and where 'his type' were not allowed. A Klan led mob stormed his house, threw rocks at his family in the house. Dr. Sweet's brother shot one of the mob in self defense and was tried for murder. Found not guilty.
Well, the Klan lobbied Lansing and in response we need purchase permits (known as green cards) from the PD(or sheriff's office) to own a pistol. We get those, then our guns, and bring them back to PD to get them registered, I mean "a 'safety inspection'". Concealed Carry was deemed "may issue". "Gun Boards" were created and were made up of the county prosecutor, sheriff, and the State Police Rep - weeds out 'undesirables' from carrying.
Registration is still with us here today, but at least it is now shall issue.