This week in power: The gun question and Miss Israel

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

Should Jews carry guns?
“One of Europe’s most prominent Jewish organizations is petitioning the European Union to pass new legislation that would permit Jewish community members to carry guns 'for the essential protection of their communities,'” ” target=”_blank”>said John Hinderaker at Powerline. Others were more fearful: “When Jews need protection, when the international community points an accusing finger at Israel, and when Hamas welcomes it – the Kouachi brothers and Amedy Coulibaly can smile from their graves. They won. The enlightened Europe is doing their job for them, intentionally and unintentionally,” ” target=”_blank”>went viral as a result of supporters of the former wondering why she posed for a photo with the latter. Only Mis Lebanon argued she hadn't, and Miss Israel had snapped the selfie without warning. “For starters, the Miss Lebanon selfie isn’t just a lolzy social media gaffe: It’s about the difficulties of embodying a self and a country simultaneously. It’s about the politics of personal identity and vice versa. It’s about the unwieldiness of semiotics itself,” ” target=”_blank”>added Sigal Samuel at The Jewish Daily Forward.