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A French soldier secures access to a Jewish school in Marseille, France, January 11, 2016 after a teenager, armed with a machete, slightly wounded a Jewish teacher before being arrested. Armed guards are the new normal for Jewish institutions in France.

France’s Jews are thankful for armed guards outside their synagogues — but say it makes them feel different

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After the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and Jewish market, France stationed heavily armed soldiers round-the-clock outside Jewish institutions. “There was enough fire power in my front room here to take out a small village,” according to one rabbi.