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{{Evil Organization | {{Evil Organization | ||
|Box title = Evil Organization | |Box title = Evil Organization | ||
|Image = | |Image = Star and Fist Logo.png | ||
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|fullname = Jewish Defense League | |fullname = Jewish Defense League | ||
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|headquarters = Los Angeles, California, United States | |headquarters = Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
|commanders = [[Shelley Rubin]]<br>[[Irv Rubin]] (former)<br>[[Meir Kahane]] (former) | |commanders = [[Shelley Rubin]]<br>[[Irv Rubin]] (former)<br>[[Meir Kahane]] (former) | ||
| | |Agents = [[Earl Krugel]]<br>[[Baruch Goldstein]]<br>[[Meir Weinstein]]<br>[[Victor Vancier]] | ||
|skills = | |skills = | ||
|goals = Eradicate the enemies of Jews (ongoing) | |goals = Eradicate the enemies of Jews (ongoing) | ||
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Founded by Rabbi [[Meir Kahane]] in New York City in 1968, the JDL's self-described purpose was to protect Jews from local manifestations of antisemitism. Its criticism of the Soviet Union increased support for the group, transforming it from a "vigilante club" into an organization with a stated membership numbering over 15,000 at one point. The group took to bombing Arab and Soviet properties in the United States, and targeting various alleged "enemies of the Jewish people", ranging from Arab-American political activists to neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]]s, for assassination. A number of JDL members have been linked to violent, and sometimes deadly, attacks in the United States and in other countries, including the [[murder]] of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee regional director Alex Odeh in 1985, the [[Baruch Goldstein|Cave of the Patriarchs massacre]] in 1994, and a plot to assassinate Congressman Darrell Issa in 2001. Several JDL members and leaders died violent deaths, including Kahane himself, who was assassinated by an Arab-American gunman. | Founded by Rabbi [[Meir Kahane]] in New York City in 1968, the JDL's self-described purpose was to protect Jews from local manifestations of antisemitism. Its criticism of the Soviet Union increased support for the group, transforming it from a "vigilante club" into an organization with a stated membership numbering over 15,000 at one point. The group took to bombing Arab and Soviet properties in the United States, and targeting various alleged "enemies of the Jewish people", ranging from Arab-American political activists to neo-[[Nazi Party|Nazi]]s, for assassination. A number of JDL members have been linked to violent, and sometimes deadly, attacks in the United States and in other countries, including the [[murder]] of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee regional director Alex Odeh in 1985, the [[Baruch Goldstein|Cave of the Patriarchs massacre]] in 1994, and a plot to assassinate Congressman Darrell Issa in 2001. Several JDL members and leaders died violent deaths, including Kahane himself, who was assassinated by an Arab-American gunman. | ||
The JDL was connected to the [[Kach and Kahane Chai]] political movement (also founded by Kahane), which briefly held a seat in the Israeli Knesset from 1985 to 1988. | The JDL was connected to the [[Kach and Kahane Chai|Kach]] political movement (also founded by Kahane), which briefly held a seat in the Israeli Knesset from 1985 to 1988. | ||
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the JDL consists only of "thugs and hooligans". The group's founder, Meir Kahane, "preached a radical form of Jewish [[ultranationalism]] which reflected racism, violence and political extremism," attitudes that were replicated by [[Irv Rubin]], the successor to Kahane. | According to the Anti-Defamation League, the JDL consists only of "thugs and hooligans". The group's founder, Meir Kahane, "preached a radical form of Jewish [[ultranationalism]] which reflected racism, violence and political extremism," attitudes that were replicated by [[Irv Rubin]], the successor to Kahane. | ||
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[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Evil vs Evil]] | [[Category:Evil vs. Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
[[Category:Thugs]] | [[Category:Thugs]] | ||