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| The '''Jewish Defense League''' (JDL) is a ] movement |
The '''Jewish Defense League''' (JDL) is a ] movement aimed at protecting Jewish people and property from ]. JDL was founded in ] by ] as a militant group to protect ] neighborhoods in ] and to protest local manifestations of anti-Semitism. The JDL soon broadened its scope to include concerns of the global diaspora communities, and sought to defend Jewry from perceived threats through physical confrontation. | ||
| The JDL was founded in ] by ] as a militant group to protect ] neighborhoods in ] and to protest local manifestations of anti-Semitism. The JDL soon broadened its scope to include the bombing of offices, poltical assassinations, and overt acts of character assassination and threats against such people as ], ], and other journalists. The Rabbi Meir Kahane publically admitted the JDL “bombed the Russian mission in New York, the Russian cultural mission here in 1970, the Soviet trade offices.” (quoted by Carla Hall, Washington Post, 9/11/84) | |||
| ], founder of the JDL, speaking]] | ], founder of the JDL, speaking]] | ||
| The JDL describes itself as: | The JDL describes itself as: | ||
| <blockquote>..the most controversial, yet the most effective, of all Jewish organizations. Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane, the activist group has been responsible for bringing such issues as, but certainly not limited to, Soviet Jewry, Nazi war criminals, black & white antisemitism/Jew-hatred and Jewish self-defense to the front page of every major newspaper. Never Again, the JDL motto, opposes the mainstream opinion that Jews shouldn't make waves or fight back when they are under attack. Such an attitude was sold to the Jews of Europe 60 years ago and the result was the murder of the Six Million. </blockquote> |
<blockquote>..the most controversial, yet the most effective, of all Jewish organizations. Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane, the activist group has been responsible for bringing such issues as, but certainly not limited to, Soviet Jewry, Nazi war criminals, black & white antisemitism/Jew-hatred and Jewish self-defense to the front page of every major newspaper. Never Again, the JDL motto, opposes the mainstream opinion that Jews shouldn't make waves or fight back when they are under attack. Such an attitude was sold to the Jews of Europe 60 years ago and the result was the murder of the Six Million. </blockquote> | ||
| The JDL is widely viewed as ] and most mainstream ] and Jewish organizations reject it. The U.S. State Department has formally listed it as a terrorist organization, as has the FBI. In 1985, for instance, the FBI found that over a four year period going back to 1981, there were a total of 18 terrorist incidents in the U.S. committed by Jews, and of those 15 were committed by the JDL (see below, The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, July/August 1999). Newspaper reports indicate that membership in the JDL appears to have been limited to a few thousand supporters by the year 2000, with a smaller number actually being active in the organization. The ] (SPLC), a well-respected non-profit organization responsible for identifying and monitoring ], has added the JDL to its list of watched groups. The JDL today -- as ever -- asserts that the organization is a strictly non-violent Jewish ] organization whose purpose is the defense of Jews and Jewish communities in the Diaspora. Yet over the last thirty-five years -- and as recently as September, 2005 -- many high-ranking leadership of the JDL have been convicted for overt acts of terrorism, such as the bombing of non-poltical business offices, the political murders of prominent or influential Muslims (particularly Palestinians), and other acts of terrorism. | |||
| The Jewish Defense League is |
The JDL is widely viewed as ] and most mainstream Jews and Jewish organizations reject it. Newspaper reports indicate that membership in the JDL appears to have been limited to a few thousand supporters by the year 2000, with a smaller number actually being active in the organization. The ] (SPLC), a controversial non-profit organization who identifies and monitors hate groups, has added the JDL to its list of watched groups. The new JDL however asserts that the organization is a strictly non-violent Jewish activist organization whose purpose is the defense of Jews and Jewish communities in the Diaspora. The Jewish Defense League is chaired by prominent Chicago Jewish activist Ian Sigel, Eastern United States Director Robert Turk, and Western United States Director Jim Nutting. The Jewish Defense League has been showing a rapid increase in chapters and membership worldwide. | ||
| == Defense of Baruch Goldstein == | == Defense of Baruch Goldstein == | ||
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| ]. ] sign says ''rofe'' (" Doctor")]] | ]. ] sign says ''rofe'' (" Doctor")]] | ||
| JDL defended the massacre of twenty-nine Arabs in ] by Dr. ], |
JDL defended the massacre of twenty-nine Arabs in ] by Dr. ], an Israeli physician and JDL activist, in February ]. The organization's states, <blockquote> | ||
| Dr. Goldstein was a brilliant surgeon, a mild-mannered Yeshiva-educated man who was promoted to the rank of major in the IDF. He was warned by his superiors in the military to prepare an open field hospital in anticipation of another murderous attack by the hostile Arab population of Hevron during the Jewish festival of Purim. Many of these Arabs were standing outside Goldstein's synagogue in the Cave of the Patriarchs and yelling 'Slaughter the Jew.' Goldstein had lost 30 close friends in the last few years; they were murdered by Arabs in the Hevron-Kiryat Arba area. One of those was the son of his best friend, Mordechai Lapid; as Goldstein rushed to give the young man medical aid, he was held back by the Arabs on the scene and the young man died. Additionally, as there is proof that the Arabs were hoarding food and supplies in response to a Muslim call for a massacre on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we feel that Goldstein took a preventative measure against yet another Arab attack on Jews. We understand his motivation, his grief and his actions. And we are not ashamed to say that Goldstein was a charter member of the Jewish Defense League. </blockquote> | Dr. Goldstein was a brilliant surgeon, a mild-mannered Yeshiva-educated man who was promoted to the rank of major in the IDF. He was warned by his superiors in the military to prepare an open field hospital in anticipation of another murderous attack by the hostile Arab population of Hevron during the Jewish festival of Purim. Many of these Arabs were standing outside Goldstein's synagogue in the Cave of the Patriarchs and yelling 'Slaughter the Jew.' Goldstein had lost 30 close friends in the last few years; they were murdered by Arabs in the Hevron-Kiryat Arba area. One of those was the son of his best friend, Mordechai Lapid; as Goldstein rushed to give the young man medical aid, he was held back by the Arabs on the scene and the young man died. Additionally, as there is proof that the Arabs were hoarding food and supplies in response to a Muslim call for a massacre on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we feel that Goldstein took a preventative measure against yet another Arab attack on Jews. We understand his motivation, his grief and his actions. And we are not ashamed to say that Goldstein was a charter member of the Jewish Defense League. </blockquote> | ||
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| ] (1945-2002), Jewish Defense League International Chairman from 1985-2002.]] | ] (1945-2002), Jewish Defense League International Chairman from 1985-2002.]] | ||
| On ], ], ], JDL International Chairman, and |
On ], ], ], JDL International Chairman, and Earl Krugel, a member of the organization, were charged with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. The two planned attacks on Arab-American Congressman ]'s office and on the King Fahd ] in ]. Rubin and Krugel were arrested as part of a ], after an FBI informant, Danny Gillis, delivered ]s to Krugel's home in Los Angeles. The JDL defends the plotters by claiming that that no explosive devices were manufactured and no one had yet been harmed. | ||
| The JDL maintains that the prosecution of Rubin and Krugel was the result of rogue elements within the FBI which conspired to neutralize the JDL by infiltrating the organization, implicating its members and imprisoning them unjustly. Furthermore, members claim the FBI targeted Rubin in a bid to demonstrate even-handed pursuit of terrorists in the aftermath of the ] |
The JDL maintains that the prosecution of Rubin and Krugel was the result of rogue elements within the FBI which conspired to neutralize the JDL by infiltrating the organization, implicating its members and imprisoning them unjustly. Furthermore, members claim the FBI targeted Rubin in a bid to demonstrate even-handed pursuit of terrorists in the aftermath of the ] | ||
| Rubin proclaimed his innocence and was reportedly eager to wage a vigorous court battle in his defense. On November 4, 2002 at ]' federal ] on the morning of his first scheduled trial hearing, Rubin slashed his own neck with a prison-issued razor blade and then |
Rubin proclaimed his innocence and was reportedly eager to wage a vigorous court battle in his defense. On November 4, 2002 at ]' federal ] on the morning of his first scheduled trial hearing, Rubin slashed his own neck with a prison-issued razor blade and then jumped over a railing to fall 18 feet to the concrete floor below. He was in a coma for ten days before dying on Nov 13.. | ||
| On February 4, 2003, Earl Krugel pled guilty to ] and weapons charges stemming from the terrorist plot and was expected to serve up to 20 years in prison. However, Judge Ronald Lew recently ruled Krugel “broke conditions set on his deal and ordered him to face trial on further charges” . If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 55 years. | On February 4, 2003, Earl Krugel pled guilty to ] and weapons charges stemming from the terrorist plot and was expected to serve up to 20 years in prison. However, Judge Ronald Lew recently ruled Krugel “broke conditions set on his deal and ordered him to face trial on further charges” . If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 55 years. | ||
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*http://www.americanfreepress.net/12_11_02/Was_Irv_Rubin_Killed_/was_irv_rubin_killed_.html | ||
| *http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0799/9907081.html Report on Kahane and the JDL by The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, a non-profit incorporated by retired Foreign Service Officers] | |||
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The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a Jewish movement aimed at protecting Jewish people and property from anti-Semitism. JDL was founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane as a militant group to protect Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York City and to protest local manifestations of anti-Semitism. The JDL soon broadened its scope to include concerns of the global diaspora communities, and sought to defend Jewry from perceived threats through physical confrontation.
The JDL describes itself as:
..the most controversial, yet the most effective, of all Jewish organizations. Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane, the activist group has been responsible for bringing such issues as, but certainly not limited to, Soviet Jewry, Nazi war criminals, black & white antisemitism/Jew-hatred and Jewish self-defense to the front page of every major newspaper. Never Again, the JDL motto, opposes the mainstream opinion that Jews shouldn't make waves or fight back when they are under attack. Such an attitude was sold to the Jews of Europe 60 years ago and the result was the murder of the Six Million.
The JDL is widely viewed as extremist and most mainstream Jews and Jewish organizations reject it. Newspaper reports indicate that membership in the JDL appears to have been limited to a few thousand supporters by the year 2000, with a smaller number actually being active in the organization. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a controversial non-profit organization who identifies and monitors hate groups, has added the JDL to its list of watched groups. The new JDL however asserts that the organization is a strictly non-violent Jewish activist organization whose purpose is the defense of Jews and Jewish communities in the Diaspora. The Jewish Defense League is chaired by prominent Chicago Jewish activist Ian Sigel, Eastern United States Director Robert Turk, and Western United States Director Jim Nutting. The Jewish Defense League has been showing a rapid increase in chapters and membership worldwide.
Defense of Baruch Goldstein
JDL defended the massacre of twenty-nine Arabs in Hebron by Dr. Baruch Goldstein, an Israeli physician and JDL activist, in February 1994. The organization's states,
Dr. Goldstein was a brilliant surgeon, a mild-mannered Yeshiva-educated man who was promoted to the rank of major in the IDF. He was warned by his superiors in the military to prepare an open field hospital in anticipation of another murderous attack by the hostile Arab population of Hevron during the Jewish festival of Purim. Many of these Arabs were standing outside Goldstein's synagogue in the Cave of the Patriarchs and yelling 'Slaughter the Jew.' Goldstein had lost 30 close friends in the last few years; they were murdered by Arabs in the Hevron-Kiryat Arba area. One of those was the son of his best friend, Mordechai Lapid; as Goldstein rushed to give the young man medical aid, he was held back by the Arabs on the scene and the young man died. Additionally, as there is proof that the Arabs were hoarding food and supplies in response to a Muslim call for a massacre on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we feel that Goldstein took a preventative measure against yet another Arab attack on Jews. We understand his motivation, his grief and his actions. And we are not ashamed to say that Goldstein was a charter member of the Jewish Defense League.
Imprisonment and death of Irv Rubin
On December 12, 2001, Irv Rubin, JDL International Chairman, and Earl Krugel, a member of the organization, were charged with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. The two planned attacks on Arab-American Congressman Darrell Issa's office and on the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California. Rubin and Krugel were arrested as part of a sting operation, after an FBI informant, Danny Gillis, delivered explosives to Krugel's home in Los Angeles. The JDL defends the plotters by claiming that that no explosive devices were manufactured and no one had yet been harmed.
The JDL maintains that the prosecution of Rubin and Krugel was the result of rogue elements within the FBI which conspired to neutralize the JDL by infiltrating the organization, implicating its members and imprisoning them unjustly. Furthermore, members claim the FBI targeted Rubin in a bid to demonstrate even-handed pursuit of terrorists in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks
Rubin proclaimed his innocence and was reportedly eager to wage a vigorous court battle in his defense. On November 4, 2002 at Los Angeles' federal Metropolitan Detention Center on the morning of his first scheduled trial hearing, Rubin slashed his own neck with a prison-issued razor blade and then jumped over a railing to fall 18 feet to the concrete floor below. He was in a coma for ten days before dying on Nov 13..
On February 4, 2003, Earl Krugel pled guilty to conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from the terrorist plot and was expected to serve up to 20 years in prison. However, Judge Ronald Lew recently ruled Krugel “broke conditions set on his deal and ordered him to face trial on further charges” (BBC News). If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 55 years.
Although a few JDL members proclaim their determination to sustain the organization despite Rubin's death and Krugel's convictions, the group has not been active for several years.
Websites
JDL.ORG.IL is the new Jewish Defense League website. JDL members proclaim their determination to sustain the organization despite Chairman Irv Rubin's death and Earl Krugel's convictions. Following Rubin's death, JDL split into rival factions. Rubin's widow Shelley claims to head the legitimate JDL while the rest of JDL claims that she is only the head of a rogue chapter of JDL. Recently, Rubin's JDL.ORG website was suspended, thus removing doubt that JDL.ORG.IL is the legitimate JDL website. The rest of JDL, which was led by new Chairman Bill Maniaci, has even taken her to court over this. Maniaci has since been succeeded by Matthew (Moshe) S. Finberg as JDL Chairman. JDL claims that it remains a vibrant, militant force, with strong growth in the United States and abroad.
See also
External links
- Jewish Defense League Website
- JDL terrorist group profile from MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
- Security Management's page on terrorist allegations
- JDL Chronology by the ADL
- Quotes and Select Newspaper articles by the AAI
- Criminal Complaint in US v. Rubin and Krugel.
- Salon Magazine report on the December 12, 2001 charges
- http://www.americanfreepress.net/12_11_02/Was_Irv_Rubin_Killed_/was_irv_rubin_killed_.html