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Jewish Defense League

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Graffitti on a wall, in Paris, in 2006. This was shortly after the start of the 2006 Lebanon war. It shows the logo of the Jewish Defense League.
Graffitti in Hebron, reading Gas the Arabs, and signed JDL.[1][2] These kinds of Graffitti are often associated with the politics of Meir Kahane.[3][4] Meir Kahane was a founder of the Jewish Defense League.

The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a Jewish organization started in the US in 1968. Its stated goal is to "protect Jews from antisemitism by whatever means necessary".[5] The JDL was suspected of plotting to bomb the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California.[6] The FBI called the JDL a "right-wing terrorist group".[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Baltzer, Anna. Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. page 279
  2. ↑ "Israeli 'Family Magazine' Fountains of Salvation Advocates Sending Arabs to Death Camps". Salem-News. Com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jewish Terrorism in Israel. By Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger. 2009, page 73
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics. Paul A. Djupe, Laura R. Olson. 2003, page 239
  5. ↑ "Anti-Defamation League on JDL". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  6. ↑ "JDL Chairman, Follower Accused of Plotting to Bomb Mosque, Congressman". Associated Press via FOX News. 2001-12-13. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  7. ↑ FBI Report Terrorism 2000/2001


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