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". The JDL was suspected of plotting to bomb the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California. The FBI called the JDL a "right-wing terrorist group",FBI Report Terrorism 2000/2001 labeling it a terrorist group since 2001. In a 2004 congressional testimony, John S. Pistole described the JDL as "a known violent extremist Jewish organization." The MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base said that it has been "an active terrorist organization" since its first two decades of activity.
They also said the "JDL was the second-most active group in the U.S." It is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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