Jewish Defense League
Jewish far-right organization
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| May 2024 | Rabbi Reuven Kahane was arrested after assaulting pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City following an argument that led to his car being damaged. |
| November 12 2023 | During the March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism, French JDL members assaulted a protester and attacked demonstrators from the Golem collective. |
| October 30 2023 | JDL member Robert Manning was released on parole after serving time for the assassination of Alex Odeh on October 11, 1985. |
| 2017 | Meir Weinstein becomes North American co-ordinator and continues as Canadian Chairman. |
| January 21 2017 | Multiple JDL members held a party during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in a New York City office building, reciting Kiddush and serving bagels and wine. |
| October 2015 | Around 100 JDL supporters attacked the Agence France Presse building in Paris, with approximately 12 members assaulting journalist David Perrotin. |
| June 2014 | Two LDJ supporters were sentenced to prison in France for targeting Jonathan Moadab's car with a home-made bomb in September 2012. |
| 2012 | Ari Rubin, JDL vice-chairman and son of Irv Rubin, committed suicide. |
| 2011 | JDL Canada organized a support rally for the English Defence League (EDL) at the Toronto Zionist Centre, featuring a live Skype speech by EDL leader Tommy Robinson. The rally was condemned by the Canadian Jewish Congress and attracted a counter-protest by Anti-Racist Action, resulting in four ARA members being arrested. |
| 2011 | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an investigation against at least nine JDL members regarding an anonymous tip about a potential plot to bomb the Palestine House in Mississauga. |
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