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Article: JDL has record of violent encounters.(A)(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 17, 2001
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Byline: Jerry Seper
The Jewish Defense League, which saw two of its leaders arrested last week in a bombing plot against Arab Americans, is described by law enforcement authorities as a militant group with a history of confrontations against those it considers "enemies of Israel."
The JDL has been particularly critical of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, calling it "suicide," and JDL leader Irv Rubin, now being held without bond in the suspected bombing scheme, has been arrested more than 45 times since he joined the organization in 1971.
"Those critics of JDL's action have no concept of righteous anger," Mr. Rubin is quoted on the ...