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Extremist, far-right Jewish Defense League is back in the news

JL;DR SUMMARY The resurgence of the far-right Jewish Defense League (JDL) is under scrutiny after a member of its offshoot group was arrested for planning an attack on pro-Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TerrorismViolencePro Palestinian ActivismJewish Defense LeagueRabbi Meir KahaneExtremismNerdeen KiswaniJdl 613 BrotherhoodYisrael Yaacob Ben Avraham

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Since then, the New York Times spoke with Yisrael Yaacob Ben Avraham, the recent Jewish convert who founded the JDL 613 Brotherhood in 2024."
Israel
"over the rise in antisemitism during the war in Gaza."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Meanwhile, an organizer from a Chicago JDL offshoot characterized JDL 613 as reckless and amateurish."

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