Judaism
Jewish Defense League (Meir Kahane lineage)
26/40· HighConfidence: Medium
Religious-Zionist political-religious group founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane (1968). Designated by FBI as 'right-wing terrorist group' in 2001. Successor Kach and Kahane Chai banned in Israel.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control6/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control6/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for documented terrorist designation history; FBI considered JDL a domestic terror group in 2001.
Founded
1968
Members
Few hundred at peak
Active in
USA, Asia
In context
JDL combined religious-Zionist ideology with vigilante street action. Kahane was assassinated in 1990. Successor Israeli movements (Kach, Kahane Chai) were outlawed in Israel after the 1994 Cave of the Patriarchs massacre by Kahane-aligned Baruch Goldstein.
Legal cases & controversies
- FBI 2001 terrorism designation
- Israeli outlaw status of successor groups
Timeline
- 1968JDL founded by Meir Kahane
- 1990Kahane assassinated
- 1994Goldstein Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Sources
- FBI 2001 designation
- Various academic studies
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