New Contact System Opens Next Week

November 16 2011 - 3:43:51:am by JDL

After an extended delay for which the League apologizes, we will finally be rolling out next week a new JDL contact/support system will be opening next week. This powerful support ticketing system will give JDL the ability to finally manage the large volume of mail we receive from leaders, members and the general public, route messages to appropriate divisions/leaders and track conversations from first contact to resolution. Please check back next week for the details.

Roundups of the Best Jewish Web Content

October 13 2011 - 10:14:34:pm by JDL

A new feature of jdl.org will be a bi-weekly round-up of the best Jewish news articles, opinion pieces and videos found online. The explosion of citizen social media and the empowerment of the individual it provides has opened up a wealth of content on important Jewish concerns. Yet, it’s difficult to keep up with all the important stories and views that are constantly being published. Most significantly, we have seen in recent times an explosion of Jewish conservatism online, with more and more Jews awakening to many of the truths JDL has been advocating for more than forty years.

JDL will assist you by summarizing and linking to the best Jewish content you can get on the web. We’ll also be highlighting general interest content that has special significance to the future of Jews and Judaism. This new feature is just the start of what, BS"D, JDL leadership has planned as a major initiative of expansion and growth in the new year 5772, which will include long planned initiatives like the rebuilding of our Street Squads and a planned national leadership conference to be announced soon.

JDL NY Gets Nazi Fundraising Pulled Again

June 14 2011 - 1:02:36:pm by JDL

The Jewish Defense League of New York is proud to announce that it has once again shut down Nazi activities online. The National Socialist Movement’s (NSM) Wisconsin Chapter was supposedly fundraising for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis on the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) website and building a team to participate in a benefit walk in Milwakee. JDL NY took the opportunity to notify the CCFA that Neo-Nazi’s were attempting to fundraise and gather support on its website. They swiftly took action, and removed the fundraising capability of the NSM Wisconsin page on their website as well as removed them from the June 5th walk. Our sincere appreciation goes out to the CCFA for their cooperation and all of the those who suffer from this disease. This victory comes several weeks after we shut down NSM WI activities in a similar situation with the American Cancer Society.

JDL NY is currently seeking a new chairman to replace its interim leader, who is stepping down within the coming months. We are also always looking for new members. Email us at

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The previous article (posted May 5 2011):

The Jewish Defense League of New York is proud to announce it has once again shut down Nazi activities. The National Socialist Movement’s (NSM) Wisconsin Chapter was fundraising online, supposedly for Breast Cancer research, with the American Cancer Society. JDL NY took the opportunity to notify the American Cancer Society that Neo-Nazi’s were attempting to fundraise on its website. They swiftly took action, and removed the NSM Wisconsin page from their website. Our sincere appreciation goes out to the American Cancer Society.

New JDL contact address for JDL leaders

April 25 2011 - 11:48:12:pm by JDL

For months now JDL has been getting so much mail to its venerable email address, hundreds of messages a week, that it’s been difficult to deal with the load. We realized that we would have to close our address and find a different contact solution. To that end we are in the process of installing a powerful email ticketing support system to ensure that all correspondence is properly attended to. While that is being set up, we will be posting in this article a short term new address for JDL leadership to use to contact the Int’l headquarters. We will post a link to that address in this article this week. After that, once our new support system is set up, we will phase out this new address and use the new system for managing all forms of contact with the League.

Washington Times Mocks SPLC Report

March 04 2011 - 12:31:31:pm by JDL

 The Washington Times, one of the most trustworthy newspapers on the planet, recently ran a short piece lampooning the latest Southern Poverty Law Center report on hate groups; the Times piece notably carried a positive mention of JDL:

The Southern Poverty Law Center releases a new report Wednesday detailing “the explosive growth of extremist organizations — particularly militias and other anti-government ‘patriot’ groups — over the past year.” The nonprofit civil rights group’s mission is “fighting hate and bigotry, and seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.” Previous reports, incidentally, have named the Family Research Council, the Traditional Values Coalition and the Jewish Defense League among the nation’s “hate” groups. (Emphasis added)

We sincerely thank the Times and the author of “Inside the Beltway” for the recognition of the SPLC’s past unjust labeling of JDL as a hate group. JDL combats hatred; JDL works to defend our own people primarily but also works to aid decent non-Jews of all backgrounds. It’s clear that the SPLC has a problem with the political views of conservative organizations. By putting JDL, the Family Research Council the Traditional Values Coalition and most likely other decent organizations on the same list as truly reprehensible hate entities it tracks, the SPLC debases the value of its own work.

It should also be noted that SPLC founder Morris Dees thanked in writing JDL and our late Int’l Chairman Irv Rubin, ז״ל הי״ד, for contributions made in combating a true hate group taken on by both JDL and the SPLC in the mid-1990s.

FNC Pundit Michael Scheuer a Rabid Israel Basher

February 03 2011 - 3:34:27:am by JDL

Frequent Fox News Channel guest pundit Michael Scheuer outed himself as a rabid Israel basher at the end of an interview segment on yesterday’s Glenn Beck show. Scheuer, a former CIA operative and the author of a recent book on Osama bin Laden, declared that Americans would soon realize that the United States must sell the Jewish state out for the sake of appeasing the forces of radical Islam that are currently contributing to the toppling of many relatively pro-Western Middle East dictatorships. The righteous Muslim anti-terrorism activist Zuhdi Jasser (narrator of the excellent documentary The Third Jihad) was clearly shocked by Scheuer’s comment and spoke out against it vehemently in the remaining moments of the segment. We trust that Glenn will also address Scheur’s filthy comment on his next broadcast.

JDL’s message to Scheuer: Shame on you, Scheuer. Throwing Israel to the wolves for some supposed short term gain for the US is a shameful, disgusting proposal and one doomed to failure. Scheuer apparently failed to uncover an obvious fact about radical Islam in the course of his multi-year study of Osama bin Laden: Islamists don’t hate the United States just because the US supports Israel. Rather, radical Muslims hate the US because it is the strongest opponent in the way of their aspiration to institute Islamic rule across the globe. They call the US the “Great Satan” regardless of the existence of an independent Jewish state in Eretz Yisrael. The only thing Scheuer accomplishes with such outrageous rhetoric (other than to draw the ire of pro-Israel activists) is to give additional verbal ammunition and support to other Jew-haters who also spread the lie that Israel is to blame for the virulent hatred and terrorism against America coming from Islamic terrorists and their sympathizers. After this ludicrous outburst, JDL has to question Michael Scheuer’s judgment as well as his sanity.

Chaya Street Squad Sign-ups Debuting Soon

November 09 2010 - 2:54:39:am by JDL

JDL is now prepared to start organizing grass-roots member teams to respond to local events, the Chaya Street Squad. The Chaya Squad concept dates back to the early days of JDL. The initiative is meant to accomplish a number of organizational goals:

1. Increase JDL coverage and reach in localities, making better use of manpower and resources

2. Get new and renewed members active in League events

3. Provide additional resources and organizational capabilities for JDL chapters (including allowing JDL leaders to call up squads for events)

A special contact address will soon be posted for sign-ups in the Street Squad section of our site. Check back soon.

Gulf Oil Rig Explosions As Divine Warnings?

September 02 2010 - 11:57:23:am by JDL

A day after the kick-off of President Obama’s Mid-East “Peace” diplomatic push, news comes that yet another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Of course, this news comes mere months after the mammoth BP oil rig disaster.

What could the two incidents have in common? It just so happens that the BP disaster occurred the day after the United States made a key declaration that it would not automatically support the state of Israel on the world stage. Back to back in two consecutive events, the US has announced a negative political development in relation to Israel, and the day after an oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Could that really be a coincidence?

We also all know for a fact that Obama is merely repeating the insane approach of his recent White House predecessors in pushing Israel to concede to more land giveaways and the creation of a new Arab terrorist state west of the Jordan river. Are these events coincidences or repeated warnings from the Creator? Torah teaches us that there are no mere coincidences, so JDL thinks it’s the latter.

JDL Arizona Kosher Barbecue May 23rd

May 05 2010 - 11:41:55:am by JDL

Type: Party - Barbecue
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Cactus Park (NE of Scottsdale and Cactus)
Street: 7202 E. Cactus Road
City/Town: Scottsdale, AZ

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Details:The Jewish Defense League of Arizona is very excited to announce that it will be holding a kosher barbecue! The BBQ will take place on Sunday, May 23, 2010. It will most likely take place from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. It will be held at Cactus Park (NE of Scottsdale and Cactus), 7202 E. Cactus Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. For more information about the location, see this page on Cactus Park.

**We need your assistance to help plan this event. Please contact us if you would like to be on our Planning Committee.**

This kosher BBQ will include schmoozing, sports, and much more. This event is a great way to meet fellow JDLers and expand our chapter.

 

62nd Israel Independence Day Festival Recap

April 21 2010 - 3:52:41:am by JDL

Recap:

There was relatively light turnout at this year’s festival, but interest in JDL was strong. Attendees were especially interested in signing up for JDL’s next firearms class. We want to thank once again all those who showed their support with signups and contributions to the cause. We also want to thank our fellow JDLers for their efforts. In addition to chatting with supporters, JDL also confronted missionaries and the cowardly “Peace Now” contingent. Chapters looking to set up their own booths in the future should contact us.

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Come to the JDL booth this Sunday at the Israel Independence Festival at Woodley Park in Los Angeles. Find out about recent events, news and future JDL activities.

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