Jewish Defense League

The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a far-right political organization in the United States, Canada and France. Its stated goal is to “protect Jews from antisemitism by whatever means necessary”; it was described as a “right-wing terrorist group” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2001, and is also designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. According to the FBI, the JDL has been involved in plotting and executing acts of terrorism within the United States. Most terrorist watch groups classify the group as inactive as of 2015.