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Jewish religious terrorism is religious terrorism committed by Jews whose motivations are rooted in their interpretation of Judaism.[citation needed]
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Extremist organizations
- Gush Emunim Underground (defunct): formed by members of Gush Emunim.[1]
- Brit HaKanaim (defunct): an organisation operating in Israel from 1950 to 1953 with the objective of imposing Jewish religious law in the country and establishing a Halakhic state.
- The Jewish Defense League (JDL): founded in 1969 by Rabbi Meir Kahane in New York City, with the declared purpose of protecting Jews from harassment and antisemitism.[2] FBI statistics show that, from 1980 to 1985, 15 terrorist attacks were attempted in the U.S. by members of the JDL.[3] The FBI’s Mary Doran described the JDL in 2004 Congressional testimony as "a proscribed terrorist group".[4] The National Consortium for the Study of Terror and Responses to Terrorism states that, during the JDL's first two decades of activity, it was an "active terrorist organization."[5][2]. Kahanist groups are banned in Israel.[6][7][8]
Yaakov Teitel
On 7 October 2009, Israeli Security Authorities, Shin Bet arrested Yaakov (Jack) Teitel, a resident of the West Bank settlement of Shvut Rachel for suspected murder and a role in a string of murder plots, in which two Palestinians were killed and Israel Prize Laureate Prof. Zeev Sternhell was injured. He was apprehended in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof after posting signs around town praising the attack on the Tel Aviv gay center. On 1 November 2009 Israel authorities the police say Teitel has confessed to the acts. According to the Shin Bet, he also planted a bomb at the entrance to house of a messianic family in Ariel, seriously wounding their son, then-15-year-old Ami Ortiz.[9] [10]
See also
- Zionist political violence
- Religious terrorism
- Islamic terrorism
- Christian terrorism
- Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Crime in Israel
References
- ^ Lustick For The Land and The Lord: The Evolution of Gush Emunim, by Ian S. Lustick
- ^ a b Anti-Defamation League on JDL
- ^ Bohn, Michael K. (2004). The Achille Lauro Hijacking: Lessons in the Politics and Prejudice of Terrorism. Brassey's Inc.. pp. 67. ISBN 1574887793.
- ^ Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony
- ^ JDL group profile from National Consortium for the Study of Terror and Responses to Terrorism
- ^ Kahane Chai (KACH) Public Safety Canada
- ^ Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) U.S. Department of State, 11 October 2005
- ^ Council Decision of 21 December 2005 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/848/EC Official Journal of the European Union, 23 December 2005
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1125254.html U.S.-born Jewish terrorist suspected of series of attacks over past 12 years. By Amos Harel and Chaim Levinson. Accessed: 3 November 2009.
- ^ http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799061280&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jewish terrorist arrested for alleged series of hate crimes. By YAAKOV KATZ. Accessed: 3 November 2009.
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