2001 Jewish Defense League plot in California

Terrorist plot June 2025 In late 2001, the Jewish Defense League (JDL) plotted to bomb the King Fahd mosque in Culver City, California, along with the office of California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa. In November 2001 the JDL's leader Irv Rubin and its West Coast co-ordinator Earl Krugel were arrested as part of a sting operation after an FBI informant named Danny Gillis delivered explosives to Krugel's home in Los Angeles.JDL Head Arrested https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141650/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7861 2016-03-04 , JewishJournal.com, December 14, 2001.Greg Winter. 2 Held in Plot to Attack Mosque and Congressman https://web.archive.org/web/20170505124436/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/us/2-held-in-plot-to-attack-mosque-and-congressman.html 2017-05-05 , New York Times, December 13, 2001. Bomb components including pipes, end caps, detonators and gunpowder were confiscated along with multiple rifles and handguns.Jewish extremist killed in jail https://web.archive.org/web/20060105102448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4411408.stm 2006-01-05 , BBC News, November 6, 2005. In December 2001 Krugel and Rubin were arraigned on conspiracy charges to send explosives to the Sherman Oaks, California office of U.S. congressman Darrell Issa, a Lebanese-American, and to bomb the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California.Michael Taylor, Kelly St. John. Militants accused of L.A. bomb plot https://web.archive.org/web/20020521234051/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2001%2F12%2F13%2FMN148666.DTL 2002-05-21 , San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2001. According to the affidavit in support of the charges, Krugel had stated to an FBI informant that "Arabs needed a wake-up call and the JDL needed to do something to one of their 'filthy mosques'." According to the San Francisco Chronicle the affidavit also "painted a picture of a tiny gang that sat around talking about what to blow up but generally shied away from blowing up people." In 2003 the bombing charges were dropped and Krugel was allowed to plead guilty to reduced charges of conspiracy to violate civil rights, and to a weapons charge.Sean Alfano, Associated Press.JDL Activist Killed In Prison, CBSNews.com, November 6, 2005. U.S. District Court Judge Ronald S.W. Lew accepted the plea.March 2010. Part of the plea agreement demanded that Krugel reveal the names of all JDL activists involved in the 1985 bombing of Alex Odeh's office.March 2010 The plea agreement was later retracted with details sealed to the public. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in September 2005, and three days later he was murdered by another inmate, who struck him in the head with a concrete block.Crogan Jim http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/feds_indict_suspect_in_prison_murder_of_jdls_krugel_20060724/ Feds Indict Suspect in Prison Murder of JDL's Krugel July 23, 2006 January 15, 2011 References Category:Anti-Arabism in the United States 2001 Jewish Defense League plot in California Category:Islamophobia in California 2001 Jewish Defense League plot in California Category:Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2001 Category:Attacks on mosques in the United States Category:2001 in Los Angeles County, California Category:December 2001 crimes in the United States 2001 plot in California Category:2000s crimes in California Category:Mosque bombings Category:Building bombings in California Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2001 Category:2001 in Islam Category:2001 in Judaism Category:Judaism in the United States Category:Jewish terrorism Category:Anti-Muslim violence in the United States Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to Zionist militant groups Category:Religious terrorist incidents in the 2000s Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2000s Category:Neo-fascist terrorist incidents in the 2000s Category:Neo-fascist terrorist incidents in the United States