Back Goyim Defense League Spanish Goyim Defense League French הליגה להגנת גויים HE Лига защиты гоев Russian Goyim Defense League SIMPLE
 | |
| Formation | May 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jon Minadeo II |
| Type | Antisemitic conspiracy theory Neo-Nazi |
| Headquarters | Sonoma County, California, U.S. |
Key people | Patrick Little Jon Minadeo II |
| Part of a series on |
| Antisemitism |
|---|
 |
 Category |
The Goyim Defense League (GDL) is an American neo-Nazi, reactionary and antisemitic hate group and conspiracy theory network of individuals who are active on social media websites and operate an online video platform called GoyimTV. The GDL also performs banner drops, papering neighborhoods with flyers, and other stunts to harass Jews. The GDL emerged in 2018 and is led by the antisemitic provocateur Jon Minadeo II.[1] The GDL is currently tracked by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group.[2]
The GDL opposes Israel and celebrated the October 7 massacre in 2023.[3] It also attended several pro-Palestinian rallies to promote their propaganda.[4]
- ^ "Goyim Defense League". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Hate Group Map". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^
- "White Supremacist Leaders Applaud Hamas and Violence Against Israelis". Anti-Defamation League. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
...Goyim Defense League (GDL) leader Jon Minadeo effused as he played clip after clip of violent kidnappings, assaults and murders perpetrated by Hamas terrorists in Israel...Minadeo laughed, danced, snacked and cheered, "Wow, this is awesome. This is awesome man! I'm so stoked!" and "Come on guys, it's time to dance! Get those Jews!" As a video showed terrorists stomping the face of a dead Israeli Defense Force soldier, Minadeo responded, "Oh nice. Oh wow. Yeah, this is what you get, you terroristic Jew piece of s**t." Minadeo also yelled, "Let's go Lebanon, Iran! Wipe Israel off the map! Let's go! This is awesome."
- "Hamas's American Allies: Far-Right Supporters". Capital Research Center. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- "Why America's Antisemitic, anti-Muslim White Nationalists Are Waving the Palestinian Flag". Haaretz. November 21, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
As the ADL reports, the leader of the neo-Nazi Goyim Defense League, Jon Minadeo, was ecstatic about Hamas's rampage in his online broadcast. The leader of the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe similarly wrote on Telegram, "Thoroughly enjoying the show in Israel over the past day." Natsoc Florida, another neo-Nazi group, posted a photo of a printed t-shirt that says "F**k Israel." The text accompanying the photo reads, "I've been cranking these out all day. The Israeli people deserve zero sympathy. F**k Israel. They deserve everything that is happening to them right now. I sincerely hope that Hezbollah and the Taliban are able to make it to the fight."
- "White supremacists, seizing on Israel-Hamas war, have accelerated their antisemitism since Oct. 7". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- "The Strengthening of the Extreme Right in the West Following the October 7 Massacre". Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University. May 9, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- "White Supremacist Leaders Applaud Hamas and Violence Against Israelis". Anti-Defamation League. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "ANTISEMITISM". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
As the violence in Israel and Palestine continues, the rates of antisemitism will likely remain high. Antisemitic hate groups will likely continue to attend anti-Israel demonstrations and incorporate anti-Zionist rhetoric into their broader propaganda and recruitment efforts...The number of Nation of Islam chapters will also likely remain consistent, while the organization's lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League may embolden increased antisemitic rhetoric and activity in the coming year.