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He committed suicide in jail when awaiting trial on charges of <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_(crime)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conspiracy (crime)">conspiracy</a> to bomb private and government property.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_activism">Early life and activism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rubin was born in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>. He and his parents and sister moved to <a href="/wiki/Granada_Hills,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada Hills, California">Granada Hills, California</a>, a neighbourhood of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, which has a large <a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a> population. He became a United States citizen and served as a sergeant in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. He was a staunch supporter of the <a href="/wiki/Right_to_keep_and_bear_arms" title="Right to keep and bear arms">right to keep and bear arms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, Rubin offered a $500 <a href="/wiki/Bounty_(reward)" title="Bounty (reward)">bounty</a> to anyone who would wound or kill a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_Nazi_Party" title="American Nazi Party">American Nazi Party</a>. Indicted on <a href="/wiki/Solicitation_of_murder" class="mw-redirect" title="Solicitation of murder">solicitation of murder</a> charges, he was acquitted in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jewish_Defense_League_activism">Jewish Defense League activism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Jewish Defense League activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rubin became the successor to JDL founder <a href="/wiki/Rabbi_Meir_Kahane" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabbi Meir Kahane">Rabbi Meir Kahane</a>, after Kahane moved to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> in 1985 and formed the <a href="/wiki/Kach_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Kach Party">Kach Party</a>, which was eventually outlawed by the Israeli government as <a href="/wiki/Racist" class="mw-redirect" title="Racist">racist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, it was reported that Rubin said about the bombing of the home of historian and <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_denial" title="Holocaust denial">Holocaust denier</a> Dr. George Ashley, "It's too bad that Mr. Ashley wasn't blown up" and "I applaud those who took such actions. I think these people have a righteous place in the world."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moderate Jews also criticized him. Rob Eshman, the Editor-in-Chief of the <i>Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles</i> commented: "In the solar system of Jewish life, Irv Rubin is Pluto", and asserted "Here in Los Angeles, for years now Rubin has been escorted out of far more Jewish events than he's ever been invited in to."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Odeh" title="Alex Odeh">Alex Odeh</a>, the local chairman of the pro-<a href="/wiki/Palestinian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian people">Palestinian</a> <a href="/wiki/American-Arab_Anti-Discrimination_Committee" title="American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee</a> (ADC) was killed by a bomb while opening the door to his <a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California" title="Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana, California</a> office. Rubin was suspected, and further antagonized his opponents by saying that "Odeh got what he deserved." However, the JDL insisted the attack was committed by others. The <a href="/wiki/FBI" class="mw-redirect" title="FBI">FBI</a> was unable to prove its original allegations. The crime remains unsolved. The investigation of Rubin was headed by FBI special agent Mary Hogan, the same agent who signed the affidavit accusing Rubin of planning to destroy government property and other targets in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before joining the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a> in 2000, Irv Rubin was an active <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, and served as a page at the <a href="/wiki/1964_Republican_National_Convention" title="1964 Republican National Convention">1964 Republican National Convention</a>, at which <a href="/wiki/Barry_Goldwater" title="Barry Goldwater">Barry Goldwater</a> was nominated to run for the presidency.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rubin's joining the Libertarian Party was greeted with shock by many members because of the allegations of terrorism against both the JDL and Rubin himself. Membership requires a pledge to not "initiate force."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2001, Rubin let it be known that he was considering running for governor of California on the Libertarian ticket, renewing controversies among libertarians.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an attempt to disrupt the events, Rubin regularly attended rallies held by the <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aryan_Nations" title="Aryan Nations">Aryan Nations</a>. He was regularly assisted by some of his followers. During the civil suit brought by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center" title="Southern Poverty Law Center">SPLC</a> against Aryan Nations founder and Pastor <a href="/wiki/Richard_Girnt_Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Girnt Butler">Richard Butler</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Coeur_d%27_Alene,_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Coeur d' Alene, Idaho">Coeur d' Alene, Idaho</a>, in 2000, Rubin stayed for at least 4 days holding vigil during the proceedings. He frequently spoke out against Butler and his followers who were also holding vigil.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances_on_television">Appearances on television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appearances on television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rubin made a number of televised appearances during his lifetime. These include a lively 1988 debate on <i><a href="/wiki/Crossfire_(U.S._TV_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crossfire (U.S. TV program)">Crossfire</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Black_nationalism" title="Black nationalism">black nationalist</a> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cokely" title="Steve Cokely">Steve Cokely</a>, shortly following a controversial lecture that Cokely gave in which he stated his belief that Jewish doctors were inoculating <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> babies with the <a href="/wiki/HIV_virus" class="mw-redirect" title="HIV virus">HIV virus</a>, appearing on the <a href="/wiki/History_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="History (U.S. TV channel)">History Channel</a> documentary <i>Nazi America: A Secret History</i>, and an October 22, 1997 appearance on the <i><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Springer_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Springer Show">Jerry Springer Show</a></i>, in which he and his bodyguards scuffled with members of the <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a> after he attacked a member of the KKK who mocked him by removing his hood to reveal a <a href="/wiki/Yarmulke" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarmulke">yarmulke</a>. One of the more celebrated debates that Rubin had was with Klansman and founder of the <a href="/wiki/White_Aryan_Resistance" title="White Aryan Resistance">White Aryan Resistance</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Metzger" title="Tom Metzger">Tom Metzger</a> on KDOC Channel 56's <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Seat_(talk_show)" title="Hot Seat (talk show)">Hot Seat</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Wally_George" title="Wally George">Wally George</a>. The debate was cut off after Rubin threw a cup of water in Metzger's face. Security intervened and police were called.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organized_crime">Organized crime</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organized crime"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The FBI suspected Rubin of running a protection racket against Los Angeles rappers including <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eazy-E" title="Eazy-E">Eazy-E</a>, issuing threats and then offering to protect the rappers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was involved in a cross-country grand theft auto racket where new Honda Accords would be stolen from ports on the East Coast, driven across country, and sold for $12,000. Several of Rubin's associates were implicated in an FBI sting called "Operation Stow Biz" concerning extortion with moving companies.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2001_conspiracy_charges">2001 conspiracy charges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2001 conspiracy charges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 12, 2001, Rubin and <a href="/wiki/Earl_Krugel" title="Earl Krugel">Earl Krugel</a>, a member of the JDL, were charged with conspiracy to bomb private and government property. The two allegedly were caught in the act of planning bomb attacks against the King Fahd <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">Mosque</a> in <a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City, California</a>, and on the office of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Representative">U.S. Representative</a> <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Issa" title="Darrell Issa">Darrell Issa</a> (R-CA), who is a Christian of Lebanese and Czech descent. The two were arrested as part of a <a href="/wiki/Sting_operation" title="Sting operation">sting operation</a> after an FBI informant named Danny Gillis delivered <a href="/wiki/Explosive" title="Explosive">explosives</a> to Krugel's home in L.A.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The JDL claims that Danny Gillis struck a deal with the FBI to neutralize the JDL by infiltrating the organization and by arranging criminal charges of its leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, according to the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, Gillis was a former JDL member who joined the organization due to conflicts with <a href="/wiki/White_power_skinhead" title="White power skinhead">white skinheads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to journalist David Sheen, Rubin via his attorney Mark Werksman, offered one of Rubin's disgruntled criminal associates "Moshe V" $50,000 to kill Gillis.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 4, 2003, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Krugel" title="Earl Krugel">Earl Krugel</a>, Rubin's first lieutenant, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges stemming from the plot. This plea was later withdrawn by the presiding Judge, and he was charged with additional crimes which, if convicted, could result in a 55-year imprisonment in a federal penitentiary. The plea bargain was apparently reinstated in late September 2005, and the 62-year-old Krugel was sentenced to 20 years in federal detention, after an initial plea agreement based on his revealing the names of those involved in the Alex Odeh bomb plot was withdrawn.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 4, 2005, he was killed after being transferred to a <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a> federal prison. Another inmate struck Krugel on the head from behind with a cement block.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IRV_RUBIN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/IRV_RUBIN.jpg/220px-IRV_RUBIN.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/IRV_RUBIN.jpg/330px-IRV_RUBIN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/IRV_RUBIN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="338" data-file-height="499" /></a><figcaption>Rubin's tombstone in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_in_prison">Death in prison</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Death in prison"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2002, while imprisoned at the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Detention_Center,_Los_Angeles" title="Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles">Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles</a> awaiting trial, Rubin allegedly cut his own throat and then jumped off an 18–20-foot (5.5–6-meter) balcony. He had been threatening suicide in the days before. The injuries from the fall resulted in his death at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_General_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County General Hospital">Los Angeles County General Hospital</a> several days later.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Rubin's wife demanded an investigation.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defense attorney Mark Werksman said that Rubin had been despondent for months, losing 40 pounds (18 kilograms), and that the pressure of an upcoming trial "may have pushed him over the top."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rubin family launched a wrongful death suit against the government.<sup id="cite_ref-family_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-family-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in BOP custody, Rubin was given BOP# 20965-112. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irv_Rubin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tom Tugend, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/18807/did-irv-rubin-attempt-to-commit-suicide-or-did-somebody-try-to-murder-him/">[1]</a>, November 8, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tom Tugend, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/19243/edition_id/389/format/html/displaystory.html">Did Irv Rubin attempt to commit suicide or did somebody try to murder him?</a>, November 8, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"JDL's new leader was born in Montreal" <i>The Gazette</i>. Montreal, Que.: Aug 20, 1985. pg. D.10. "One controversial incident involved remarks Rubin made in Los Angeles on March 16, 1978: "We are offering $500, that I have in my hand, to any member of the community . . . who kills, maims or seriously injures a member of the American Nazi party." He spoke at a time when American Nazis were planning a march in Skokie, Ill., home to a large number of Jews, many of them survivors of the Holocaust. Rubin was charged with solicitation of murder. In 1981, he was acquitted."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Law/Legal%20Issues%20and%20Rulings/THE%20KACH%20MOVEMENT%20-%20BACKGROUND%20-%2003-Mar-94">The Kach Movement – Background</a>, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 1994.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Daily Breeze</i>, <a href="/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California">Torrance, California</a>, August 26, 1985, p. 1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rob Eshman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=7889">"Follies"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120716221029/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=7889">Archived</a> 2012-07-16 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Jewishjournal.com. December 21, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/12/14/the-murder-of-earl-krugel-where%E2%80%99s-the-outrage/">The Murder of Earl Krugel: Where's the Outrage</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071102182739/http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/12/14/the-murder-of-earl-krugel-where%E2%80%99s-the-outrage/">Archived</a> 2007-11-02 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>; Tom Tugend, "Never Say Never Again]", <i><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerusalem Post">Jerusalem Post</a></i>, December 27, 2001.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tom Tugend, November 8, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jewish Defense League leader signs up with LP, JDL head: Jews "need the Second Amendment", Libertarian Party News, March 2000 (formerly at <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050407182548/http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0003/jdl.html">"LP News Online: News & Features, March 2000"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0003/jdl.html">the original</a> on 2005-04-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-11-04</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=LP+News+Online%3A+News+%26+Features%2C+March+2000&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Flpnews%2F0003%2Fjdl.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrv+Rubin" class="Z3988"></span>); Libertarian Party News, several Letters to Editor voicing objections, May 2000.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eric Garris, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig/garris2.html">Irv Rubin and the Libertarian Party</a>, June 26, 2000; Justin Raimondo column item, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.antiwar.com/justin/j061400.html">Terrorism and Libertarianism – a Truly Odd Couple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antiwar.com" title="Antiwar.com">Antiwar.com</a>, June 14, 2000; Series of June to December, 2001 email exchanges on LPUS mailing list at <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dehnbase.org/lp/">http://www.dehnbase.org/lp/</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ocweekly.com/here-lies-wally-george-6428079/">Here Lies Wally George</a>, ocweekly.com. Accessed November 4, 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2011-04-14/ty-article/fbi-files-on-tupac-shakur-murder-show-he-received-death-threats-from-jewish-gang/0000017f-f5c3-d318-afff-f7e3913c0000">"FBI Files on Tupac Shakur Murder show he received Death Threats from Jewish Gang"</a>. <i>Haaretz</i>. 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title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>. p. August 17, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=The+El-Nakam+Bombers&rft.pages=August+17%2C+2022&rft.date=2022-08-17&rft.aulast=Sheen&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJMqfS_mkMHM%26ab_channel%3DDavidSheen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrv+Rubin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7861">JDL Head Arrested</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141650/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7861">Archived</a> 2016-03-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, JewishJournal.com, December 14, 2001.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fern Sidman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jdl.org/information/chairman/hero.shtml">Today We Lost a True Hero</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071107064323/http://www.jdl.org/information/chairman/hero.shtml">Archived</a> 2007-11-07 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Jewish Defense League web page, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mike Levy, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8404">JDL Trial Set for October, Rubin, Krugel attorneys have been unable to speak with informant in bomb plot case</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120204054343/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8404">Archived</a> 2012-02-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, JewishJournal.com, April 12, 2002.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSheen2022" class="citation web cs1">Sheen, David (Aug 17, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMqfS_mkMHM&ab_channel=DavidSheen">"The El-Nakam Bombers"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span 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