Goyim Defence League members pictured holding swastika flags outside synagogues in Georgia
Members of the Goyim Defence League (GDL) have been seen holding swastika flags outside synagogues in Georgia, United States.
The GDL has been described as an antisemitic hate group whose membership reportedly contains several neo-Nazis and is understood to be led by Jon Minadeo II. The group is divided into regional branches and regularly distributes antisemitic flyers across the United States.
The incidents occurred on the Jewish sabbath (Shabbat), and were reportedly preceded on Friday by the distribution of antisemitic flyers in the city of Warner Robins.
Stewart Levy, a member of the Chabad Lubavitch of Cobb County synagogue, said that it was “the most frightening thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life.”
According to the FBI, over 60 percent of hate crimes against a religious minority are motivated by antisemitism.
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