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Said AJCongress director Joel Brooks in an interview, “There is no question that the JDL has con tributed to an atmosphere of ter ror; its members have been tried, convicted and sentenced, often to long prison terms, for their active participation in terrorist activities in this country and abroad.” Brooks cited as “the most notor ious, egregious example” the Jan. 26, 1972 bombing in New York ALL ABOARD NOV. 15 City of Russian-born impresario Sol Hurok’s office for bringing Soviet cultural groups to the Uni ted States on tour. Hurok, who was of Jewish descent, was in jured, as were 13 others, and his com pany’s Jewish receptionist. Iris Kones, later died of smoke inhala tion. A 1982 report prepared by the State Department's Threat Analy sis Unit listed 99 acts it believed were committed by JDL members from 1969 to 1982, ranging from bombing to an airplane hijacking attempt. They included three in San Francisco, according to the report: In 1978, the JDL allegedly ignited flammable liquid at the entrance to the Egyptian Consulate; a year later, 13 J DL demonstrators reput edly kicked in the front of the gate of the Soviet Consulate during a demonstration; and in 1981, the JDL claimed credit for a bombing at an Iranian bank. This year, in his annual report to the state legislature. Van de Ramp linked the JDL w'ith the October 1985 bombing of the headquarters of the American-Arab Anti-Dis crimination Committee (ADC) in Santa Ana that killed the group’s regional director, Alex Odeh, and wounded eight others. The night before the bombing, Odeh had appeared on television to defend the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion’s role in negotiating an end to the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro. 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July 16, the FBI’s assistant ex ecutive director, Oliver Revell, told a House subcommittee that his organization now is focusing its investigation into the Odeh murder on unspecified “Jewish extremists.” “If the FBI has the evidence, they should do something about it instead of simply talking,” Rubin said, adding, “I’m devastated by Van de Kamp’s report, which doesn’t have the decency to men tion the FBI’s retraction. To put us in the same league as neo-Nazis, drug dealers, the syndicate and motorcycle gangs is downright obscene.” Rubin, who was chosen in I985 by JDL founder Rabbi Meir Ka- hane as the militant organization’s head, admitted the JDL’s invol vement in the New York City bombing but claimed it was “an accident.” In the case of the chief tain of the ADC, who he main tained had close ties to the PLO, the 40-year-old JDL leader asked: “Why would we take an unknow'n figure like Alex Odeh and make, him a martyr? It’s sheer insanity.” The Jewish Defense Organiza tion, a splinter group of the JDL formed in 1982 because it felt that the JDL wasn’t militant enough, has been active in California in the past, Sanderson admitted, but he contended that “lately, they’ve been quiet.” Meanwhile, representatives of mainstream Jewish organizations in the Bay Area said they also think the JDL merits close scrutiny, voicing stern opposition to the content and tactics of its activities. “1 understand their theme of‘never again,”’ said Robert Jacobitz, head of the JCRC of the Greater East Bay, “but in case after case, their vigilante actions and their aggres sive behavior actually hinder the causes they're fighting for. Winston Pickett is a staff w riter for the Northern California Jew ish Bulletin. ^USED • Creden:as • Sofas • Desks • Folding Tables • Chairs • End Tables • Bookcases • Conference Tables • Files • Storage Cabinets • Club Chairs • Typing Tables ... and More! 1860 Cheshire Bridge Rd. N.E. 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