:Goyim Defense League

"Goyim" is a sometimes disparaging Yiddish and Hebrew word for non-Jews.{{Cite web|title=Definition of GOY|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goy|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|language=en}} The name "Goyim Defense League" is a play on two Jewish organizations — the violent extremist Jewish Defense League, and the anti-hate organization Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Similarly, GDL's logo is a parody of ADL's.{{cite web|url=https://www.adl.org/resources/profile/jewish-defense-league|title=Profile: The Jewish Defense League|publisher=Anti-Defamation League|access-date=2011-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414090038/http://www.adl.org/extremism/jdl_chron.asp|archive-date=2010-04-14|url-status=dead}}

BuzzFeed News described the GDL as a white supremacist group. The Goyim Defense League was listed by the Middle East Media Research Institute in a March 2019 Special Report of groups engaged in "Online Incitement against Jews."{{cite report |chapter-url=https://www.memri.org/dttm/online-incitement-against-jews-people-color-muslims-and-lgbtq-%E2%80%93-chapter-iii-sources-and-details |title=Online Incitement Against Jews, People Of Color, Muslims, And LGBTQ |chapter=Chapter III: Sources And Details Of Their Online Information|publisher=Middle East Media Research Institute |date=March 22, 2019 |access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324141258/https://www.memri.org/reports/online-incitement-against-jews-people-color-muslims-and-lgbtq-%E2%80%93-chapter-iii-sources-and|archive-date=March 24, 2019|url-status=live|number=44}}

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GDL operates an online video website called GoyimTV. Minadeo had launched the platform with the help of Dominic Di Giorgio of Port St. Lucie, Florida. It is used to share videos, live stream, and attract supporters to GDL.{{cite news |last1=Vazquez |first1=Tyler |title=Hate group known as 'Goyim Defense League' behind racist banners on Brevard County highway |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/12/21/group-known-as-goyim-defense-league-was-behind-brevard-racist-action-on-i-95/8982603002/ |access-date=January 24, 2022 |work=Florida Today|date=December 21, 2022}}

In 2020, GoyimTV was removed by its online provider after a flood of complaints.{{cite news |title='Goyim TV' removed from internet, but a new antisemitic site quickly took its place |url=https://jweekly.com/2020/08/27/goyim-tv-removed-from-internet-but-a-new-antisemitic-site-quickly-took-its-place/ |date=August 27, 2020 |first=Gabe |last=Stutman |website=Jweekly |access-date=January 31, 2023}} In late October 2022, the site was again taken down after a hold was placed on it by its domain provider. Minadeo claimed that this was due to pressure from Jews.{{cite news|url=https://jweekly.com/2022/10/31/antisemitic-video-site-goyim-tv-taken-down-by-domain-provider/|title=Antisemitic video site Goyim TV taken down by domain provider|newspaper=J |date=October 31, 2022 |last1=Stutman |first1=Gabe }} As of late January 2023, the site was back online.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

The GDL is most active in California, Colorado, Florida, and New York. GDL activities have also taken place in Texas (see below).

In December 2017, after getting suspended from Twitter, Patrick Little stood outside of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, holding a sign that read "It's not okay to be white @Twitter".{{Citation |title=Twitter Protest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0X8CTvLi8o |language=en |access-date=2022-09-09}}{{Cite web |date=2018-05-07 |title=Senate Candidate Who Praises Hitler Ejected From California GOP Convention |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-semitic-candidate-patrick-little-ejected-from-gop-convention_n_5aefcab9e4b0ab5c3d670006 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

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Patrick Little, a member of the GDL, ran on a Republican Party ticket in the 2018 United States Senate election in California for Dianne Feinstein's seat. A native of Albany, California, Little is an IT engineer who had previously served in the United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan.{{cite web |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/patrick-little-neo-nazi-robocall |title=A Neo-Nazi Marine Vet Is Announcing A New 'Regional Capital' With A Bizarre 'Friends'-Themed Robocall |website=Task and Purpose |last1=Sokol |first1=Chad |date=August 7, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211212027/https://taskandpurpose.com/patrick-little-neo-nazi-robocall |url-status=dead }} Little's campaign gained attention in May 2018 when he polled second only to Feinstein in a SurveyUSA poll with 18% of the general electorate and 46% with Republicans.{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/05/anti-semitic-u-s-senate-candidate-booted-from-california-gop-convention-while-kicking-israeli-flag/ |title=Anti-Semitic U.S. Senate candidate booted from California GOP convention while kicking Israeli flag |website=Mercury News |last1=Graham |first1=Jordan |date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Neo-Nazi-running-second-to-Feinstein-in-Senate-12885920.php |title=Neo-Nazi running second to Feinstein in Senate poll in California |website=San Francisco Chronicle |last1=Wildermuth |first1=John |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}} However, the California Republican Party denounced Little and he was removed from their convention in San Diego, while stomping on an Israeli flag, claiming "They just had me expelled from the building because I won't serve Israel", calling the California Republican Party "Zionist stooges."

Just after the election, Little toured the United States in July and August 2018, with placards bearing antisemitic phrases such as "Jews Rape Kids", "Jews Killed 30 Million", "The Holocaust is a Lie" and pronouncing a number of antisemitic conspiracy theories, such as claiming that the Holocaust is a hoax, that Israel played a major role in 9/11, that Jews controlled the African slave trade before the Civil War, and that "Jews kill Christians — they do it a lot historically."{{cite news |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2018/05/10/senate-candidate-patrick-little-hates-jews-heres-matters/ |title=Senate candidate Patrick Little hates the Jews. Here's why that matters. |newspaper=J |last1=Gloster |first1=Rob |date=May 10, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}

On one occasion in 2018, Little launched a blimp in San Francisco Bay with a text "Jews Rape Kids" and attempted to fly it near San Francisco's Oracle Park stadium during the Jewish Heritage Night with the San Francisco Giants event but failed due to poor weather conditions.{{Cite web |title=Nature Intervenes to Prevent Former Nazi Senate Candidate From Releasing Anti-Semitic Blimp |url=https://www.facebook.com/Vocativ/videos/nature-intervenes-to-prevent-former-nazi-senate-candidate-from-releasing-anti-se/2155357474713900/ |author=Vocativ |website=Facebook |date=September 4, 2018 |language=en |access-date=2022-09-09}}{{Cite web |title="Jews Rape Kids" Blimp Spotted in California - RVA Mag |url=https://rvamag.com/news/jews-rape-kids-blimp-spotted-in-california.html |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=rvamag.com|date=5 September 2018 }} These so-called "J-Walks" were recorded and the videos were put on the internet on platforms such as YouTube and BitChute by Little and the GDL. Little's "Name the Jew" Tour ran from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, stopping off at Olympia, Washington; Seattle; Missoula, Montana; Helena; Alberton, Montana; Fargo, North Dakota; Minneapolis; Skokie, Illinois; Providence, Rhode Island; Princeton, New Jersey; Boston, and New York City.{{cite web |url=https://www.adl.org/blog/patrick-littles-name-the-jew-tour-spreads-anti-semitic-hate-nationwide |title=Patrick Little's "Name the Jew" Tour Spreads Anti-Semitic Hate Nationwide |website=ADL |date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/407707/patrick-littles-name-the-jew-tour-spreading-anti-semitism-nationwide/ |title=Patrick Little's 'Name The Jew' Tour Spreading Anti-Semitism Nationwide |website=Forward |last1=Fisher |first1=Alyssa |date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}

Eventually, Little received 62,830 votes, with 1.4% of the total vote share.{{cite web |url=http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/defeated-neo-nazi-candidate-patrick-little-thinks-he-actually-came-in-first-or-second/ |title=Defeated Neo-Nazi Candidate Patrick Little Thinks He Actually Came In 'First Or Second' |website=Right Wing Watch |last1=Holt |first1=Jared |date=June 6, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/402550/neo-nazi-republican-patrick-little-gets-12-in-california-senate-primary/ |title=Neo-Nazi Republican Patrick Little Gets 1.2% In California Senate Primary |website=Forward |last1=Goldiner |first1=Dave |date=June 6, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Almukhtar |first1=Sarah |last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. |date=2018-06-05 |title=California Primary Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/05/us/elections/results-california-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/05/us/elections/results-california-primary-elections.html |access-date=2022-09-09 |issn=0362-4331}} Little claimed that he was the victim of voter fraud by "the Jewish supremacists and the Zionists" and stated that he would run in the 2020 United States presidential election. He moved to Idaho and ran for one of two vacant seats in the 2019 Garden City, Idaho City Council election, coming in last with 126 votes, 3.7%.{{cite news |title=Garden City incumbents reelected |url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/garden-city-incumbents-reelected/article_f8cc4fed-3aa9-591c-bbd6-9bd087b7e672.html |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Idaho Press |date=November 6, 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Idaho's Election results coverage 2019 |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/idahos-election-results-coverage-2019 |website=KIVI-TV |access-date=21 December 2024}}

In November 2018, a number of celebrities active in the Cameo app that provides personalized "shoutouts" to people who pay a certain amount of money, up to $500, were successfully trolled by the GDL and gained the group media attention by getting these celebrities to give coded antisemitic shoutouts.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/cameo-anti-semitic-favre-soulja-boy.html|title=Brett Favre and Soulja Boy Unwittingly Record Videos With Coded Anti-Semitism|last1=Mervosh|first1=Sarah|website=New York Times|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204232006/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/cameo-anti-semitic-favre-soulja-boy.html|archive-date=December 4, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/celebrities-white-supremacists-video-app-cameo-anti-semitic|title=Celebrities Say White Supremacists Used A New Video App To Trick Them Into Endorsing Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Theories|last1=Hall|first1=Ellie|website=BuzzFeed News|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}} Among those implicated were NFL quarterback Brett Favre, rapper Soulja Boy, and comedian Andy Dick.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/01/brett-favre-tricked-by-white-supremacists-into-recording-video-with-anti-semitic-message/|title=Brett Favre tricked by white supremacists into recording video with anti-Semitic message|last1=Bogage|first1=Jacob|newspaper=Washington Post|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brett-favre-soulja-boy-andy-dick-cameo-video-message-anti-semitic-nfl/|title=NFL legend Brett Favre, other celebrities tricked into taping video messages for anti-Semitic group|last1=Brito|first1=Christopher|website=CBS News|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2018/12/02/sports/brett-favre-celebrities-duped-recording-anti-semitic-messages|title=Brett Favre, other celebrities duped into recording anti-Semitic messages|last1=Oster|first1=Marcy|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=December 2, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/419365-brett-favre-other-celebrities-say-they-inadvertently-recorded-video|title=Brett Favre, other celebrities say they inadvertently recorded video messages for anti-Semitic group|last1=Birnbaum|first1=Emily|website=The Hill|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}}

Favre's coded message read "shoutout to the Handsome Truth and the GDL boys," and "Keep fighting, too, and don't ever forget the {{USS|Liberty}} and the men and women who died on that day," referencing the American ship attacked by the Israeli Air Force in 1967, during the Six-Day War. Soulja Boy's asked viewers to check out the GDL anthem "Name the Juice" (i.e. "Name the Jew") on SoundCloud, saying "GDL for life, bitch."{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/soulja-boy-apologises-tricked-supporting-anti-semitic-group/|title=Soulja Boy apologises for being 'tricked' into supporting anti-semitic hate group|last1=Jenke|first1=Tyler|website=Tone Deaf|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}} The rap song referenced by Soulja Boy features Holocaust denial lyrics such as "I heard your quotes from your Talmud book, you're a fake Jew bitch and you never got cooked, never got gassed" and "they wanna tax and take whats ours, lie about ovens, lampshades and showers, wanna play the victim, but you're really a coward, thats why I name the Jew every second of hours."{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/handsome-truth/name-the-jew-sway-guevara-ft-handsome-truth|title=NAME THE JEW Sway Guevara Ft Handsome Truth|last1=Minadeo|first1=Jon|website=SoundCloud|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2019|language=en}}

In December 2021, antisemitic banners were displayed over a Brevard County, Florida highway overpass. The ADL stated that Minadeo had offered $100 in "GoyimTV money" to anyone who could get the network in the news. In October 2022, GDL members including Minadeo hung a banner over a Los Angeles highway saying "Kanye is right about the Jews", in reference to antisemitic comments recently made by the rapper.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/antisemitic-group-kanye-was-right-about-jews-banner-1234616630/|title=Anti-Semitic Group Hangs Banner in Support of Kanye's Hateful Comments|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=23 October 2022}}

Antisemitic flyers were distributed in residential areas. The flyers featured lists of officials with Jewish-sounding names (many of whom are not Jews), insinuating that such people at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were responsible for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, were responsible for the Russo-Ukrainian War, "Every single aspect of the Media is Jewish", and "Every single aspect of Disney child grooming is Jewish". The flyers were hurled onto parked cars and private driveways, neatly folded in baggies weighed down by pebbles, rice, corn kernels, and/or beans.

These flyers initially appeared in Austin, Texas and Beverly Hills, California during November 2021.{{cite news|last=Keene|first=Louis|date=November 29, 2021|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/478774/beverly-hills-jews-goyim-defense-league-jewish-covid-antisemitic-flyers/|title=Goyim Defense League Blamed for Antisemitic Flyers in Beverly Hills|work=Forward|access-date=January 19, 2022}}

During one weekend in January 2022, flyers appeared in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin.{{cite news|last1=Schechter|first1=Dave|title=Antisemitic Flyers Distributed in South Atlanta|url=https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/antisemitic-flyers-distributed-in-south-atlanta/|access-date=July 11, 2022|work=Atlanta Jewish Times|date=April 12, 2022|language=en}} Flyers were also distributed in Berkeley, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Marin County, California during February; Atlanta, Cartersville, and Savannah, Georgia in April; Los Angeles in June;{{cite news|last1=Bandler|first1=Aaron|title=Antisemitic Brochures Found in Westwood|url=https://jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/349373/antisemitic-brochures-found-in-westwood/|access-date=July 11, 2022|work=Jewish Journal|date=June 15, 2022}} and Ann Arbor overnight before Rosh Hashanah on September 25–26, 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/anti-semitic-propaganda-tossed-onto-driveways-in-several-ann-arbor-neighborhoods|title=Anti-Semitic propaganda tossed onto driveways in several Ann Arbor neighborhoods|date=September 26, 2022|first=Kimberly|last=Craig|work=WXYZ|publisher=Scripps Local Media|access-date=September 27, 2022}} The ADL said the GDL has continued propaganda drives across 17 states in 2022.

Minadeo and GDL moved to Florida in December 2022.{{cite web|title=The Antisemitic Propaganda Group Goyim TV Has Relocated to Florida, an Emerging Hotspot for Extremists|url=https://www.jta.org/2022/12/16/united-states/the-antisemitic-propaganda-group-goyim-tv-has-relocated-to-florida-an-emerging-hotspot-for-extremists|date=December 16, 2022|first=Gabe|last=Stutman|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|access-date=January 31, 2023}} On January 21, 2023, Nicholas A. Bysheim was arrested in Atlantis, Florida for obstructing law enforcement after being ticketed for littering antisemitic hate speech flyers onto residents' lawns. GDL littering incidents also occurred in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton. On January 28, 2023, Jon E. Minadeo II, David Y. Kim, Jonathan K. Baldwin and Nicholas A. Bysheim were cited for littering Palm Beach private residences with their flyers.{{cite web|title=Palm Beach police cite 4 with 'littering' antisemitic material; fourth incident in county this month|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2023/01/29/palm-beach-cites-4-with-littering-for-distributing-antisemitic-flyers/69852590007/|date=January 29, 2023|first=Liz|last=Balmaseda|website=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=January 31, 2023}}

In February 2023, flyers were distributed in neighborhoods of Daytona Beach, Florida and at the Daytona 500. Mike Chitwood, the sheriff of Volusia County, Florida, was the target of harassment by the organization due to his stance on hate speech.{{Cite web|date=February 28, 2023|title=Florida sheriff blasts 'cowardly scumbags' behind string of antisemitic messages|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-sheriff-mike-chitwood-antisemitic-group-b2291524.html|access-date=March 17, 2023|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Racist group targets Sheriff Mike Chitwood by dropping flyers in Port Orange area|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/2023/03/08/sheriff-mike-chitwood-hate-group-trying-to-sway-elections-against-him/69985861007/|access-date=March 17, 2023|website=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online|language=en-US}} On {{nowrap|March 6, 2023}}, in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, a 38-year-old male was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Chitwood on 4chan.{{Cite web|first=Jeff|last=Goldman|date=March 14, 2023|title=N.J. man charged with threatening Florida sheriff who spoke against antisemitism, cops say|url=https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2023/03/nj-man-charged-with-threatening-a-sheriff-in-florida-cops-say.html|access-date=March 17, 2023|website=nj|language=en}}

In June 2023, flyers linked to GDL were distributed via mailboxes in the vicinity of a synagogue in Plainview, New York.{{cite news|author=|title=Hate-Filled Flyers Found in Plainview Prompt Urgent Call for Action Against Antisemitism|url=https://5townscentral.com/2023/06/12/hate-filled-flyers-found-in-plainview-prompt-urgent-call-for-action-against-antisemitism/|date=June 12, 2023|work=5 Towns Central|access-date=June 12, 2023}} These flyers blame Jewish lawmakers for gun control.{{cite news|last=Parpan|first=Grant|date=June 12, 2023|title=Calls for vigilance after antisemitic flyers placed near Plainview synagogue|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/antisemitic-flyers-plainview-synagogue-wyxxehfo|work=Newsday|access-date=June 12, 2023|quote=The flyers, distributed Saturday evening in the area around Young Israel of Plainview, blame Jewish lawmakers for gun control...}}

In August 2023, GDL flyers were distributed in neighborhoods across Fairfax County, Virginia.{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fairfax-county-police-arrest-teen-for-spreading-antisemitic-flyers-near-jewish-community|title=Fairfax County police arrest teen for spreading antisemitic flyers near Jewish community|date=August 22, 2023}} The juvenile perpetrator was arrested and charged with petit larceny for allegedly shoplifting from the Target store where police located him.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

A Goyim Defense League member, Robert Wilson, was arrested in Poland and extradited to the Netherlands for allegedly using a projector to display an antisemitic message on the side of the Anne Frank House.{{cite web|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/racial-justice-social-equity/2023/10/13/san-diego-neo-nazi-in-amsterdam-court-for-antisemitic-incident|title=San Diego neo-Nazi in Amsterdam court for antisemitic incident|date=October 13, 2023 }} GDL members have also used laser projectors to perform similar stunts in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/anti-semitic-display-projected-building-swastika-hate-florida-downtown-west-palm-beach-goyim-defense-league-police-att-csx-mike-jachles-rand-hoch-human-rights-council-boca-raton-jacksonville|title=Pair with projector put hateful, anti-Semitic display on downtown building for 30 minutes|date=January 17, 2023 }} From October 2022 to January 2023, members of the group performed dozens of projections in Florida, including a highly visible incident at the Florida-Georgia football game in Jacksonville, led by Minadeo.{{Cite web |title=Antisemitic message referencing Kanye West displayed outside Florida v. Georgia football game |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/antisemitic-message-referencing-kanye-west-displayed-florida-georgia/story?id=92387005 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ABC News |language=en}}

On September 2, 2023, members of the group joined members of the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe for a public demonstration in Altamonte Springs, Florida, near Orlando. A few dozen demonstrators participated in what they called the "March of the Red Shirts," waving swastika flags, performing Nazi salutes and shouting "Heil Hitler."{{cite news |last1=Rommen |first1=Rebecca |title=Neo-Nazis parade swastika flags in Florida, chanting 'We are everywhere' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/neo-nazis-parade-swastika-flags-florida-chanting-we-are-everywhere-2023-9 |work=Business Insider |date=September 2, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Ramirez |first1=Isabella |title=Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazis-chanting-in-unison-march-through-florida-park-in-terrifying-video |work=The Daily Beast |date=September 2, 2023}}

During the 2023 attack on Israeli civilians by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Minadeo publicly cheered the assault on his livestream, saying “Come on guys, it’s time to dance! Get those Jews!” and “Let’s go Lebanon, Iran! Wipe Israel off the map! Let’s go! This is awesome.” He also announced that the GDL would begin distributing anti-Israel flyers in response, and that he hoped American antisemites would soon lead a similar violent campaign against American Jews.{{cite web|url= https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/white-supremacist-leaders-applaud-hamas-and-violence-against-israelis|title= White Supremacist Leaders Applaud Hamas and Violence Against Israelis}}

In July 2024, GDL, Patriot Front, and other white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations handed out flyers, asked passersby if they were Jewish, and disrupted a City Council meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. In response, the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville organized a peace rally, drawing about 400 participants.{{cite news |last1=Pilkington |first1=Ed |title=Nashville struggles to respond as neo-Nazi groups turn focus on to city |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/23/nashville-neo-nazi-white-supremacists |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=July 23, 2024}} One GDL affiliate, Ryan Scott McCann of Ontario, Canada, was arrested in Nashville for allegedly assaulting a local bartender with a flagpole.{{Cite web |last=Sauter |first=Danica |last2=Garcia |first2=Tony |date=2024-07-15 |title=Neo-Nazi protestor, bartender arrested after fight on Broadway, police said |url=https://www.wsmv.com/2024/07/15/neo-nazi-protestor-bartender-arrested-after-fight-broadway-police-said/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.wsmv.com |language=en}} He is charged with felony aggravated assault.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Neo-Nazi Protestor from Canada Arrested for Felony Aggravated Assault {{!}} Nashville.gov |url=https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/news/neo-nazi-protestor-canada-arrested-felony-aggravated-assault |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.nashville.gov |language=en}}

In 2023, GDL affiliates created a sub-group called City Council Death Squad, which began targeting public forums—both virtually and in-person—with antisemitic, racist, and other hateful disruptions.{{cite news |last1=Lapin |first1=Andrew |title=White Supremacists, Seizing on Israel-Hamas War, Have Accelerated Their Antisemitism Since Oct. 7 |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/03/08/united-states/white-supremacists-seizing-on-israel-hamas-war-have-accelerated-their-antisemitism-since-oct-7 |access-date=April 2, 2025 |agency=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=March 8, 2024}} According to the ADL, the initiative was formalized by California resident and GDL associate Harley Petero.

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• [https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/goyim-defense-league Goyim Defense League] report at the Anti-Defamation League

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