Defense League of Germany (German: Jüdische Verteidigungsliga) was formed during September 2009. The chairman is Steven Weigang. The German Chapter includes both the Austrian and Switzerland area. Swedish chapter The Jewish Defense League of Sweden was formed in 2008. The chairman is Adi. He was appointed by then JDL Europe National Director, Ariel Nahal. French chapter The French JDL chapter was formed in October 2000. The chapter has garnered some interest by the media after some alleged violent acts by some of its members, and a condemnation in 2003. Some prominent political parties and movements in France have publicly supported a petition to ban the French JDL. The chapter has forged ties with Marine Le Pen, a fellow opponent of the new anti-semitism in France. Paris chapter Lyon chapter JDL Lyon was founded on May 31, 2009. Holland chapter JDL Holland was founded by 8 Jews during Hanukkah, 2010. Denmark chapter Hungarian chapter The JDL Hungary was founded by about ten Jews from Hungary in October 2010. United Kingdom chapter The Jewish Defense League of the United Kingdom was reformed in June 2009. Other South African chapter The Jewish Defense League of South Africa was re-formed during May 2009. The chairman is Mordechai. References External links Jewish Defense League Germany Jewish Defense League Poland Jewish Defense League Canada Jewish Defense League France Jewish-American political organizations Zionist organizations