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Jewish Defense League leader Irv Rubin, jailed for allegedly plotting to bomb a mosque and an Arab-American congressman’s office, was hospitalized Monday after trying to kill himself, a U.S. Marshal’s Service spokesman said.
Rubin, 57, used a razor blade in the
6 a.m. suicide attempt and underwent surgery at a hospital, a spokesman said. Rubin had been scheduled to appear in court Monday for a hearing in his case.
Rubin and associate Earl Krugel were arrested Dec. 11 on charges of plotting to bomb the King Fahd mosque in suburban Culver City and an office of Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-Calif.). Issa is the grandson of Lebanese immigrants. A complaint against the two men quoted Krugel as saying during a meeting that Arabs “need a wakeup call.”
