Editing Jewish Defense League (section)

===Schism===
After Rubin's death in prison in November 2002, Bill Maniaci was appointed interim chairman by Shelley Rubin. Two years later, the Jewish Defense League became mired in a state of upheaval over legal control of the organization. In October 2004, Maniaci rejected Shelley Rubin's call for him to resign; as a result, Maniaci was stripped of his title and membership. At that point, the JDL split into two separate factions, each vying for legal control of the associated "intellectual property." The two operated as separate organizations with the same name while a lengthy legal battle ensued.<ref>[http://www.cultnews.com/archives/000798.html The Jewish Defense League has split into feuding factions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204100616/http://www.cultnews.com/archives/000798.html |date=2005-12-04 }} from CultNews.com (written by [[Rick Ross (consultant)|Rick Ross]])</ref> In April 2005, the original domain name of the organization, ''jdl.org'', was suspended by [[Network Solutions]] due to allegations of infringement; the organization went back online soon thereafter at domain name ''jewishdefenseleague.org''. In April 2006, news of a settlement was announced in which signatories agreed to not object to "Shelley Rubin's titles of permanent chairman and CEO of JDL."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishdefenseleague.org/information/settlement.shtml|title=jewishdefenseleague.org|access-date=2006-04-26|archive-date=2006-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012124509/http://www.jdl.org/information/settlement.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The agreement also confirmed that "the name 'Jewish Defense League,' the acronym 'JDL,' and the 'Fist and Star' logo are the exclusive intellectual property of JDL." (Opponents of both groups claim that these are [[Kahanism|Kahanist]] symbols and not the exclusive property of JDL. At this time, however, the logo is no longer in general use by the Kahanist groups.) The agreement also states: "Domain names registered on behalf of JDL, including but not limited to jdl.org and jewishdefenseleague.org, are owned and operated by JDL." Meanwhile, the opposing group formed '''B'nai Elim''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnaielim.org/ |title=Bnai Elim official website |publisher=Bnaielim.org |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824172221/http://www.bnaielim.org/ |archive-date=2013-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is the latest of many JDL splinter groups to have formed over the years (previous splinter groups included the '''Jewish Direct Action''' and the '''United Jewish Underground''' that have been active during the 1980s).