(en) Michael K. Bohn, The Achille Lauro Hijacking : Lessons in the Politics and Prejudice of Terrorism, Brassey's Inc., , 235 p. (ISBN1-57488-779-3, lire en ligne), p. 67
(en) Carla Hall, « The Message of Meir Kahane: In Silver Spring, Boos and Applause for the Knesset Member Knesset Member Meir Kahane », The Washington Post, (résumé)
« In a 1986 study of domestic terrorism, the Department of Energy concluded: "For more than a decade, the Jewish Defense League (JDL) has been one of the most active terrorist groups in the United States....Since 1968, JDL operations have killed 7 persons and wounded at least 22. Thirty-nine percent of the targets were connected with the Soviet Union; 9 percent were Palestinian; 8 percent were Lebanese; 6 percent, Egyptian; 4 percent, French, Iranian, and Iraqi; 1 percent, Polish and German; and 23 percent were not connected with any states. Sixty-two percent of all JDL actions are directed against property; 30 percent against businesses; 4 percent against academics and academic institutions; and 2 percent against religious targets." (Department of Energy, Terrorism in the United States and the Potential Threat to Nuclear Facilities, R-3351-DOE, janvier 1986, pp. 11-16) » dans Middle East History: Jewish Defense League Unleashes Campaign of Violence in America