Chaim Ben Pesach | |
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Born | United States | December 25, 1956
Occupation | Political activist |
Victor Vancier (born December 25, 1956), commonly referred to by his Hebrew name, Chaim Ben Pesach (Hebrew: חיים בן פסח) or as Chaim Ben Yosef is an American political activist and the founder and director of the United States–based Kahanist organization, Jewish Task Force (JTF)[1] and the former National Chairman of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in the United States.[2] In 1987, he was convicted on charges related to a series of terrorist bombings conducted during his time with the JDL to protest Soviet treatment of Jews.[2] He served five and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in 18 bombings in New York and Washington.