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Antisemitic 'GDL' Flyers Distributed Throughout Nashville Community

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is investigating reports of antisemitic flyers being passed out in Nashville neighborhoods.

Police said specialized investigations division detectives are investigating three reports of the flyers over the weekend in Inglewood. WSMV4 also received a report of the flyers being passed out in the Belle Meade area.

At least one of the flyers makes antisemitic claims about the media. Metro Police said that flyer was one of about four different flyers distributed with antisemitic messages. Nashville councilwoman Emily Benedict tweeted about the flyers, saying they would not be tolerated.

StopAntisemitism has identified the antisemitic group as the Goyim Defense League (GDL). Jon Minadeo II is the leader of the white supremacist group, and they travel the country spreading dangerous nazi propaganda against the Jewish community. Minadeo was recently in Florida, where he and several white nationalist groups hung anti-Jewish banners from Daytona International Speedway.