Meir Kahane

Meir David Kahane (Hebrew: מאיר דוד כהנא, Kahane being a variation on Cohen or "priest"; also known by the pseudonym Michael King) (August 1, 1932–November 5, 1990), was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, political activist, and eventually a member of the Israeli Knesset. On both sides of the Atlantic Kahane was known for his strong political and nationalist views, most apparent in his ideal of a theocratic "Greater Israel" but also evident in his clandestine work with the mafia, FBI, and Mossad. Kahane founded two controversial movements: the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in the United States and the Kach political party in Israel. The latter was declared a racist party by the Israeli government and in 1988 removed from the Knesset, and the former was formally listed as a terrorist organization by both the FBI and the U.S. State Department.

Son killed

Meir Kahane's son, Kahane Chai leader Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane, along with his wife Talya were murdered in a Palestinian machine gun attack on December 31, 2000, as they were driving with their children from Jerusalem to their home in Kfar Tapuach,(an illegal settlement in northern West Bank). It is unknown if the attackers knew that they were in fact attacking Binyamin Kahane (making him the victim of a political assassination like his father) or if the younger Kahanes happened to be victims of an ambush perpetrated by ongoing Palestinian terrorism at the time.

Related Topics:
Kahane Chai - Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane - Palestinian - Machine gun - December 31 - 2000 - Jerusalem - Kfar Tapuach - West Bank - Palestinian terrorism

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