Editing Kahanism (section)

=== [[File:Kahan.png]] Meir Kahane ===

Meir Kahane (1932–1990) was an American-Israeli rabbi, far-right political activist, and founder of the militant Jewish Defense League (JDL) in 1968, which aimed to combat antisemitism through aggressive means. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he became known for his strong nationalist views and belief in Jewish self-defense. In the 1970s, Kahane moved to Israel, where he founded the extremist Kach party, advocating for the expulsion of Arabs from Israel and the establishment of a theocratic Jewish state governed by Jewish law (halakha). He was elected to the Israeli Knesset in 1984 but was banned from politics in 1988 for inciting racism. Kahane's ideology, known as Kahanism, was widely condemned as extremist. He was assassinated in 1990 in New York City by an Egyptian gunman, but his ideas continue to influence radical factions in Israeli and Jewish politics.