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Not to be confused with File:Jnaz.png Jewish-Nazism.

"I say the Arabs must leave Israel, precisely because I believe if the Arabs stay, they'll become the 'good Arabs' as I understand the term."

Kahanism is an File:JewEthnoNation.png ethnonationalist, religious, highly authoritarian, irredentist, and culturally and economically far-right ideology based on the views and thoughts of Rabbi Meir Kahane;

  • Aliyah: All Jews should live in Israel.
  • Anti-Semitism: Anti-Semitism should be fought immediately and by all means necessary.
  • Democracy: Kahane wrote that a theocracy should exist in Israel where voting is for Jews only.
  • Violence: Believes that hate and violence were terrible but terribly necessary at the right time and place.
  • Religion: Kahane wrote that every Jew should have enough Torah knowledge to be a qualified rabbi.
  • State: Israel should invade all of the land of greater Israel.

History

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File:Kahan.png Meir Kahane

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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.

Kach Party

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Early Founding and Electoral Success

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The Kach Party was founded by Meir Kahane in 1971, promoting an extreme form of Jewish nationalism called Kahanism. Initially, Kach operated at the political fringes of Israeli society, but its influence grew amid rising tensions during the 1970s and 1980s. Kahane gained notoriety for incendiary speeches and provocative acts, which resonated with some Israeli voters frustrated by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. In 1984, Kach won its first and only Knesset seat, with Kahane himself entering parliament. However, his tenure was marked by controversy; Kahane openly promoted racist policies, such as segregating Arabs from Jews and stripping non-Jews of Israeli citizenship.

Banning

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In 1988, Israel’s Central Elections Committee disqualified Kach from participating in elections, citing laws against incitement to racism. The Israeli Supreme Court upheld this decision, effectively banning the party. After Kahane’s assassination in 1990 in New York City, the party splintered into factions, with Kahane Chai (Kahane Lives) emerging as a successor.

File:Baruch Goldstein.png Cave of Patriarch Massacre

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Following the 1994 Cave of the Patriarchs massacre, in which Kach supporter File:Baruch Goldstein.png Baruch Goldstein murdered 29 Palestinian worshippers in Hebron, both Kach and Kahane Chai were designated terrorist organizations by Israel, the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Despite their outlawed status, remnants of Kahanist ideology persist among fringe groups and extremist settlers in Israel, continuing to influence radical elements of Israeli politics and society.

Modern Day

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Today, while Kahanist organizations remain banned in their original form, the ideology survives through political rebranding, settler activism, and individuals like File:Ben-Gvir.png Ben-Gvir who have successfully entered the Israeli Knesset.

Variants

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File:NeoZion.png Jewish Defense League

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The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a far-right Jewish File:JewChauv.png nationalist organization founded in 1968 by Rabbi File:Kahan.png Meir Kahane in New York. It was initially created to address antisemitic attacks on Jewish communities but later became known for its controversial and often violent tactics. The JDL's slogan, "Never Again," reflected its justification for using militant actions to protect Jewish interests, particularly against perceived threats like antisemitism and Soviet oppression of Jews.

Over the years, JDL leaders have been implicated in numerous criminal activities. Notable incidents include the assassination of Meir Kahane in 1990 and the 2002 arrest of JDL leader Irv Rubin for plotting to bomb a California mosque and the office of a congressman of Arab descent. Rubin's subsequent death in jail and internal conflicts further weakened the group's influence. Today, while its presence in the U.S. has diminished, the JDL remains active in other countries like Canada and parts of Europe.

Otzma Yehudit is based on Jewish ultranationalist views, usually based on the views of Ben-Gvir, Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben-Ari (the latter being more radical);

  • File:OtzmaYehudit.png Aryeh Eldad - Aryeh Eldad is an Israeli physician and later politician, later a member of the Knesset for the Otzma Yehudit party and the National Union and founder of Hatikva. His political views are also present in Hatikva, based on the formation of a great Israel and that the creation of a Palestinian state would lead to a reign of terror and would be strongly an ultranationalist, anti-Arab and revisionist Zionism, even believing in secularism as We Will . He is also anti-Nazi, pro-marijuana legalization and pro-economic liberalism.
  • File:OtzmaYehudit.png Michael Ben-Ari - Michael Ben-Ari is an Israeli archaeologist and politician, also a former member of the Knesset, known for his radical views as well as being a strong follower of Kahane and co-founder of Otzma Yehudit. His views are based on Kahane's core beliefs (so much so that he was a former member of Kach), mixing them with anti-Christianity, anti-Arabism, ultranationalism, and anti-Black racism.
    • Anti-Christianity: It is strongly anti-Christian, in which it tore up the New Testament and referred to it as a despicable and rubbish book of history, as well as criticizing the visit of Pope Benedict XVI as an offense to the victims of the holocaust.
    • Ultranationalism and anti-Arabism: He is extremely ultranationalist, in which he positioned himself in favor of Israel's attacks against Palestine, in addition to having stated that "Those who pity their enemies end up being cruel with their own people. Those who are cruel to their enemies really love their own people."
    • Black Anti-Racism: He blamed the increase in violence against illegal South Danes refugees, being against illegal immigrants.

He was also arrested in 2009 after getting on an army truck and refusing to get off in a political act.

Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli far-right politician, lawyer, and leader of the File:OtzmaYehudit.png Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party as well as being the Israeli National Minsiter of Security under File:Netanyahu.png Netanyahu's government. Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Ben-Gvir is a prominent disciple of the late extremist Rabbi File:Kahan.png Meir Kahane and his ideology of Kahanism, which advocates for a Jewish-dominated state and the expulsion of Arabs deemed "disloyal" to Israel.

Ben-Gvir gained notoriety as a lawyer representing radical Jewish activists, including individuals accused of violence and hate crimes. His political career has been marked by controversy due to his inflammatory rhetoric and actions. Once marginalized, Ben-Gvir successfully mainstreamed his political movement, capitalizing on Israel's rightward political shift over the last few decades. His party Otzma Yehudit aligns with Religious Zionism and holds significant influence in Israel's current political landscape.

Despite once displaying pictures of File:Baruch Goldstein.png Baruch Goldstein (the perpetrator of the 1994 Hebron massacre), Ben-Gvir has attempted to moderate his image to appeal to a broader electorate. Nevertheless, he continues to promote policies that target Arab citizens and Palestinians, contributing to his controversial status both domestically and internationally. His rise reflects a significant transformation in Israeli politics, where far-right ideologies have gained wider acceptance in mainstream discourse.

File:NeoZion.png Neo-Zionism

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File:NeoZion.png Neo-Zionism is a political and ideological movement that emerged in Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War, blending traditional File:Zio.png Zionism with more File:Relzion.png religious, File:Nation.png nationalist, and File:Irridentism.png expansionist elements. It emphasizes Jewish sovereignty over the entire Land of Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, territories captured during the war. Neo-Zionism often rejects the idea of a two-state solution and promotes Jewish settlement in these areas, viewing them as a fulfillment of biblical and historical claims. The movement is closely associated with religious Zionists, right-wing politics, and settler groups who see Jewish presence in these lands as a divine mandate.

  • File:NeoZion.png Daniella Weiss - Daniella Weiss is a prominent Israeli activist and political figure known for her leadership in the Israeli settler movement. She has been a vocal advocate for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, aligning with the ideology of Greater Israel, which emphasizes Israel's biblical borders. Weiss served as the mayor of Kedumim, one of the earliest settlements established in the West Bank, and has played a key role in encouraging further settlement activity, even in areas considered illegal under Israeli law. She also has been involved with organizations like the File:NeoZion.png Gush Emunim movement, which emerged in the 1970s to promote Jewish settlement in the territories captured during the Six-Day War.

File:Baruch Goldstein.png Goldstein Kahanism

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Goldstein Kahanism was the ideology of Baruch Goldstein, the perpetrator of the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre. Israeli extremists commonly idolize and worship Goldstein, praising him as a hero. Many copycat attacks occured.

  • File:Baruch Goldstein.png Baruch Goldstein - Baruch Goldstein was an extremist murderous terrorist following Meir Kahane, responsible for the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre, in which 30 people died (including him). He was also a strong opponent of democracy, comparing it to Nazism.

The Cave of the Patriarchs massacre took place in 1994 on Purim Day at the Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs), in which he donned a military uniform and opened fire, killing 29 people, including children. It generated immediate protests and riots in the massacre, in which Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin even called the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, calling Goldstein a "disgusting and criminal act of murder" and decreed a curfew of 120,000 Palestinians to prevent further deaths, being disowned by both Muslims and most Jews.

After the massacre, there were several inspired incidents, which took place in the USA and Israel. Kach was classified as a terrorist organization and its members form prisoners, in addition to being repudiated by Israeli politicians and public, so much so that Netanyahu stated that "This was a despicable crime. I express my unequivocal condemnation". Hamas also began targeting innocent civilians in Israel because of the massacre, fueling extremism. Even though he was widely repudiated by Jews, there were some more extremists who began to venerate and worship the figure of Goldstein, calling him the "hero of Israel", in addition to having created a shrine in his tomb, which was later removed for fear of extremism.

Beliefs

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Meir Kahane belived that;

  • Aliyah: All Jews should live in Israel.
  • Anti-Semitism: Anti-Semitism should be fought immediately and by all means necessary.
  • Democracy: Kahane wrote that a theocracy should exist in Israel where voting is for Jews only.
  • Violence: Believes that hate and violence were terrible but terribly necessary at the right time and place.
  • Religion: Kahane wrote that every Jew should have enough Torah knowledge to be a qualified rabbi.
  • State: Israel should invade all of the land of greater Israel.

Religion

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Kahane was a File:Relzion.png religious Zionist, as he called for the creation of a File:JewTheo.png Jewish theocratic state in File:Zio.png Israel. In this state, Jewish religious law, also known as Halakha, would be enforced by the government. Also in this society, File:Ethno.png non-Jews would have limited rights, as they would be given a status of "resident strangers". If they refused this status, they would be required to leave the country. Kahane and the Kach believed that File:RelNat.png Jewish national identity would be promoted in schools, and opposed interreligious marriage between Jews and Gentiles.


Democracy and State

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Kahane opposed File:Dem.png Western-stye democracy, as he viewed it as incompatible with Judaism and Zionism. In a interview, Kahane stated: "One absolutely cannot confuse them. The objective of a democratic state is to allow a person to do exactly as he wishes. The objective of Judaism is to serve God and to make people better. These are two totally opposite conceptions of life."

Kahane supported an authoritarian state, with press freedom being restricted.


Nationalism and ethnic views

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Kahane believed in a File:RelUltranat.png extreme form of File:Relzion.png Jewish nationalism. Kahane believed in File:Ethnonat.png ethnic nationalism, as he held xenophobic views towards File:PanArab.png Arabs. Kahane advocated for the File:Ethplur.png segregation of Jewish and Arabs neighborhoods, and the ending of File:Multicult.png cultural meetings between Jews and Arabs. Kahane infamously called for Arabs to depart from Israel, proposing a compensation plan for Arabs that would leave voluntarily, and for the expulsion of Arabs who refused to leave.

He also called for all File:Jew.png Jews, especially if religious, to migrate to Israel in order to help establish a much more powerful Jewish state.

Irredentism and Foreign Policy

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Kahanism is a File:Irridentism.png irredentist ideology. Kahanism advocates for Israel adopt an File:Imp.png expansionist foreign policy in order to establish "Greater Israel", a biblical territory that would encompass parts of several Middle Eastern countries, such as File:Cball-Jordan.png Jordan, File:Cball-Egypt.png Egypt, and File:Cball-Lebanon.png Lebanon. Similar to other irredentist ideologies, Kahanism is File:Jingoism.png jingoistic in nature, as it calls for Israel to use military force in order to supposedly insure protection of Jews from terrorism and to establish power over other countries in the Middle East.

Kahanists advocate for Israel to withdraw from the UN, hostility to Muslim and Arab states, a special 'Aliyah' department set up to help Jews immigrate to Israel, as well as forcing Germany and Austria to pay reparations.

Violence

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Kahane, and Kahanists in general, believe that while violence is terrible, they were also terribly necessary at the right place and time, especially regarding File:Anti-Semitic.png antisemetism. As a result, many File:Terrorist.png terrorist attacks carried out by Kahanists took place, including by File:Baruch Goldstein.png Baruch Goldstein, the perpetrator of 1994 Caves of Patriarchs massacre which killed 29 people, as well as several other terrorist attacks.

Many File:NeoZion.png Israeli settlers also invoke violence, mostly against File:Cball-Palestine.png palestinian villages and civilians.

Economics

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Meir Kahane and the Kach party generally supported File:Econlib.png economically-liberal economics, with very limited File:Laissez-Fare Fash.png regulation and market intervention, alongside an authoritarian state. They also wanted for their to be an implementation of Jewish orthodox religion in the economy. Meir Kahane and the Kach Party also were staunchly anti-communist, viewing it as destroying Jewish culture and religion. Taxes will be cut, and capital investment welcome.

Despite this, the Kach Party supported economic nationalism, although many foreign companies and investments would be allowed.. Minimum wages will be raised to high levels, and underemployment compensation limited only to those who are incapable of working or can prove that they have not been able to find work. Jewish labor would also be advocated.

Personality

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Kahanism is very angry at Anti-Semitism. He thinks about it a lot and is a big gun nut. He's been pretty sad that he was banned in Israel for being islamophobic (especially when the Islamists are at the edge of the Knesset) and doesn't like how secular and compromising Israel is. He remembers hating on Soviets in the '60s happily.

He also says "oy vey" a lot and is extremely conservative. Studies Daf Yomi every day.

How to Draw

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The flag of Kahanism is based on the flag of Kach, a now-defunct ultranationalist Israeli political party of which Meir Kahane was leader and founder.

File:Kahanism flag.svg
Flag of Kahanism
  1. Draw a cube
  2. Paint the cube with yellow
  3. In the middle of the cube, draw the star of David in black with a yellow fist inside it.
  4. Draw the eyes
  5. (optional) Draw a big black kippah on him.
Color NameHEXRGB
 Yellow#FFE100rgb(255, 225, 0)
 Black#202020rgb(32, 32, 32)

Relationships

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ידידי ישראל רבתי (Friends of Greater Isreal)

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פציפיסטים נסבלים (Tolerable Pacifists)

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אויבי ישראל (Enemies of Israel)

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Bibliography

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Primary Literature

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Secondary Literature

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Periodicals

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News

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Mainstream News

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Interviews

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Quotes

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Further Reading

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Misc Texts

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Further Information

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Websites

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Online Communities

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Alternative History

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Channels

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People

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Organizations

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Political Parties

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