Kahanism
Sign in to savethumb|Flag of Kach, used by Kahanists Kahanism (; ) is a religious Zionist ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League and the Kach (; ) political party in Israel. Kahane believed that most Arabs living in Israel are the enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a Jewish, Halakhic state, in which non-Jews would have no voting rights, should be created.
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Ideology
- Allegations of fascism
- Criticism and legal action
- U.S. terror designation
- Canadian terror designation
- Kahanist groups
- Notable Kahanists
- Baruch Goldstein
- Yoel Lerner
- Eden Natan-Zada
- Alleged Kahanist violence
- Non-Jewish support
- References
- Sources
thumb|Flag of Kach, used by Kahanists Kahanism (; ) is a religious Zionist ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League and the Kach (; ) political party in Israel. Kahane believed that most Arabs living in Israel are the enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a Jewish, Halakhic state, in which non-Jews would have no voting rights, should be created.
The Kach party has been banned by the Israeli government. In 2004, the United States Department of State designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organization. In 2022, it was removed from the US terror blacklist due to "insufficient evidence" of the group's ongoing activity, but it remains a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.