The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/meir-kahane/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Meir Kahane | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/meir-kahane/ 32 32 Likud MK: Meir Kahane ‘was right about many things, today he’d get the Israel Prize’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-mk-meir-kahane-was-right-about-many-things-today-hed-get-the-israel-prize/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:50:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3687483 Statement by Nissim Vaturi, which sparks heckling, marks stark departure from Likud's opposition to extremist rabbi when he served in Knesset in the 1980s before being banned

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]]> Daily Briefing Mar. 25: Day 536 – Gov’t, High Court and AG face off on Shin Bet chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-mar-25-day-536-govt-high-court-and-ag-face-off-on-shin-bet-chief/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:47:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3510368&preview=true&preview_id=3510368 Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon discusses legalities of firing Ronen Bar and probe into police; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin talks ancient church, and sex among religious teens

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]]> Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky praises Meir Kahane clip, setting off firestorm https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-israel-influencer-lizzy-savetsky-praises-meir-kahane-clip-setting-off-firestorm/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:02:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3491276 Other pro-Israel voices condemn normalization of extremist rabbi who urged expulsion of Arabs, while calls for mass transfers of Palestinians have moved into the mainstream

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]]> Charges dismissed against NY rabbi accused of hitting Columbia protesters with car https://www.timesofisrael.com/charges-dismissed-against-ny-rabbi-accused-of-hitting-columbia-protesters-with-car/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:37:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433777 Reuven Kahane, cousin of late extremist rabbi Meir Kahane, says he merely shouted at demonstrators who were banging on his vehicle; charges also dropped against two protesters

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]]> US blasts Ben Gvir over visit to grave of extremist rabbi Kahane https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-blasts-ben-gvir-over-visit-to-grave-of-extremist-rabbi-kahane/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:59:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3424095 State Department says celebrating legacy of 'terrorist' Kach party leader is 'abhorrent;' Jerusalem memorial event hosted by Ben Gvir's associate Bentzi Gopstein draws hundreds

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 14: Day 313 – Would a failed hostage deal mean regional war? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-14-day-313-will-a-failed-hostage-deal-mean-regional-war/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:03:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3354109&preview=true&preview_id=3354109 Political reporter Tal Schneider on raised stakes for talks in Doha, High Court petition by IDF fighters' parents; reporter Jeremy Sharon on Minister Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit

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]]> ‘I’m a Kahanist’: Police volunteer shouts at elderly protester on Memorial Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-a-kahanist-police-volunteer-shouts-at-elderly-protester-on-memorial-day/ Mon, 13 May 2024 16:14:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3289119 Incident occurs when supporters of far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and their opponents clash at Ashdod military cemetery

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]]> Cousin of extremist rabbi Kahane charged for allegedly ramming woman at NY anti-Israel protest; Update: Charges dismissed https://www.timesofisrael.com/cousin-of-extremist-rabbi-kahane-charged-after-ramming-woman-at-anti-israel-protest/ Thu, 09 May 2024 18:16:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3286451 Police say Reuven Kahane drove car into safety marshal, who was lightly hurt in NYC incident; Kahane denies links to cousin's Jewish Defense League, calls his politics 'pro-peace'

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]]> Police shut down ultranationalist march in Jerusalem, saying terms were violated https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-cancel-ultranationalist-march-in-jerusalem-saying-terms-were-violated/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:32:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3173090 Small rally organized by Kahanist group was slated to traverse the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City; police said inflammatory signs and chants meant event couldn't continue

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]]> Organizers claim stickers praising extremists at rally handed out by ‘provocateurs’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/organizers-claim-stickers-praising-extremists-at-rally-handed-out-by-provocateurs/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 06:00:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3092053&preview=true&preview_id=3092053 Dozens of participants at pro-government demonstration were seen wearing stickers proclaiming that Yigal Amir, Baruch Goldstein, Amiram Ben Uliel and Meir Kahane 'were right'

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]]> What Matters Now to historian Sara Hirschhorn: Extremism is now mainstream https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-historian-sara-hirschhorn-extremism-is-now-mainstream/ Fri, 19 May 2023 06:34:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017236 For an American scholar of Israel's ultranationalistic movements, a research trip that coincides with the Jerusalem flashpoint Flag March couldn't have been better timed

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]]> ‘Flower March’ spreads ‘love, inclusion’ to counter contentious Jerusalem Flag March https://www.timesofisrael.com/flower-march-spreads-love-inclusion-to-counter-contentious-jerusalem-flag-march/ Thu, 18 May 2023 12:07:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3017837 Tag Meir group hands out flowers in Old City, urges nationalist march be kept out of Muslim Quarter; right-wing organizer insists route not problematic, condemns racist chants

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]]> Right-wingers try to remove pride flag from Tel Aviv balcony, twice in a week https://www.timesofisrael.com/right-wingers-try-to-remove-pride-flag-from-tel-aviv-balcony-twice-in-a-week/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:02:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2988507 Resident accuses youths of swearing, throwing objects at home; says police 'powerless' to respond; fears Molotov cocktail attack may come next

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]]> Slogan supporting late racist rabbi Meir Kahane found on LGBTQ center in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/slogan-supporting-late-racist-rabbi-meir-kahane-found-on-lgbtq-center-in-tel-aviv/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 23:37:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2988103 'Kahane lives' scrawled on building's exterior, later replaced with 'the nation of Israel lives'; LGBTQ group says it fears it's a 'warning' of things to come

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]]> Cafe owners who protested legal shakeup return to sign with Jewish terror group logo https://www.timesofisrael.com/cafe-owners-who-protested-legal-shakeup-return-to-sign-with-jewish-terror-group-logo/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:33:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2957401 After notifying customers they'd be closed to attend Jerusalem protest, Cafe Israela owners return to find flier bearing Kach logo and urging boycott of eatery

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