How Jewish Supremacy Tore Israeli Society Apart

[Israeli]

10. You call it Kach

Born in America and imported to here .

Rabbi Meir Kahane and Israel’s far right, explained

Understanding the predecessor to today’s Otzma Yehudit party — and his ideology — requires a look at his past

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brokered a partnership between the extreme right-wing party Jewish Power, or Otzma Yehudit, and the more moderate right-wing Jewish Home, the late American-born Rabbi Meir Kahane was suddenly all over the news.

Kahane, whose extremist Kach party was outlawed in Israel several years after his assassination in 1990, is the ideological father of Jewish Power. By extending a welcoming hand to the party ahead of Israel’s April elections, Netanyahu was accused of legitimizing Kahane’s deep legacy of racism, violence and hatred.

But understanding Kahane — and his ideas — goes much deeper than just knowing that he has a link with Jewish Power.

Continued @ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-meir-kahane-and-israels-far-right-explained/