Meir Kahane

From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis

Ben-Gvir publicized the find without informing Netanyahu or Defense Minister Israel Katz, surprising both men, a detail that quickly fed speculation about tensions between the coalition partners.

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir holds a press conference at the Etzel Museum in Tel Aviv, following the announcement that the wreck of the Altalena had been located intact at a depth of 503 meters off Israel’s coast. August 24, 2026.

Ben-Gvir took one of Likud's strongest symbols and turned it against Netanyahu - opinion

 Rabbi Meir Kahane at a New York news conference, Aug. 31, 1984.

Under Netanyahu, Meir Kahane’s doctrine has contaminated Likud - opinion

An IDF soldier appearing to wear a patch with the emblem of the banned far Right Kach party, December 6, 2025.

Controversial Kach patch spotted on active IDF soldier's uniform - Army Radio


'Kahane was right': Likud MK defends far Right Jewish terrorist in fiery Knesset debate

MK Gilad Kariv (Democrats) stated in response that under "Netanyahu’s leadership, Likud has become a Kahanist, nationalist, and anti-democratic party."

 Rabbi Meir Kahane at a New York news conference, Aug. 31, 1984.

Influencer Lizzy Savetsky called a video of Meir Kahane ‘the truth' — and set off a firestorm

The pro-Israel influencer's post quoting Rabbi Meir Kahane sparked backlash, reigniting debates over extremism in Jewish discourse.

 Ira Savetsky and Lizzy Savetsky attend a Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits and Fleishigs Magazine event on Sept. 18, 2022 in New York City.

Man arrested in Toronto after claiming membership to Jewish terror group 

Police claimed he threatened to cause “grievous harm” to pro-Palestinian protesters.

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'Enough': How we must stand against Kahanism in the Israeli Knesset - opinion

Social Equality and Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan delivered one of the most embarrassing display displays seen in the plenum, as she sought to defend the tarnished honor of Michael Ben-Ari.

 SOCIAL EQUALITY and Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Recently, she delivered an address in which she sought to defend Michael Ben-Ari, an avowed Meir Kahane supporter who was disqualified from running for the Knesset.

President Isaac Herzog 'appreciates me very much,' Ben-Gvir says after Herzog speaks to protesters

In his comments, Ben-Gvir noted that Herzog is allegedly satisfied by Otzma Yehudit MKs despite political disagreements. 

  Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir and members of the party meet with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022.

President Herzog, anti-Bibi protesters argue Kahanism in Israeli government

President Herzog responds to demonstrators calling on him to do more for the hostages and to denounce Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Position for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi reopens as Rabbinical Committee withdraws candidate

The Rabbinical Committee withdraws Rabbi Meir Kahane as the Religious Zionist candidate for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi, reopening the race for the position.

 Rabbi Meir Kahane, Religious Zionist candidate for Chief Rabbi poses for a picture in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2023. Uploaded on 28/5/2024

Ehud Olmert: Ben-Gvir is an enemy of the state

Olmert, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009, levied the charge in an interview Saturday evening.

 Ehud Olmert, left. Itamar Ben Gvir, right.

Israeli far-right activist Bentzi Gopstein convicted of incitement to racism

Gopstein, who leads the extremist anti-Arab group Lehava, was convicted for a speech ten years ago at a memorial to the extremist Jewish rabbi Meir Kahane.

 Benzi Gopshtein speaks during an Otzma Yehudit party election campaign event in Jerusalem on July 4, 2019

Grapevine November 5, 2023: Resurgent Holocaust denial

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

David Irving, the British Holocaust-denier, speaks to Reuters during an interview in Warsaw September 21, 2010