How a dead extremist Rabbi still shapes Israeli politics today

Published: Jun 23, 2026 7:17 AM • Updated: Jun 23, 2026 8:02 AM • Original source

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How a dead extremist Rabbi still shapes Israeli politics today

Meir Kahane was a US-born Israeli rabbi who was assassinated in 1990. He was widely seen as an extremist, promoting violent anti-Arab racism so why does his ideology live on? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.

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