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.

Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026

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