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Category Archives: R. Meir Kahane
Decoding Meir Kahane
Meir Kahane is best understood as an alliance entrepreneur operating under conditions of perceived existential threat. He did not argue Jews into a position. He tried to reorganize Jews into a fighting coalition. Alliance diagnosis. Kahane believed diaspora Jewish life … Continue reading
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Meir Kahane At Brandeis University
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Kahanists Embrace Trump — But Are Divided on ‘Alt-Right’
The Forward: A Twitter user known as AltRabbi wrote online, “Closest thing jews have had to alt right was kahane.” AltRabbi is known online as a religious Jew who is sympathetic to the “alt-right.” “Secular Jews in US are so … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s views on Islam consistent with the warnings of Rabbi Meir Kahane
Blog: Rabbi Meir Kahane was murdered by Muslims while giving a speech in New York many years ago. Kahane would have to be one of the best experts on Middle Eastern policy ever heard. Kahane was a legitimate right wing … Continue reading
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R. Meir Kahane: I Am A Zionist
From 1978: When the Jew is beaten, G-d is profaned! When the Jew is humiliated – G-d is desecrated! When the Jewish is beaten, G-d is profaned! When the Jew is humiliated – G-d is shamed! When the Jew is … Continue reading
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R. Meir Kahane Quotes
More: * Love has its place, as does hate. Peace has its place, as does war. Mercy has its place, as do cruelty and revenge. * No trait is more justified than revenge in the right time and place. * … Continue reading
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R. Meir Kahane’s Final Book: Revolution Or Referendum
I searched Wiesenthal.com, the website of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, for “Kahane” and found no results. Rabbi Kahane wrote: “There must be a police station in every Israeli Arab village if growing Arab nationalism is to be effectively countered.” These … Continue reading
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They Must Go
Rabbi Meir Kahane writes in his book They Must Go: The analysis and proposed transfer of Arabs from Israel that I have set down are not personal views. They are certainly not political ones. This is the Jewish outlook, based … Continue reading
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Rabbi Meir Kahane & The Nazi Question
R. Meir Kahane can’t get through an interview without being asked if his program does not resemble that of Nazi Germany. He answers that anyone can convert to Judaism while the Jews of Germany could never be accepted as legitimate … Continue reading
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Differing Views On Meir Kahane
I read an interesting discussion between two of my Facebook friends. Daniel: “Grind up their bodies [of Arab terrorists] and feed it to pigs. Wait for the pigs to excrete them. Put it all in a gift wrapped box and … Continue reading
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