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How a dead extremist Rabbi still shapes Israeli politics today

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English June 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM

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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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