Members of Meir Kahane’s new political groups called “Kach” will join the civil guard operating in the Jewish quarter of the Old City rather than organize an independent defense of Jews in the Old City. This was announced by Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defense League, after he met with Jerusalem police officials Friday. Kahane had threatened to organize his own defense force after several Jews were assaulted by Arabs. The civil guard has been operating successfully in the Old City and throughout Israel for almost two years.
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