Jewish Defense League leader Rabbi Meir Kahane was detained this morning for investigation, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said that Rabbi Kahane was picked up at his home in Jerusalem, his apartment was searched and he was held for investigation in connection with letters he sent to Arab residents of Israel in which he suggested they leave the country.
Rabbi Kahane is awaiting trial on charges of racial incitement in connection with similar letters he sent in the past. The spokesman said that despite the pending trial, Rabbi Kahane continued sending those letters and thereby caused the present investigation.
Earlier Rabbi Kahane announced that he would engage in a hunger strike at the center of Jerusalem in protest at the State’s Attorney General’s refusal to return his passport. The passport was taken from him eight months ago when he was first charged with trying to smuggle arms out of Israel to fight Arab terror in Europe.
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