Rabbi Meir Kahane, the leader of the Jewish Defense League, has announced that immediately upon his release from the Allenwood (Pa.) Federal Prison on Friday, he will lead a campaign against what he called “unbearable pressure” upon Israel by Washington and the “retreat in panic from one policy stand after another” by Israeli leaders.
In a letter to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Kahane said he would begin his two-week campaign with a rally at the Carnegie Endowment Center in Manhattan Saturday night. The JDL office here said Kahane will denounce what they termed a shift in the Israeli government’s policy on the Palestinian issue.
Kahane in his letter said his campaign will focus on the themes: The land of Israel within its historic Biblical boundaries is the sole property of the Jewish people; the Arab states will never recognize the existence of any Jewish State; there is no Palestine and there are no Palestinians; Israel should not retreat “one inch” from any territory; there should be immediate settlement in all territory held by Israel; neither the United States nor any other nation can be relied upon by Israel; American Christians must be told that support of Israel is their religious duty; a call for a massive aliya by American Jews, and a return by Jews to religious faith.
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