Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose Jewish Defense League ticket failed to win enough votes for a single Knesset seat in the Israeli elections, said he wants his passport back so that he can return to the U.S. to warn Jews there of the dangers of “anti-Semitism and catastrophe” they allegedly face. Kahane’s American passport was confiscated by the police last year after he was indicted on several criminal charges including attempts to smuggle arms out of the country and incitement against the Arab population. He said Monday that he would go on a hunger strike in front of the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem to demand his passport and claimed that JDL members in the U.S. would support his demand by demonstrating in front of the Israeli Embassy and consulates.
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