meir kahane

How Meir Kahane’s extremist ideas entered the Jewish mainstream

Shaul Magid’s new biography of the radical rabbi shows the lasting influence of his ideas about Jewish pride, Zionism and assimilation.

Far-right party joins alliance in bid to enter Israeli government

Jewish Power and and its partner, Jewish Home, called on additional hard-right movements to join their bloc.

Jewish Power party sues religious-Zionist rabbi for criticism during his Shabbat sermon

Rabbi Benny Lau told his congregants that voting for The Jewish Home party, which includes Jewish Power, was like backing Nazi Germany’s anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws.

Israel

Jewish extremist freed without charges after 10 months in Israeli jail

Israel

Jewish extremist Meir Ettinger to be released from detention

Bob Dylan’s life and work examined in new exhibit

Israel

Kahane’s widow: Jewish extremists ‘have nothing to do with’ Kahane’s ideology

Israel

Hunger-striking Jewish extremist collapses in prison

Israel

Nablus-area mosque torched in suspected ‘price tag’ attack

Culture

At TED Conference: Kahane assassin’s son, Toscanini’s pants and other Jewish moments

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