'Kahane was right': Likud MK defends far Right Jewish terrorist in fiery Knesset debate

Netanyahu MK says Kahane 'was right about many things,' Likud was wrong to shun him

At the Knesset, Deputy Speaker Nissim Vaturi praised Rabbi Meir Kahane, who called for expelling Arabs and was later designated a terrorist by Israel and the U.S. When Kahane served in the Knesset, lawmakers across the spectrum, including Likud members, often left the chamber in protest

Deputy Knesset Speaker praises Meir Kahane as 'worthy of the Israel Prize'

Kahane, an Israeli-American rabbi, founded the Jewish Defense League in the United States and later the Kach party in Israel. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Deputy Knesset Speaker Nissim Vaturi of the Likud Party triggered an uproar on Wednesday when he praised Rabbi Meir Kahane, saying the late activist “was right about many things” and that Likud had been wrong to cast him out. Addressing lawmakers from the Knesset podium, Vaturi described …

'Kahane was right': Likud MK defends far Right Jewish terrorist in fiery Knesset debate

MK Gilad Kariv (Democrats) stated in response that under "Netanyahu’s leadership, Likud has become a Kahanist, nationalist, and anti-democratic party."

MK Nissim Vaturi: 'Kahane was right, today he would have been celebrated'

MK Nissim Vaturi declared from the Knesset podium that Rabbi Meir Kahane was right about many things, wrongly excluded by Likud, and would be honored today.

Deputy Knesset Speaker Nissim Vaturi Sparks Firestorm with Remarks Praising Rabbi Meir Kahane

By: Fern Sidman – Jewish Voice News Deputy Knesset Speaker and Likud lawmaker Nissim Vaturi ignited a political and moral controversy on Wednesday after declaring from the Knesset podium that the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, of blessed memory, founder of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in the United States and the Kach movement in Israel — “was right about a lot of things that the people of Israel and the Likud were mistaken about.” His comments, rep…