I Am Quoted on Meir Kahane

In the Jewish Chronicle:

Though Kahane's meetings were never attended by more than a few hundred supporters, the American-born Israeli commentator Yisrael Medad, who knew the rabbi, believes his views had a wide appeal.


"Kahane would say to me: 'Do you know how many cardiac Jews I have met in my life? They come over to me, tap their chest and say, Rabbi Kahane, in our hearts, we know you are right, but we can't identify with you'."

He argues that Kahane touched on some of the central issues that remain unresolved in Israel today. "His analysis brought him to negate totally the idea of a democratic Jewish state and to go into a radical, religious interpretation of the issues," he says.

(Kippah tip: PG)
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