Kach movement
Coverage of Kach movement in the Nexus archive.
- Israel clears Jewish supremacist party to contest election
Israel allows a far-right Kahanist party to contest October’s election after Shin Bet reversed its initial decision to bar it. The party, led by Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben Ari, is linked to the ideology of Rabbi Meir Kahane’s Kach movement, which was designated a terrorist organization. Marzel and Ben Ari concealed their involvement by omitting their names from the party’s founding list.
- Israel’s Human Wrecking Ball
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video taunting detained protest flotilla participants heading to Gaza, drawing criticism for providing propaganda material to Israel's enemies. The article examines Ben-Gvir's controversial appointment to Netanyahu's cabinet despite his criminal convictions and extremist background, arguing his actions undermine Israel's position in its conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah.