**FILE August 24 1984** Rabbi Meir Kahane, American Orthodox rabbi, author, political activist, and a former member of the Israeli Knesset. Kahane was known for his strong political and nationalist views, exemplified in his promotion of a theocratic Greater Israel which meant that he believed that God intended the area for the Jewish people and therefore they should take and annex Judea, Samaria (West Bank), and Gaza. He founded 2 controversial movements: the Jewish Defense League in the USA and Kach, an Israeli political party. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90