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The aims of this party were to rid the state of Israel of its Arab population, and establish theocracy. Sexual union between Jew and Arab would be punished by death.<font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font> To combat this movement, in 1985 the Israeli constitution was modified to outlaw racist political parties, and at that time Kahane lost his Knesset seat when he was unable to run for reelection. In 1990 he was assassinated by Egyptian-American El Sayyid Nosair in New York City. Ten years later, his son was murdered in the West Bank during a Palestinian attack.<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Gershom Gorenberg, <i>The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount</i> (2000), page 128. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Charles Kahane (b. 6-Apr-1907)<br><b>Mother:</b> Sonia Trainin (b. 2-Jan-1912)<br><b>Brother:</b> Nachman<br><b>Wife:</b> Libby Blum (m. 3-Jun-1956, four children)<br><b>Son:</b> Baruch<br><b>Son:</b> Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane (d. 31-Dec-2000 murder)<br><b>Daughter:</b> (two daughters)<br><b>Mistress:</b> Gloria Jean D'Argenio (1966)<br><p> High School: Yeshiva University High School for Boys (1949)<br> University: <a href="/edu/022/000079782/">BA Political Science and History, Brooklyn College (1954)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/224/000110891/">Brooklyn Law School</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/268/000120905/">LLB, New York Law School (1957)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/490/000068286/">MA International Affairs, New York University (1957)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/647/000048503/">Israeli Knesset</a> (1984-85)<br> <a href="/org/326/000094044/">Jewish Defense League</a> Founder (1968)<br> <u>Naturalized Israeli Citizen</u> (21-Dec-1972)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (18-Dec-1969), dismissed (30-Mar-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> New York City (29-Dec-1969)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (29-Dec-1969)<br> <a href="/crime/325/000043196/">Resisting Arrest</a> New York City (29-Dec-1969)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (30-Dec-1969)<br> <a href="/crime/951/000048807/">Trespassing</a> New York City (4-Feb-1970), dismissed (12-May-1970)<br> <a href="/crime/329/000045194/">Harassment</a> New York City (28-Jun-1970), pled guilty (3-Mar-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (27-Dec-1970)<br> <a href="/crime/325/000043196/">Resisting Arrest</a> New York City (27-Dec-1970)<br> <a href="/event/356/000083107/">Deported</a> from Canada (1971)<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> New York City (7-Jan-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/344/000043215/">Assault</a> New York City (18-Jan-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/210/000052054/">Criminal Mischief</a> New York City (18-Jan-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/459/000067258/">Inciting a Riot</a> New York City (18-Jan-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/329/000045194/">Harassment</a> New York City (16-Feb-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/368/000050218/">Disturbing the Peace</a> Brussels, Belgium (24-Feb-1971)<br> <a href="/event/356/000083107/">Deported</a> from Belgium to England (25-Feb-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (21-Mar-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> Philadelphia, PA (12-May-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/947/000169440/">Unlawful Possession of Explosives</a> Philadelphia, PA (12-May-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/431/000050281/">Unlawful Possession of a Firearm</a> Philadelphia, PA (12-May-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/757/000066559/">Unlawful Assembly</a> New York City (25-Jun-1971)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> Tel Aviv, Israel (Sep-1972)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> Jerusalem, Israel (1-Oct-1972)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (19-Jan-1975)<br> <a href="/event/206/000101900/">Hunger Strike</a> Nov-1975<br> <a href="/lists/325/000365227/">Inmate: Allenwood Federal Prison</a> <br> <a href="/crime/344/000043215/">Assault</a> New York City (10-Mar-1980)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> New York City (10-Mar-1980)<br> <a href="/crime/325/000043196/">Resisting Arrest</a> New York City (10-Mar-1980)<br> <a href="/event/389/000362300/">Held Prisoner</a> Administrative Detention, Jerusalem, Israel (14-May-1980)<br> <a href="/crime/459/000067258/">Inciting a Riot</a> Tel Aviv, Israel (5-Jan-1984)<br> <a href="/group/759/000361673/">Assisted by the ACLU</a> (11-Oct-1985)<br> <a href="/crime/307/000043178/">Battery</a> Overland Park, KS (18-Nov-1986)<br> <a href="/crime/001/000045863/">Disorderly Conduct</a> Overland Park, KS (18-Nov-1986)<br> <a href="/crime/757/000066559/">Unlawful Assembly</a> Jerusalem, Israel (3-May-1989)<br> <a href="/event/502/000108178/">Shot</a> (5-Nov-1990)<br> <a href="/lists/481/000045346/">Jewish Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/852/000254090/">Double Edge (30-Sep-1992)</a> · Himself<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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