Kahanism
Kahanism is an extremist Jewish ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Jewish Defense League and the Kach party in Israel. Kahane maintains that the majority of Arabs living in Israel are enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a Jewish theocratic state, where non-Jews have no voting rights, should be created. The Kach party has been banned by Israel and labeled a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department.
Ideology
While it is difficult to define Kahanism in an official manner, the term has come to denote the controversial positions espoused by Rabbi Meir Kahane. Kahane's positions spanned a broad range of subjects.
Aliyah: Kahane believed that every Jew should live in Israel.
Anti-Semitism: Kahane believed that anti-Semitism should be fought immediately and by all means necessary.
Democracy: Kahane wrote that democracy was the best form of government for those who lacked a divine truth and a standard of good and evil.
Hate and Violence: Kahane believed that hate and violence were terrible, but terribly necessary at the right time and place.