Leadership: The Power of Meir Kahane in Kach Able to grow base with his unparalleled charisma Organization heavily dependent on Kahane as leader Power and decision-making in the hands of Kahane
Kahane’s Death and a Battle over Control Meir Kahane killed in 1990 Succeeded by Abraham Toledano Toledano as new leader of Kach: Deradicalization Legitimacy A rivalry for leadership?
Binyamin Kahane and the Emergence of Kahane Chai Disagreed with new leadership of Kach Created splinter group “Kahane Lives” to fulfill his father’s political agenda 1994: Kahane Chai also banned by Israeli government 2000: Binyamin Kahane also killed
Organizational Structures Kach Heavy dependency on leader Centralization of power Hierarchical structure Kahane Chai Heavy dependency on leader Centralization of power Hierarchical structure
Conclusions: Current Membership and Organizational Instability New leader? Collectively around 100 members; small yet dedicated Involved in underground operations since 1998