1. 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

2. 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?

3. 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

4. Organizational Structures
Kach
Heavy dependency on leader
Centralization of power
Hierarchical structure
Kahane Chai
Heavy dependency on leader
Centralization of power
Hierarchical structure

5. Conclusions: Current Membership and Organizational Instability
New leader?
Collectively around 100 members;
small yet dedicated
Involved in underground operations
since 1998