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Ali Harb

US plan to remove Kahanist group from ‘terror’ list draws concern

Meir Kahane, who was elected to the Israeli Knesset in 1984, founded the far-right Kahane Chai group, also known as 'Kach' [File: Scott Stewart/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Palestinian rights advocates have raised the alarm over US plans to remove a violent, far-right Israeli group from Washington’s list of “foreign terrorist organizations” (FTO), warning that such a move may embolden Kahane Chai’s supporters.

A United States official confirmed that the State Department has notified Congress of plans to delist the organisation, originally known as “Kach”, because it considers it defunct.

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