Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane

Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane ( , born 3 October 1966, died 31 December 2000) was a rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane . Born in New York City , he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971. He was a young Israeli Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi who was most famous for his leadership of Kahane Chai , a far-right political party that broke from his father's Kach party after Meir Kahane's assassination in 1990. Kahane was the author of The Haggada of the Jewish Idea , a commentary based on his father's teachings of the Passover Haggadah read at the Passover Seder . He wrote a Torah portion sheet called Darka Shel Torah ("The Way of the Torah") that was distributed for the weekly Torah portions. He and his wife Talya were shot and killed near the Israeli settlement of Ofra on 31 December 2000. A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office in 2001 announced the arrest of three members of Force 17 who were allegedly involved in the killing. According to the statement, PLO leader Col. Mahmoud Damra was responsible for arming and instructing the three men, who were identified as Talal Ghassan (a senior Force 17 member in Ramallah) Marzouk Abu Naim and Na'man Nofel. However, in 2007 Khaled Shawish was arrested for the attack. Their 6 children are being raised by Talya's younger sister and her husband in the families home in Kfar Tapuach.

Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane ( , born 3 October 1966, died 31 December 2000) was a rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane . Born in New York City , he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971. He was a young Israeli Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi who was most famous for his leadership of Kahane Chai , a far-right political party that broke from his father's Kach party after Meir Kahane's assassination in 1990. Kahane was the author of The Haggada of the Jewish Idea , a commentary based on his father's teachings of the Passover Haggadah read at the Passover Seder . He wrote a Torah portion sheet called Darka Shel Torah ("The Way of the Torah") that was distributed for the weekly Torah portions. He was several times convicted by Israeli courts for advocating violence against Arabs. He and his wife Talya were shot and killed near the Israeli settlement of Ofra on 31 December 2000. The Prime Minister's Office subsequently announced the arrest of three members of Force 17 – Talal Ghassan, Marzouk Abu Naim and Na'man Nofel – who were believed to have carried out the attack under the instruction of PLO leader Col. However, in 2007, Khaled Shawish was arrested for the attack. Kahane's six children, Yehudis Leah, Meir David, Batya, Tzivya, Rivkah, and Shlomtziyon, are being raised by Talya's younger sister and her husband in the family's home in Kfar Tapuach.

Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane ( ‎ 3 October 1966 – 31 December 2000) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane . Born in New York City , he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971. He was a young Israeli Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi who was most famous for his leadership of Kahane Chai , a far-right political party that broke from his father's Kach party after Meir Kahane's assassination in 1990. He was convicted several times by Israeli courts for advocating violence against Arabs. Kahane was the author of The Haggada of the Jewish Idea , a commentary based on his father's teachings of the Passover Haggadah read at the Passover Seder . He wrote a Torah portion sheet called Darka Shel Torah ("The Way of the Torah") that was distributed for the weekly Torah portions. He and his wife Talya were shot and killed near the Israeli settlement of Ofra on 31 December 2000. The ambush took place on road 60 about 15 KM north of Jerusalem, just before the town of Ofra. Five of the couple's six children were in the van when they were hit by automatic rifle fire. Binyamin (the driver) was killed, and the vehicle lost control and smashed into a wall. His wife Taliya died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister's Office subsequently announced the arrest of three members of Force 17 – Talal Ghassan, Marzouk Abu Naim, and Na'man Nofel – who were believed to have carried out the attack under the instruction of PLO leader Col. However, in 2007, Khaled Shawish was arrested for the attack. Kahane's six children, Yehudit, Meir David, Batya, Tzivya, Rivkah, and Shlomtziyon, are being raised by Talya's younger sister and her husband in the family's home in Kfar Tapuach .

Israeli rabbi and extremist (1966–2000) Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane ( ‎ 3 October 1966 – 31 December 2000) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane . Born in New York City , he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971. He was a young Israeli Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi who was most famous for his leadership of Kahane Chai , a far-right political party that broke from his father's Kach party after Meir Kahane's assassination in 1990. He was convicted several times by Israeli courts for advocating violence against Arabs. Kahane was the author of The Haggada of the Jewish Idea , a commentary based on his father's teachings of the Passover Haggadah read at the Passover Seder . He wrote a Torah portion sheet called Darka Shel Torah ("The Way of the Torah") that was distributed for the weekly Torah portions . He and his wife Talia were shot and killed near the Israeli settlement of Ofra on 31 December 2000. The ambush took place on road 60 about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Jerusalem, just before the town of Ofra. Five of the couple's six children were in the van when they were hit by automatic rifle fire. Binyamin (the driver) was killed, and the vehicle went out of control and smashed into a wall. His wife Talia died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister's Office subsequently announced the arrest of three members of Force 17 – Talal Ghassan, Marzouk Abu Naim, and Na'man Nofel – who were believed to have carried out the attack under the instruction of PLO leader Col. However, in 2007, Khaled Shawish was arrested for the attack.

Israeli rabbi and activist (1966–2000) Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane ( Hebrew : בנימין זאב כהנא ; 3 October 1966 – 31 December 2000) was an American-Israeli Orthodox rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane . He was assassinated by Palestinian militants in 2000. His wife, Talia, was also killed in the attack, leaving behind six young children.