A 2,000-strong group of American rabbis called out the ‘double standard’ of the State Department Monday after its spokesman criticized Religious Zionist MK Itamar Ben-Gvir for speaking at a memorial for the late Rabbi Meir Kahane.
A former Knesset member, Kahane was assassinated in New York City by an Islamic terrorist in 1990. His political party, Kach, was later banned from the Knesset due to its anti-Arab positions.
“The bottom line is that Rabbi Kahane never murdered anyone, while the PA, a union of terror organizations, instigates and lauds murders on a daily basis,” said Coalition for Jewish Values, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky.
This reflects both an egregious violation of American law and a blatant double standard…. We can and should expect better from the U.S. Government and its officials.”