<<The>> false prophet Rabbi Meir Kahane : from FBI informant to Knesset member

Traces the career of the controversial Orthodox rabbi, founder of the Jewish Defense League and member of the Israeli Knesset Contents Prologue: The False Prophet 1. Early Years 2. Political Awakening 3. Betar: Path to Militancy 4. The Battle of Howard Beach 5. The Underground Years 6. Every Jew a .22 7. Hotel Zion 8. Letters from Israel 9. The Jewish Idea 10. The Gerri Alperin Affair 11. Portrait of a Young Fanatic 12. Kahane in the Knesset 13. Shaking America's Money Tree 14. The End of the JDL 15. Who Killed Alex Odeh? 16. The Golem Afterword: The Kahane Legacy Acknowledgments Index