Please consult the attachments from Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International Guide and The Jerusalem Report (24 Mar. 1994a) for information on the anti-Arab right-wing Kach party. The attached May 1993 article from Le Monde also provides information on Kach and on fundamentalist Jewish movements in Israel.

After the massacre of Palestinian Muslims in Hebron on 25 February 1994, five settlers reported to be Kach members were ordered detained without trial (Reuters 2 Mar. 1994, 50; Middle East Times 20 Mar. 1994; Jerusalem Report 24 Mar. 1994, 12-13; ibid. 21 Apr. 1994, 5 ). The settlers were eventually arrested (ibid.; Le Monde 14 Mar. 1994; International Herald Tribune 4 Apr. 1994). Both Kach and its splinter group Kahane-Hai were banned by the Israeli government shortly after the massacre (ibid.; BBC Summary 17 Mar. 1994; Manchester Guardian Weekly 20 Mar. 1994; AFP 18 Sept. 1994).

Various attachments to this Response discuss the arrests of Kach members for armed attacks on Palestinians (The Washington Post 4 May 1989, 14; AP 9 Nov. 1990; Xinhua 19 Dec. 1993). The attached Libération discusses the arrest of four Kach members/sympathizers suspected of smuggling arms to be used in anti-Palestinian attacks (27 February 1994, 63). According to one report, Kach members have also been detained for harassing Palestinians (AP 28 Jan. 1990, 10-11).

Kach made death-threats against Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk, the man accused of Nazi war crimes (USA Today 21 Sept. 1993).

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References

Agence France Presse (AFP) [Paris]. 18 September 1994. "Israel Extends Ban on Outlawed Jewish Hardline Groups." (NEXIS)

The Associated Press (AP). 9 November 1990. AM Cycle. Sergei Shargorodsky. "Kahane Follower Suspected of Revenge Killing of Elderly Man." (NEXIS)

. 28 Jan. 1990. AM Cycle. "38 Palestinian Homes Demolished or Sealed in January." (NEXIS)

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts (BBC Summary). 17 March 1994. "'Tens of Thousands' Demonstrate in Tel Aviv Against Government Policies." (NEXIS)

International Herald Tribune. 4 April 1994. ClByde [sic.] Haberman. "Israel Arrests Fugitive Extremist Leader." (NEXIS)

The Jerusalem Report. 21 April 1994. Vol. 4, No. 25. Peter Hirschberg. "Palestinian Human-Rights Groups Oppose Kach Leaders' Detention."

. 24 March 1994. Vol. 4, No. 23. Yossi Klein Halevi. "Kahane's Murderous Legacy."

Libération [Paris]. 27 February 1994. Pierre Haski. "L'extrême droite juive revient au grand jour." (DIRB country file)

Manchester Guardian Weekly. 20 March 1994. Derek Brown. "Israel Bans Jewish Extremists."

Middle East Times. 20 March 1994. "Israel Pulls Plug on Extremists." (DIRB country file)

Le Monde [Paris]. 14 March 1994. Patrice Claude. "A la suite du massacre d'Hebron Deux mouvements racistes seront interdits en Israel." (NEXIS)

Reuters. 2 March 1994. Susan Sappir. "Israeli Army Restricts Movement of Some Settlers." (NEXIS)

USA Today [New York]. 21 September 1993. Final Edition. Andrea Stone. "Demjanjuk to Step From Jail into New Kind of Prison." (NEXIS)

The Washington Post. 4 May 1989. Final Edition. Edward Cody. "Two Elderly Israelis Killed by Palestinian in Jerusalem." (NEXIS)

The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 19 December 1993. "4 Americans Detained in Israel for Anti-Arab Acts." (NEXIS)

Attachments

Agence France Presse (AFP) [Paris]. 18 September 1994. "Israel Extends Ban on Outlawed Jewish Hardline Groups." (NEXIS)

The Associated Press (AP). 9 November 1990. AM Cycle. Sergei Shargorodsky. "Kahane Follower Suspected of Revenge Killing of Elderly Man." (NEXIS)

. 28 Jan. 1990. AM Cycle. "38 Palestinian Homes Demolished or Sealed in January." (NEXIS)

International Herald Tribune. 4 April 1994. ClByde [sic.] Haberman.

"Israel Arrests Fugitive Extremist Leader." (NEXIS)

The Jerusalem Report. 24 March 1994a. Vol. 4, No. 23. Yossi Klein Halevi. "Kahane's Murderous Legacy," pp. 12-14, 16-18.

. 24 March 1994b. Vol. 4, No. 23. Leslie Susser. "Police Had Been Planning to Arrest Settler Extremists," p. 4.

. 24 March 1994c. Vol. 4, No. 23. Jonathan Broder. "US Kahanists to be Barred From Israel," pp. 4, 6.

Libération [Paris]. 27 February 1994. Pierre Haski. "L'extrême droite juive revient au grand jour," pp. 62-63 (DIRB country file)

Le Monde [Paris]. 14 March 1994. Patrice Claude. "A la suite du massacre d'Hebron Deux mouvements racistes seront interdits en Israel." (NEXIS)

. 20 May 1993. Patrice Claude. "Mourir pour le 'Grand Israel'." (NEXIS)

. 18 November 1992. Patrice Claude. "Israel: Un mort et douze blessés Arabs." (NEXIS)

Reuters. 2 March 1994. Susan Sappir. "Israeli Army Restricts Movement of Some Settlers." (NEXIS)

Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International Guide. 1991. 3rd ed. London: Longman Group UK, p. 165.

The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 19 December 1993. "4 Americans Detained in Israel for Anti-Arab Acts." (NEXIS)

Additional Sources Consulted

DIRB "Israel" country file. 1991 to present.

DIRB. September 1994. Human Rights Information Package: Israel.

DIRB Indexed Media Review. "Israel." Weekly. 1994.

The Jerusalem Report. Fortnightly. 1993 to present.

Mideast Mirror [London]. Daily. 1993 to present.

Middle East International [London]. Fortnightly. 1991 to present.

Middle East Report [Washington, DC]. Bi-monthly. 1991 to present.

Religion in Politics. 1989.

Political Handbook of the World. 1992.

On-line search of media sources.