The World - News from Nov. 1, 1985

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that radical Rabbi Meir Kahane may legally sponsor anti-Arab legislation in the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) even if it damages the country’s democratic character. Kahane, an American-born rabbi who campaigns for the expulsion of Arabs from Israel, sued Knesset leaders for barring him from introducing legislation that they viewed as racist. The bills would strip non-Jews of Israeli citizenship and prevent marriages between Jews and Gentiles.