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Assassination of Meir Kahane

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Nosair was charged with the murder of Kahane. During the legal proceedings, Nosair denied all charges against him. Although there were witnesses who identified Nosair as the assassin, Nosair was not convicted of Kahane's assassination, in part because Kahane's family had opposed the performing of an
361:. "He added that on the night he shot Kahane dead, he was accompanied by two co-conspirators to the Marriot Hotel in Manhattan where Kahane was speaking – one of whom was also carrying a gun. The men, Bilal al-Kaisi of Jordan and 256:. After his speech, a crowd of well-wishers gathered around Kahane as he answered questions. Shortly after 9:00 p.m., a man disguised as an Orthodox Jew approached Kahane and shot him from close range with a 318:, was arrested in New York. An investigation later revealed that a terrorist cell, led by Abdel-Rahman, conducted detailed surveillance of Attica facilities and that it had discussed plans to use a 721: 33: 1106: 1148: 714: 457: 1124: 1111: 707: 298:
autopsy after the assassination and the extracting of the bullets. However, Nosair was convicted of assault, possession of an illegal firearm, and of shooting a
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indicates the terrorist attack which caused the greatest amount of Israeli casualties during the 1990s
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On the evening of 5 November 1990, Kahane gave a speech in the second-floor lecture hall of the
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pistol. Kahane was hit in the neck by the gunfire and died of his wounds shortly thereafter.
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agent. Nosair was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment, the maximum allowed.
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At the time, it was believed that Nosair's assassination of Kahane was an
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attack, combined with an armed assault, to rescue Nosair from prison.
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After shooting Kahane, the assassin fled from the hotel and reached
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Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
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Terrorism as Crime: From Oklahoma City to Al-Qaeda and Beyond
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Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups
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rabbi and ultranationalist politician, was assassinated by
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Kahane Suspect Is a Muslim With a Series of Addresses
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Kahane's Followers in Israel Bury Him and Vent Anger
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Kahane Is Killed After Giving Talk in New York Hotel
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Infobox civilian attack
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terrorism in the United States
New York Marriott East Side
Manhattan
New York City
Coordinates
40°45′20″N 73°58′22″W / 40.75556°N 73.97278°W / 40.75556; -73.97278
EST
Meir Kahane
.357-caliber
El Sayyid Nosair
Islamic extremism

Meir Kahane
Israeli settlement
Kiryat Arba
West Bank
Meir Kahane
Israeli American
El Sayyid Nosair
New York Marriott East Side
Manhattan
New York City
New York Marriott East Side
Manhattan
Orthodox Jews
.357-caliber
Lexington Avenue

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