Also in 1985 , the Knesset passed a law declaring that a Knesset member could only be an Israeli citizen . As a result of this legislation , Kahane renounced his United States citizenship . Following his banning from the Knesset , he tried to get his U.S. citizenship reinstated on the basis of the fact that he was compelled to relinquish it by the Knesset . It was not reinstated , but he was permitted to continue traveling to the U.S. until his asassination there
his asassination
Assassination of Meir Kahane
Meir Kahane