Controversial Kach patch spotted on active IDF soldier's uniform - Army Radio

Kadosh photographed the patch near Jerusalem's Central Bus Station and asked the IDF for comment.

Initially, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit commented that "it is prohibited to wear any non-military insignia on IDF uniforms, and therefore, non-IDF patches are prohibited."

However, Kadosh, who is Army Radio's military correspondent, noted that this initial response "did not have a single word of condemnation to say about a terrorist organization's symbol appearing on an IDF soldier's uniform."

This led to a further IDF statement, which Kadosh shared, stating that the military "condemns and views with severity any use of political symbols on IDF uniforms, which harms the IDF as a State army."

"If the soldier is identified and found, he will be disciplined," the military clarified.

Kahane, who was eventually assassinated in New York in 1990, was known for radical anti-Palestinian rhetoric, including pushing for a policy to transfer the Arab population out of Israel.

However, in the build-up to the 1984 election, the Central Elections Board disqualified the party from running. This was overturned by the Supreme Court, and Kach won 1.2% of the vote, gaining a single seat in the elections.

In response, the Knesset passed an amendment to the Basic Law, stipulating that no party may run in the Knesset elections if one of its objectives is incitement to racism, IDI notes.

Thus, the Kach party was not permitted to run for the 1988 Knesset elections.

After Kahane was assassinated, Kach split into two factions - one maintaining the name, and another calling itself Kahane Chai (Kahane lives).

Both were banned from running in the 1992 Knesset elections.

In 1994, the Kach party list member Baruch Goldstein massacred Muslims at prayer in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, which led to both parties being declared as terror organizations and being declared illegal.