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Last month the State Department, in an unprecedented move, stripped American born Rabbi Meir Kahane of his U.S. citizenship because he is a member of the Israeli Knesset...
Dershowitz says the State Department is acting for political reasons because legally an American citizen can renounce but can not be denied his citizenship...
...State Department has never before stripped someone of their U.S. citizenship for serving in a foreign government, said Manhattan Attorney Barry Slotnick, who has served as Kahane's personal lawyer and will be representing him in this case along with Dershowitz and The American Civil Liberties Union...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and Minister without Portfolio Moshe Arens both served in the Knesset and retained their U.S. citizenships. American born Queen Noor of Jordan retained her citizenship when she was crowned...
Dershowitz, who has debated against Kahane on the subject of deporting Israel's Arab citizens, says he supports Kahane's right to citizenship despite his personal objection to Kahane's political views...