Extremism

Democracy’s blind spot: Extremism that no longer fears exposure - opinion

Extremism today does not fear visibility and no longer relies on secrecy to grow.

|ByASHER STERN
A PROTESTER holds a placard using the IDF acronym of Israel Defense Forces instead as ‘Infant Death Force’ in London last month. Today’s ideological manipulation echoes the rhetoric that paved the way for the Holocaust, the writer asserts.
Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York City, flanked by his wife Rama Duwaji and New York Attorney General Letitia James, at Old City Hall Station, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

Mamdani praises disbanding of Zionist organization Betar accused of Islamophobia, extremism

The AG announced the settlement with Betar, which is considered to be a far-right Zionist not-for-profit group, on Tuesday.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestine protesters hold flags and chant outside the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition at Darling Harbour on November 04, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Australia’s new anti-hate bill may shield Islamic hate preachers, critics condemn loopholes

The amendment includes a legal cover for extremists to preach hate by stating that the offense does not apply if the individual is quoting or referencing a religious text.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Friends and family attend the funeral of Dan Alkayim, who was murdered in a mass terrorist shooting attack on December 14, 2025 at Bondi Beach in Sydney, at a cemetery in Ashdod, southern Israel, December 25, 2025.

Bondi Beach crossroads: In the wake of terror, Australian Jews stand tall, not small - opinion

There is a real possibility that this attack will mark not only a descent into fear, but the beginning of a different kind of reckoning – one where Jews respond by standing taller, not smaller.

|ByDAVID ELIEZRIE

Recent political shifts show battles for national identity - opinion

Leaders who genuinely understand citizens’ concerns and commit to protecting their unique values, developed and passed on through succeeding generations, are likely to prevail.

DECEMBER 5, 2023BySRULIK EINHORN
GEERT WILDERS, leader of the PVV party, gestures as he meets with party members at the Dutch Parliament, in The Hague, after last month’s parliamentary elections

Hamas, Nazis, ISIS: Extremism and its dangerous allure - opinion

The Hamas killers relished in their carnage, taking a page out of the ISIS playbook by photographing their atrocities and sharing them via social media.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023BySARA J. BLOOMFIELD
SARA J. BLOOMFIELD speaks at the ‘What You Do Matters’ dinner in New York, in 2019.

Hizb ut Tahrir: The jihadist group infiltrating UK, Bangladesh campuses

Hizb ut Tahrir, established in Jerusalem in 1953, has a history of promoting antisemitism and engaging in activities with violent inclinations.

OCTOBER 21, 2023BySALAH UDDIN SHOAIB CHOUDHURY
The Hizb ut Tahrir logo.

Religious tolerance begins with religious leadership - opinion

Imagine if the roles were reversed, with Christians spitting at Jews in some European capital.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
Jerusalem police secure the Old City ahead of the Jerusalem March during the Feast of Tabernacles, October 4, 2023

Germany bans right-wing group spreading neo-Nazi ideology

The headquarters of the group, dubbed "Artgemeinschaft," as well as 26 homes belonging to 39 members were searched in the early hours across 12 states,

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Wreaths are pictured at the Gleis 17 (Platform 17) memorial, a platform at Berlin-Grunewald train station from where Jewish citizens were deported by train to the Nazi concentration camps between 1941 and 1945, in Berlin, Germany, January 27, 2021

Right-wing extremist attitudes on the rise in Germany - study

Percentage of Germans with an 'antisemitic worldview' more than doubles in two years * Percentage who 'totally reject' antisemitism drops * Study comes days after 40+ Jewish gravestones overturned

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Maximilian Krah, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member and member of the European Parliament of the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, speaks during the European election assembly 2023 of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Magdeburg, Germany, July 29, 2023.

Texas sees rising amount of hate and extremism, ADL report states

The ADL also recommends the state of Texas policies that they believe would be effective in fighting the rising amount of extremism.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The flag for the state of Texas

MKs, public figures raise over NIS 1m. for murderer of Palestinian family

Many voicing support for Amiram Ben Oliel allege that his confession was extracted under the duress of torture.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) is seen visiting the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2023.

Has the Taliban won? - opinion

We turned our back on the people, including women and children, whom we said we were going to protect.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByMICHELE GROPPI , JOHN DEVINE
TALIBAN SOLDIERS celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, on a street near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, last month.

Violence spikes between Israelis and Palestinians, risking regional conflict

More than 210 Palestinians and 35 Israelis have been killed so far this year, the highest death toll in the conflict since 2005, with some blaming Iran’s influence in the West Bank.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020.