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.

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

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

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


Turkish-backed extremist groups in Syria sanctioned by US - analysis

These groups were often part of the plethora of Syrian rebel groups that operated in northern Syria since the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

TURKEY-BACKED Syrian rebel fighters walk through a field of flowers in Idlib’s southern countryside, in Syria in April

2 synagogues evacuated during livestreamed Shabbat services as wave of bomb threats enters 4th week

At least 26 congregations in 12 states have received the threats, according to the Anti-Defamation League, which is raising alarm about the barrage.

 ‘IN OSLO, Norway, it was only walking past that allowed me to see the Oslo Synagogue at all. And, merely walking by, I was approached by a security guard who wanted to know what I was doing there,’ says the writer.

US synagogues continuously targeted by 'swatting'

During these incidents, the trolls utilized "highly antisemitic language," with their focus primarily on synagogues that live-streamed their services.

 SWAT officers aiming guns (illustrative).

Judicial reform can make it easier for Israel to ban political parties - opinion

If the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard doesn't change, banning parties in Israel will become much easier.

 THEN-MK SAMI Abu Shehadeh (center), head of Balad, and other party members attend a Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify Balad from running in the upcoming Knesset election, last year.

A nuanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

Many people confuse a nuanced view with people-pleasing placation. They characterize any view that doesn’t fully align with their own as extreme.

 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place at Neve Daniel, in Gush Etzion, last month. As the indigenous people of the land, with a 3,000-year continuous presence in the land, the Jewish people have the strongest claim to the land, the writer asserts.

White supremacist Nick Fuentes: 'We will make Jews die in the holy war'

Fuentes founded America First, a far-right organization that has questioned the number of Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.

Supporters of the America First ideology and US President Donald Trump cheer on Nick Fuentes, a leader of the America First movement and a white nationalist, as he makes his way through the crowd for a speech during the "Stop the Steal" and "Million MAGA March" protests, November 14, 2020.

Israel Police probe suspected Jewish hate crime in Arab town

This vandalism and attack in Abu Ghosh have appeared amid a rapid increase in settler violence since a Palestinian terror attack where four Israelis were killed outside of a gas station in Eli.

 graffiti sprayed on a wall

Biden warns against 'extreme' members in Israeli gov't - editorial

Biden’s remarks should raise alarms in Jerusalem. A public fallout at this level between the president of the US and the Israeli PM could have a deeply detrimental ripple effect.

 US President Joe Biden waves from the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives at Vilnius airport on the eve of a NATO leaders summit, Lithuania, July 10, 2023.

Israel's extreme religious Zionists don't recognize the value of women - opinion

This week, it became blatantly clear that the more extreme elements of religious Zionism have yet to recognize the valuable and even crucial contribution women can make.

 Channel 14 workers and supporters protest against Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid outside Tel Aviv Government Complex on October 11, 2022.

Founder of far-right extremist movement working as Ben-Gvir's advisor - report

Bentzi Gopstein was banned from running for Knesset in 2019 as he was indicted on charges of incitement to terrorism, violence and racism. 

 Lehava chairman Benzi Gopstein is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court after he was arrested by police earlier today, October 22, 2017.