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


Extremists use online gaming platforms to spread their opinions - study

The study defines gaming as more than just entertainment as many of these platforms facilitate conversations for people all over the world.

 Illustrative image of men playing online games.

White supremacists sentenced for plan to attack US electric substations

The two men had joined an online neo-Nazi community before planning the attack.

An electrical substation.

Tunisia may be on verge of dissolving the Ennahda movement - report

If the Ennahda party is indeed reduced in influence or disbanded in some way, either by authorities or other means, this will be a major development in Tunisia.

 Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Islamist Ennahda party and former speaker of the parliament, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tunis, Tunisia, July 15, 2022.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show on Twitter

"Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators," Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday.

 FOX PERSONALITY Tucker Carlson and MK Tally Gotliv – two sides of the same coin?

Letters to the Editor May 10, 2023: Withdrawn lawsuit

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Erdogan’s AKP relies on jingoism ahead of May 14 elections in Turkey

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: The AKP has started to pull out all the stops and is returning to its roots of extremism to win votes.

 KEMAL KILICDAROGLU, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition alliance, addresses his supporters during a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Izmir, last week.

Buttressing the middle: Israelis must unite to box out 'zealots'

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: In an ugly skirmish for dominance, the Zionist parties on the Right and Left aligned with the fringes.

 A PROTEST OUTSIDE Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home.

Editor's Notes: The kids are not alright

Israeli teens lead the world in volunteerism and acts of selfless kindness, but there's a strain of extremism snaking its way through Israel’s youth that may change the face of the country.

 STUDENTS TAKE a matriculation exam at a high school in Jerusalem. There is a strain of extremism snaking its way through Israel’s youth that, if left unchecked, may change the face of the country for years to come (Illustrative).

Brazil court lifts Telegram ban despite neo-Nazi activity on the app

Federal police requested the order after Telegram didn't comply with a court decision to handover data about two neo-Nazi groups on the app.

The Telegram logo is seen on a screen of a smartphone in this picture illustration

How do we combat all extremism and hate speech in Israel? - opinion

As violent ideology becomes more commonplace, the street expects these views to be exposed more and more by their leaders, leading to a downward spiral of increasingly extremist thoughts.

 SIGNS WITH the slogan ‘leftists are traitors’ are held by protesters at a right-wing rally in Tel Aviv, last month.