Far-right

When Judea and Samaria become Israel, democracy pays the price - opinion

In many ways, this makes Judea and Samaria a new Israeli region, similar to Gush Dan or Shfela, thus preventing any territorial concession, let alone the creation of a Palestinian state.

ISRAELI SECURITY forces guard while bulldozers demolish a Palestinian building in the West Bank, on Wednesday.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (L) speaks during the White House Religious Liberty Commission public hearing on Feb. 9, 2026.

Carrie Prejean Boller ousted from White House Religious Liberty Commission after antisemitism row

(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli.

Israel’s outreach to far-right nationalists driven by necessity - opinion


Letters to the Editor December 30, 2024: Blind loyalty

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Israel cannot always wallow in victimhood, we must take responsibility for our faults - opinion

Too often, the Palestinian leadership chose the path of violence and terror. But placing the entire blame on them is not only incorrect, it is also dangerous. It covers up our own failures.

 ‘IT’S TIME – The Great Peace Conference’ takes place at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, on July 1.

Dozens of Sukkot built near border at festival calling to resettle Gaza

Peace Now calls on the IDF to prevent attempts by settlers to infiltrate Gaza.

 A man builds a sukkah, this past week. Secular and religious Jews need to dialogue and learn from each other. Each group will be able to contribute its own richness, the writer stresses.

AfD becomes first far-right party to win state legislature elections since WWII

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter."

 Bjorn Hocke, member of Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) attends a TV interview after first exit polls in the Thuringia state elections, in the state parliament building in Erfurt, Germany, September 1, 2024.

British peers condemn Islamic Human Rights Commission for antisemitic conspiracies

Senior peers have sharply criticized the Islamic Human Rights Commission for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, following remarks linking far-right violence in the UK to 'Zionist financiers'.

 BRITAIN’S CHIEF Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attends a march in London against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, this past November.

Hitler-glorifying far-right extremist jailed on terrorism charges in northern England

Colin McNeil's websites reportedly inspired 18-year-old Payton Gendron to murder 10 people in a mass shooting at a grocery shop in the United States in 2022.

A gavel and a block is pictured on the judge's bench in this illustration picture taken in the Sussex County Court of Chancery in Georgetown, Delaware, U.S., June 9, 2021.

Among pro-Israel conservatives, isolation and antisemitism on the far-right raises concerns

The rise of Republican far right-wingers who spurn decades of pro-Israel orthodoxies, favoring isolationism and resurrecting anti-Jewish tropes, is alarming pro-Israel evangelicals and Jewish allies.

 Pastor John Hagee addresses a conference of Christians United for Israel, National Harbor, Maryland,  June 29, 2024.

France's identity crisis: Divisions and political fractures threaten stability - comment

France faces deep societal divisions over immigration and identity, with far-left and far-right factions gaining in recent elections, posing challenges to unity and stability.

 Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

French PM Attal to resign following left-wing alliance triumph at elections

Marine Le Pen's National Rally party underperformed in the French parliamentary elections, while the left-wing alliance became the largest faction, leading to the Prime Minister's resignation.

 Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

UN rights chief warns about rise of far-right in Europe

Turk blamed the rise of populist, extremist politics on the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, including rising living costs, that have "disenfranchised a large segment of the population."

 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023