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German intelligence flags rise in AfD's right-wing extremist potential

The AfD rejects the accusations that its views are extremist and has said the intelligence service's assessments are politically motivated.

 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.
 A voting box in the last Israeli election in 2015

Let voters have a say in who they vote in to Knesset - opinion

Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.

Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler

Democratic Congressional candidate Claire Valdez speaks during an election eve rally at Silo on June 22, 2026 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Newsrooms are not courtrooms: New Yorkers must reject media presumption of Israel's guilt - opinion


Israeli voters deserve representatives they can trust - opinion

Reform is needed to make Israeli democracy meaningful as voters don't have enough influence over Knesset members.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, Human Rights Watch alleges

Human Rights Watch Director Philippe Bolopion claimed that "the Trump administration has really undermined all the pillars of US democracy, all the checks and balances on power."

US President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2026.

A state of war: Belaboring Trump’s Iran policy or Tehran’s dictator - opinion

If collapse occurs, the most beautiful political scene of the 21st century will emerge, and a sinister phenomenon will be buried forever in the graveyard of history.

Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

AI swarms could invade social media, threaten democracy, study warns

“Humans, generally speaking, are conformist. That's something that can relatively easily be hijacked by these swarms," said Kunst.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration created on June 23, 2023.

Netanyahu may attempt to 'sabotage' next elections, Golan warns

Golan urged a mass volunteer operation to safeguard ballot integrity, and said his party would assemble “eyes and ears in every polling station” and defend the Central Elections Committee.

Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats party in Israel, speaks during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025.

South Korea’s ex-PM Lee Hae-chan dies of heart attack during official visit to Vietnam

Lee, 73, died on Sunday after emergency medical aid for a heart attack, a South Korean presidential advisory panel said in a statement.

South Korean special envoy Lee Hae-chan attends talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Beijing, China, May 18, 2017.

WATCH: Pahlavi announces six demands for int'l community, Iranian diaspora to support protesters

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi outlined six key demands to rally global support for Iranian activists and protesters, urging a coordinated international effort to weaken the regime.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Paris, France, hold banners, including of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over a background with the Pahlavi royal crest, reading "FREE IRAN," January 18, 2026.

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.

Trump’s new world order is hitting the Middle East at full speed - opinion

Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is reshaping the global order and sending shockwaves through the Middle East, from Iran to Israel.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press - opinion

In order to repair what has been broken here, we have to know, we have to ask, and we have to demand answers

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.