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


Trump's danger to US Jewry: Living under autocracy never ends well for Jews - opinion

We must not let Trump’s policy of cracking down on far-Left antisemitism lull us into silence while his administration normalizes far-Right extremism and imperils our democracy.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he attends a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" with Dr. Miriam Adelson and Jewish leaders in Washington, US, September 19, 2024.

‘Hostages’ in Guatemala: The Fight for 140 Children

Guatemalan courts are struggling to free 140 children from the extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor, despite evidence of abuse, with Israeli relatives urging global intervention.

Ultra orthodox Jewish community under investigation for child abuse in Guatemala

Singapore detains two teens, one for mosque shootings, the other for ISIS ties

Singapore detained two teenagers under internal security laws for extremist activities. One planned mosque attacks, while the other sought to join ISIS or marry an ISIS fighter.

 A soldier in an ISIS uniform prepares ammunition.

Beit Shemesh mayor attacked, car vandalized and flipped by haredi extremists

Greenberg's vehicle was smashed, vandalized and then flipped but he and his family were evacuated from the scene, according to a statement from the mayor's office.

 The car of Beit Shemesh Mayor Shmuel Greenberg after it was flipped by extremists

Israel must withdraw invitation of far-right European politicians, Kariv tells Chikli

Controversy surrounds Israel's upcoming antisemitism conference. MK Gilad Kariv calls for rescinding invitations to far-right European politicians with antisemitic ties.

MK Gilad Kariv seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2025

Yad Vashem chair denounces Musk's statements to far-right German party rally

Musk spoke in favor of voting for the far-right party, saying 'I'm very excited for the AfD; I think you're really the best hope for Germany...fight for a great future for Germany,'

 Elon Musk appearing before an AfD conference, January 25, 2025

Fundamentalist Islam: A threat to the Western world - opinion

The world faces violence, antagonism, and a lack of civility from fundamentalist strains of Islam, but calling out fundamentalist Islamic violence isn’t calling Islam inherently violent.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Lev Tahor cult leader arrested in El Salvador, to be extradited to Israel

Rumpler is wanted on charges of serious child abuse and attempted to leave Guatemala on a fake passport after previously being placed under a travel ban, according to reports in Israeli media.

Eliezer Rumpler, from the Lev Tahor Haredi Jewish sect   arrives to the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on June 28, 2020.

Can secular Israel survive as the country marches into an extreme Messianic Age? - opinion

According to lawyer Yair Nehorai, Messianic Judaism is on the ascendancy and is in danger of taking over our police, army, and fragile democracy itself.

 Rabbi Yigal Levinstein delivers a lesson while activists protest against him outside an apartment building in Tel Aviv, on September 19, 2023.

Taliban purge academics, reshape education with 'extremist agenda'

Taliban targets academics, overhauls curricula, and enforces extremist ideologies, dismantling Afghan education.

 TALIBAN FORCES patrol in front of  Hamid Karzai International Airport  in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2