Extremism

In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion

Given that the Islamic Republic’s lifeblood – oil – is being squeezed, it should learn from history that collapse always begins with a warning sign such as this one

A Satellite image shows a likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran’s Kharg Island, earlier this month.
World Jewish Congress marks 90 years since its founding in Geneva, May 10, 2026.

World Jewish Congress marks 90 years since its founding in Geneva

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Military Mother's Day, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2026.

Trump signs new counterterrorism strategy focusing on hemispheric threats

Muhammad Saad bin Riaz

Arrest of Pakistani journalist spurs dispute over Al-Qaida allegations


Hamas, Nazis, ISIS: Extremism and its dangerous allure - opinion

The Hamas killers relished in their carnage, taking a page out of the ISIS playbook by photographing their atrocities and sharing them via social media.

SARA  J. BLOOMFIELD speaks at the ‘What You Do Matters’ dinner in New York, in 2019.

Hizb ut Tahrir: The jihadist group infiltrating UK, Bangladesh campuses

Hizb ut Tahrir, established in Jerusalem in 1953, has a history of promoting antisemitism and engaging in activities with violent inclinations.

 The Hizb ut Tahrir logo.

Religious tolerance begins with religious leadership - opinion

Imagine if the roles were reversed, with Christians spitting at Jews in some European capital.

Jerusalem police secure the Old City ahead of the Jerusalem March during the Feast of Tabernacles, October 4, 2023

Germany bans right-wing group spreading neo-Nazi ideology

The headquarters of the group, dubbed "Artgemeinschaft," as well as 26 homes belonging to 39 members were searched in the early hours across 12 states,

 Wreaths are pictured at the Gleis 17 (Platform 17) memorial, a platform at Berlin-Grunewald train station from where Jewish citizens were deported by train to the Nazi concentration camps between 1941 and 1945, in Berlin, Germany, January 27, 2021

Right-wing extremist attitudes on the rise in Germany - study

Percentage of Germans with an 'antisemitic worldview' more than doubles in two years * Percentage who 'totally reject' antisemitism drops * Study comes days after 40+ Jewish gravestones overturned

 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.

Texas sees rising amount of hate and extremism, ADL report states

The ADL also recommends the state of Texas policies that they believe would be effective in fighting the rising amount of extremism.

 The flag for the state of Texas

MKs, public figures raise over NIS 1m. for murderer of Palestinian family

Many voicing support for Amiram Ben Oliel allege that his confession was extracted under the duress of torture.

 Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) is seen visiting the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2023.

Has the Taliban won? - opinion

We turned our back on the people, including women and children, whom we said we were going to protect.

 TALIBAN SOLDIERS celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, on a street near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, last month.

Violence spikes between Israelis and Palestinians, risking regional conflict

More than 210 Palestinians and 35 Israelis have been killed so far this year, the highest death toll in the conflict since 2005, with some blaming Iran’s influence in the West Bank.

 Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020.

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