Extremism

Half of terrorist attacks in Europe last year were Islamist, EU report confirms

The majority of terror attacks in the EU last year were jihadist in nature, while five were labeled right-wing terrorism, and 12 were connected to left-wing or anarchist terrorism.

People wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a protest to show support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, March 20, 2025
An illustrative image of weapons and ordinance coming out of a laptop screen.

Threats begin with information; protection begins with awareness - opinion

A PLACARD reading ‘United Kingdom not Divided Kingdom’ is pictured during a march against the far Right, in central London, in 2026.

UK at a crossroads: Between multiculturalism, extremism, and loss of governance - opinion

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

UNRWA failed to implemented UN-recommended antisemitism, violent speech reforms, IMPACT-se finds


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.

Inside the minds of extremists: Counterterror experts warn antisemitism driving wave of radicalism

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Hamas’s October 7 attacks have drawn more young people into a complex conflict environment without the information or analytical tools needed to understand it fully.

Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Taliban opens fire on Afghan protesters demonstrating against arrest of women over dress code

Sources also told Afghanistan International that the Taliban has detained a number of protesters and has begun visiting hospitals in search of injured demonstrators.

 Afghan burqa-clad women queue to receive food aid from a local charity during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Ghazni on February 24, 2026.

Muslim Brotherhood-linked orgs found active in Italy, receive funding from Qatar

According to a report by Israel’s Diaspora Affairs, Muslim Brotherhood-identified organizations in Italy have shifted from religious-communal rhetoric to active political incitement.

Protesters march from Viale Garibaldi towards the Arsenale during a demonstration called by the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) demanding the exclusion of Israel and Russia from the 61st Venice Biennale on May 08, 2026 in Venice, Italy.

Jewish community was top target of extremist threats in Belgium in 2025

Belgium’s threat analysis body said Islamist extremism remained the largest threat category, while Jewish groups were the most common target in 2025.

Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Jerusalem Day violence exposes dangerous culture of impunity in Israel - opinion

Lior Amihai, the head of Peace Now was assaulted by a far-right settler in the West Bank on Jerusalem Day.

 Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Law enforcement was aware of San Diego mosque shooter prior to deadly attack - report

Documents filed at San Diego Superior Court demonstrate that Caleb Vazquez had been on the police’s radar long before Monday’s shooting. 

San Diego Police officers block the access to the Islamic Center of San Diego following a shooting in southern California, on May 18, 2026.

Italian teenager re-arrested in Florence for terrorism recruitment

The teenager had declared himself “ready to act” and received instructions on how to choose a target for a terror attack in chats with individuals linked to Islamist extremism.

A Police officer guards the Olympic cauldron in Piazza Angelo Dibona on February 07, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

UK charity regulator allowing Islamist, Iran-backed hate to spread, victims say - report

Survivors of Islamist terror attacks accused Britain’s charity watchdog of moving too slowly against organizations alleged to platform extremists and Iranian-linked propaganda.

Text reading "7 July 2005 Opposite this Place A Bus Was Bombed Killing" is displayed on the memorial to victims of the London Bombing in Tavistock Square on June 02, 2025 in London; illustrative.

Jews are 'universal enemy,' San Diego shooters wrote in neo-Nazi antisemitic manifesto

The rambling manifesto repeatedly espouses antisemitic views, especially those that derive from white replacement theory, also known as the Great Replacement theory.

A child holds his parents hands as they leave the mosque, at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, US, May 18, 2026