Far-right

US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.
 Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

Noam Party rebrands itself ahead of elections, Maoz calls to 'strengthen right-wing bloc'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount, Tisha B'Av, July 23, 2026.

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount to mark Tisha B'Av, says Jews feel like 'rightful owners'

US Representative Andy Biggs (L), Republican from Arizona, arrives for a House Oversight Committee closed-door virtual deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2026.

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for governor despite ties to white nationalism


Likud joins EU right-wing alliance Patriots.eu as observer, while AfD attempts to build ties

Likud will be the first non-European party to join in any capacity, with social media critics claiming this as evidence that 'Zionism is fascism.'

Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

From spymaster to extremist: Hans-Georg Maassen’s radical transformation

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS: Maassen has been repeatedly accused of using antisemitic codes, ranting about 'globalists,' a 'new world order,' or an impending 'great reset', all far Right antisemitic buzzwords.

 HANS-GEORG MAASSEN, founder and president of Germany’s Values Union. The party will be on the ballot in some federal states for the first time as Germany goes to the polls on February 23. Here, Maassen speaks during a panel discussion at The National Conservatism Conference in April in Brussels

Piers Morgan and Tucker Carlson clash over alleged off-camera Israel comment

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that British journalist Piers Morgan admitted to 'hating Israel with every fiber of his body.'

 Tucker Carlson (L) and Piers Morgan (R) discussed various topics, including US support for Israel, in January 2025.

Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer

The threat AfD poses to Jews goes beyond rhetoric. If the party’s ideas on animal protection were to become law, it would become very difficult to keep kosher in Germany.

 Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025.

'Too much focus on past guilt': Elon Musk appears on video at German far-right rally

Musk told audience members that it was "good to be proud of German culture, German values," only a week after he made a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration rally.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during a central election campaign event of the AfD in Halle (Saale), Germany, January 25, 2025.

Echoes of a Nazi past: Israel keeping watch on Austria politics as far-right party forms coalition

Austrian president invited far-right Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl to try to form a coalition.

 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen shakes hands with far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government

Karl Nehammer's attempts to assemble a three- and then two-party coalition with other centrist parties fell apart this weekend, prompting him to announce his resignation.

 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meets far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

Letters to the Editor December 30, 2024: Blind loyalty

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

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.