Jewish Extremism

The over-reported and under-reported violence - opinion

Violence by Jews is immoral and illegal, and the authorities are being too lax, negligent, or incapable of dealing with the matter.

Israeli soldiers disperse Palestinian farmers and left-wing activists preventing them from picking olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Qusra, in the West Bank, October 29, 2024.
The defaced image of Ronit Elimelech that was vandalized on a Hatzalah vehicle in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet by a haredi extremist in April 2026.

Haredi extremist vandalizes image of female Hatzalah volunteer killed in missile attack

Israel Police and Border Police officers arrest suspected assassins in northern Israel, February 10, 2026.

Israel Police arrests hit squad in Triangle region, seizes weapons and drugs

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank


Otzma Yehudit MK: Settler violence narrative is 'false,' 'despicable'

A day after Jewish extremists set the Palestinian town of Huwara ablaze, Otzma Yehudit MKs remain belligerent, and avoid condemning the violence.

 MK Limor Son Har Melech discussion in the Israeli parliament on the TV-show "Shtula" (Double agent), airing on Israeli TV,  November 21, 2022.

Israeli nonprofit raises funds in US for convicted Jewish extremists - report

Shlom Asiraich has been working with New Jersey-based World of Tzedakah to raise funds for Israeli Jewish extremists imprisoned for serious crimes.

 Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022.

Jewish extremists appear to vandalize Christian graves in Old City

The vandalism extends a pattern of attacks on Christian sites in Israel.

A priest shows a gravestone allegedly vandalized by Jewish men in the Christian cemetery on Mount Zion, in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 4, 2023.

Israel Police is ‘antisemitic’, says Ben-Gvir's chief-of-staff pick - report

Hanamel Dorman has in the past been a target of the Shin Bet division that deals with Jewish terrorism.

Hanamel Dorfman, seen to the left of Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben-Gvir in a photo taken in Tel Aviv on November 7, 2022

Ben-Gvir booed after saying he doesn't want to deport all Arabs at Kahane memorial

The Otzma Yehudit leader shared a post praising the Jewish extremist and convicted terrorist who was assassinated 32 years ago today.

Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir prior to his entry into politics can be seen speaking Israeli attorney Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane, November 7, 2017

Ben-Gvir is a danger to Israel and he is what the election is about - comment

He is a threat to the future of Israel’s fragile democratic character, and if he gets his way – and Netanyahu gets his 61 seats – these two men will have the ability to demolish the country.

 MK Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party surrouned visits in Beit Orot, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of At-Tur, October 13, 2022.

Israel's Netanyahu refuses to be in photos with extremist ally Ben-Gvir

The two politicians attended a Simhat Torah event on Monday night, although Itamar Ben-Gvir was told he could not be on the stage at the same time as Benjamin Netanyahu.

 L: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir. R: Likud leader, former-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Jewish organization in DC is planning an 'intentional Yom Kippur lunch,” creating a Twitter storm

A Young Jewish Professional organization in the US has planned a luncheon to create an "alternative" plan for Yom Kippur. Naturally, Jewish Twitter fired back.

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Rothman’s criticism of the Supreme Court - editorial

According to MK Simcha Rothman, a Jew accused of violence is innocent even after conviction and after all appeals are exhausted, but for Palestinians it is different.

 Israelis clash with police during a protest calling for the release of Amiram Ben Uliel, convicted in the deadly arson attack that killed three members of the Dawabsha family, at the entrance to Jerusalem, September 1, 2022.

Itamar Ben-Gvir is the antithesis to Israel's founding fathers - editorial

Ben-Gvir is the antithesis of what Israel’s founding fathers had in mind when they established the State of Israel and dreamed of coexistence with their Arab neighbors.

 MK Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to open his office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022.