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More than 2,300 Israeli settlers and far-right activists stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av, with police restricting Palestinian worshippers and allowing some Israelis to pray; authorities warned the number could rise to about 5,000, while Hamas and Jordan condemned the move as an escalation, sparking fears of further clashes.
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on federal charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering for allegedly using donor funds to pay informants infiltrating far-right groups, with at least $3 million paid to various groups between 2014 and 2023; the DOJ says the center financed the extremism it claims to oppose, while SPLC defends the programme as a covert effort to monitor threats.
The Proud Boys, a far-right group involved in the January 6 Capitol attack, are reportedly mobilizing to monitor polling places as Donald Trump continues to claim that he can only lose the upcoming election due to voter fraud. Despite several leaders being imprisoned for seditious conspiracy, the group remains active, with some members planning to act as poll watchers. Trump's rhetoric has intensified, with violent imagery and accusations against Democrats, while the Proud Boys use platforms like Telegram to spread election misinformation.
Despite pledges to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that block this aid. These groups have raised over $200,000, complicating efforts to provide food, water, and medicine to the war-torn region. Critics argue this undermines the stated commitments of both nations to support Gaza, while Israeli officials and the U.S. State Department have largely remained silent on the issue.
Despite pledging to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that block such aid. These groups have raised over $200,000 and have been accused of looting and destroying supplies. Critics argue this undermines the stated commitments of both countries to support Gaza, while Israeli officials and the U.S. State Department have largely remained silent on the issue.
A 29-year-old policeman was killed in Mannheim, Germany, while intervening in a knife attack during an anti-Islam protest organized by the far-right group Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa. The attacker, an Afghan immigrant, also injured anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenburger. The incident has fueled anti-immigration protests and heightened tensions across Europe, with right-wing groups interpreting the attack as evidence of institutional bias against native Europeans.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned alleged plans by far-right groups, including representatives of the AfD party, to deport millions of immigrants if they come to power, stating that those opposing Germany's democratic order are a concern for domestic intelligence. The alleged plan, reported by investigative journalists, has sparked widespread outrage, with politicians expressing shock and dismay. The AfD, originally a euroskeptic party, has moved further to the right and gained significant support, particularly in eastern Germany, where elections are scheduled this year.
The Ukrainian military's use of Nazi imagery on their uniforms, including symbols associated with far-right hate groups, has become a thorny issue as it risks reinforcing Russian propaganda and giving new life to icons that the West has spent more than a half-century trying to eliminate. While Ukraine has worked to contain far-right groups, some members have been fighting Russia since the Kremlin illegally annexed part of the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014 and are now part of the broader military structure. The Ukrainian government has emphasized that it condemns any manifestations of Nazism, but the use of these symbols risks undermining support for the country.
Witnesses set to testify to the US House subcommittee on the "weaponisation" of the US government have links to far-right groups and a history of supporting conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and the January 6 insurrection, warns a congressional watchdog. Among the witnesses is Stephen Friend, a former FBI special agent who claims to be an FBI "whistleblower" despite failing to receive federal whistleblower protections. The witnesses are Trump loyalists who will go to any lengths to defend the former president's lies, just like Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, an ally of former US president Donald Trump, who chairs the subcommittee.