Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK: The UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Netanyahu government ministers has put it at loggerheads with the Trump administration over Israel. Announcing on June 10 that Britain would join Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway in sanctioning Israel’s minister for …
Gaza update: no end to the killing in sight as extremists on both sides make a peace deal hard to imagine: As the death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza climbed past 23,000 – including nearly 10,000 children – according to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled health ministry, the Palestinian militant group released a …
How we uncovered the shared personality profile of violent extremists: Ex-Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for "seditious conspiracy" following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Tony Prato/Shutterstock Violent extremism – be it political or religious – is a persistent global problem, which has escalated considerably in the US …
Deplatforming online extremists reduces their followers – but there’s a price: Alex Jones claimed being deplatformed hurt his income. Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$ 45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. …
Far-right extremists keep co-opting Norse symbolism – here’s why: Payton Gendron, the suspect in the killing of ten people in a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, is the latest far-right extremist to allegedly murder defenceless people in the name of white supremacy. His hate-filled manifesto is full of baffling contradictions, vile stereotypes, unhinged conspiracy …
Inside the warped world of incel extremists: In trying to understand what prompted a man in Plymouth, England to commit the worst mass shooting in the UK for over a decade, attention has turned to his apparent links with the incel community – an online subculture of people who describe themselves as “involuntary celibates”. Jake …
South Africa in the news: Battle looms in Mozambique over extremists’ control of port: The stinging success of Mozambique’s Islamic extremist rebels in seizing and holding a northern port city signals to the government, neighboring countries and the world that Africa has yet another …: “South Africa” – BingNews Ghanaian fintech, Nokwary Technologies wins Ecobank …
Joker makes for uncomfortable viewing – it shows how society creates extremists: © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics The backlash against the backlash has begun. Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips of Hangover trilogy fame, has opened to conflicting reviews and negative press. Having …
South Africa in the news: Exclusive! – You Won’t BELIEVE the Extremists that Trump is Considering for the Supreme Court!: “Kaffir” is a slur against black people, particularly in South Africa. As the Democrats have shown us, racists on the Supreme Court are unacceptable. Except for Hispanic Supremacists, of course. Next we’ll look at the …