Tag / rightwing extremism
Crossposted from The Electronic Intifada As most of the world looks on in horror at Europe’s atrocious response to refugees escaping war and persecution in the Middle East and Africa, some Israeli officials are quietly reveling in the chaos. Dore Gold, director general of the Israeli foreign ministry, expressed optimism that the refugee influx will shift […]
Crossposted from The Electronic Intifada Militia extremists inspired by right-wing conspiracy theories are starting to target American Muslims, a leaked intelligence bulletin from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) counterterrorism division reveals. Many of the extremists take inspiration from pro-Israel zealots. In one recently uncovered plot, a Christian minister and former congressional candidate planned to […]
Crossposted from The Electronic Intifada As lead author of a suppressed 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report on the rising threat of rightwing extremism, Daryl Johnson was not the least bit surprised by last week’s terrorist attack on the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. On the evening of 17 June, white supremacist Dylann Roof entered the Charleston, […]
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