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Qatari Backing for Extremist Preachers and Anti-Semitic Incitement

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April 10, 2018 In preparation for the Qatari Emir’s visit today to Washington, the White House announced last week that President Trump thanked the monarch by phone for his country’s “continuing commitment” to countering extremism. However, in the last year Qatar’s government has actually continued to use its prominent platforms to promote strident anti-Semitic preachers, a practice President Trump and Congressional leaders should raise with the Qatari Emir Tamim…
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Westboro Baptist Church: Legacy of Hate

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March 01, 2019 The Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has a well-earned reputation as one of America's most reviled hate groups. The small, virulently homophobic group stages vitriolic, highly visible protests nationwide against groups and individuals they’ve identified as supporters of “homosexuality,” or who otherwise subvert what they refer to as “God’s law.” Through outrageous statements and postings on their various websites, the…
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The Oath Keepers

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For Law Enforcement Read the report: The Oath Keepers: Anti-Government Extremists Recruiting Military and Police (PDF) In the past several years, the Oath Keepers, an anti-government right-wing fringe organization, attracted considerable media attention for activities that included showing up in Ferguson, Missouri, during protests and unrests following the shooting of a young African-American male by a Ferguson police officer in 2014.  Oath Keepers also appeared as self…
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Hizb ut-Tahrir Emerges in America

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IntroductionHizb ut-Tahrir (HT), an international organization that seeks to establish a worldwide Islamic theocracy, is increasing its efforts to spread its message and recruit members in the U.S. The American branch of HT convened its 2012 Khilafah Conference, titled "Revolution: Liberation by Revelation," on June 17, 2012, in the Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills, IL. Messages at the conference primarily centered on promoting the organization's vision of establishing a worldwide Caliphate and…
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Decade After 9/11, Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories 'Alive And Well'

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August 30, 2011 Ten years after  9/11, antisemitic conspiracy theories surrounding the attacks are "alive and well" and fueled by an entrenched propaganda industry, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which today issued a new report showing how these theories have grown and evolved over the last decade. In "Decade of Deceit: Antisemitic 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 10 Years Later," ADL looks at the individuals who continue to circulate distorted conspiracy theories about 9/11,…
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764

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The logo for 764 in gray text over the Leviathan Cross, also known as Satan's Cross.
Hidden behind screens, members of the 764 network groom and trick minors through sextortion, swatting and abuse - all to gain clout online. While some are extremists, most are driven by nihilism and a desire for status and fame.
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American Blackshirts Movement (ABM) 

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American Blackshirts meetup in Florida, October 2024. (Source: Telegram)
The American Blackshirts Movement is a white supremacist, antisemitic, anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ group primarily active in Texas, Florida and Georgia.
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Accelerationism

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Key Points Accelerationism is an ideology within some segments of the white supremacist movement that promotes violent actions and sabotage as a means to accelerate the perceived inevitable collapse of society, allowing followers to establish a white ethno-state in the aftermath.The modern iteration of white supremacist accelerationism gained traction in extremist spaces in the 2010s following the revival of neo-Nazi James Mason’s Siege essays from the 1990s.White supremacist…
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Palestine News Network (PNN)

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Essa Ejelat PNN NYC
PNN targets Jews and others with provocative, antagonizing street interviews and posts pro-terror content, emerging after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led massacre in Israel.
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American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

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A screenshot from an AMP mashup video from June 2021 showing AMP Executive Director Dr. Osama Abuirshaid speaking at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., standing alongside Nerdeen Kiswani and Abdullah Akl, leaders of radical anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL)
Key Points American Muslims for Palestine is at the core of the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist movement in the United States.AMP’s leadership frequently engages in rhetoric that promotes antisemitic tropes and support for violence against Israel, such as praising Hamas for the October 7, 2023 attack which marked the deadliest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust.A current board member of AMP was implicated in Hamas activity in the 1990s, according to an FBI memorandum.AMP has…
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International Solidarity Movement (ISM)

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Palestinian and activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protest against Israel's security fence on August 15, 2003 at the West Bank Palestinian village of Khirbet Ras Atira. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
Key Points Founded in 2001, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has sought to disrupt Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories, primarily via on-the-ground, direct actions by international volunteers alongside locals in the West Bank and Gaza.These actions are coupled with advocacy work, sometimes in conjunction with other anti-Zionist groups, to promote international support for Palestine. ISM has drawn international attention and helped shape discourse around the…
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

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A man holds a Democratic Socialist of America flag at a vigil in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2022. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Key points The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the U.S., operating as a political and activist non-profit 501(c)(4) with close to 80,000 members and about 250 chapters, as of 2023.Though DSA was founded with core organizing principles that supported Zionism and Israel, its committees and chapters have since denounced that history and declared themselves explicitly anti-Zionist.DSA’s overseeing National Political Committee encourages…
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Candace Owens

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Photo: Owens promotes an antisemitic book, “The Talmudic Jew,” on a December 2025 podcast episode. (Screenshot/YouTube)
With a following of millions, Candace Owens has become a leading voice for antisemitic conspiracy theories and anti-Zionism, amplifying extremists and extremist rhetoric post-Oct 7.
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The Sovereign Citizen Movement in the United States

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The sovereign citizen movement is a large anti-government extremist movement whose adherents believe that they can ignore laws, regulations, court orders and taxes because they have divorced themselves from what they claim is an illegitimate, tyrannical government.
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Blood Tribe

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Blood Tribe
Key Points Blood Tribe is a growing neo-Nazi group that claims to have chapters across the United States.Blood Tribe members are followers of Christopher Pohlhaus, whose white supremacist beliefs include elements of Esoteric Hitlerism (which exalts Hitler as a deity) and Wotanism, a variant of Norse Paganism.Blood Tribe presents itself as a hardcore white supremacist group and rejects white supremacists who call for softer “optics.”Blood Tribe members emphasize hyper-masculinity;…
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Ammon Bundy and “People’s Rights”

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Ammon Bundy and “People’s Rights”
Key Points  Formed in March 2020, People’s Rights (also known as the People’s Rights Initiative or People’s Rights Network) is a far-right anti-government activist network led by anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy.  People’s Rights opposes any perceived government overreach based on Ammon Bundy’s belief that individuals have the right to complete and total control over their life and their property.   People’s…
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E. Michael Jones

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E. MICHAEL JONES
E. Michael Jones (1948-) is a Traditionalist Catholic writer and ubiquitous podcaster who aims to defend traditional Catholic teachings and values from those he perceives as seeking to undermine them
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Aryan Freedom Network (AFN)

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Aryan Freedom Network (AFN)
Key Points Founded in 2018, the Aryan Freedom Network (AFN) is a small but growing neo-Nazi group based in De Kalb, Texas.The group claims to have chapters in 41 states.AFN promotes hardline white supremacist views, including the Great Replacement theory and Christian Identity, and largely directs its vitriol at Jewish people, Black people, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community.The AFN logo, which includes a Totenkopf, or death’s head, acorns and oak leaves, is meant to convey the group…
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National Socialist Front (NSF)

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NatSoc Florida (NSF)
Key Points National Socialist Front (NSF) is a small neo-Nazi group based primarily in Florida. After rebranding as a national group in late 2023, NSF formed a new chapter on the central coast of California. NSF openly promotes antisemitism, fascism and white supremacy through online posts, in-person demonstrations and propaganda distributions. NSF’s demonstrations and propaganda primarily target the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities.  In October 2024, NSF leader Josh Nunes announced…
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The Black Hammer Organization

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The Black Hammer Organization
Key Points The Black Hammer Organization’s primary ideology is anti-colonialism, although they also promote far-right, antisemitic and anti-Zionist ideas.The leader of the Black Hammer Organization is Augustus Cornelius Romain Jr. AKA “Commander in Chief" Gazi Kodzo.At its peak in the summer of 2020, the group boasted a few dozen members in chapters across the country and Kenya. By 2022, most of its chapters have become inactive, and its numbers have dwindled to, likely, no more…
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