In the early morning of October 7, 2023, following a period of rocket fire, an estimated 3,000 Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza and brutally attacked 22 Israeli civilian communities near the Gaza border, a music festival and about a dozen IDF bases and posts. This attack, which occurred on a Shabbat morning that fell on the holiday of Simchat Torah, took Israel by surprise. The gunmen mercilessly massacred at least 1,200 people, mostly civilians, who were shot, mutilated, burned,…
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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.
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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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.
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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
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is an antisemitic slogan commonly featured in anti-Israel campaigns and chanted at demonstrations.
This rallying cry has long been used by anti-Israel voices, including supporters of terrorist organizations such as Hamas and the PFLP, which seek Israel’s destruction through violent means. It is fundamentally a call for a Palestinian state extending from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea,…
In the heightened rhetoric of the present day and especially in the aftermath of Israel’s war against Hamas following the October 7,2023 attack, Israel is often accused of committing “genocide,” “acts of genocide” or of having “genocidal intent” against the Palestinians. Genocide is a very specific crime with legal elements requiring intent and action that are difficult to meet, and in no way do Israeli policies and actions reach this legal threshold…
On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, with the support of the Iranian-regime and other Gaza-based terrorist organizations, launched an invasion into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hamas terrorists attacked over 20 Israeli kibbutzim, towns, villages, cities and other areas near the Gaza border, killing over 1000 people and wounding thousands. They also kidnapped as many as 150 people – children as young as 9 months old, women and men, including elderly Holocaust survivors – and took them…
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…
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…
La política exterior de Estados Unidos con respecto a Israel implica muchas cuestiones, actores y consideraciones complejas y no puede atribuirse a un "poderoso lobby judío".
Como ciudadanos estadounidenses, el apoyo de los judíos estadounidenses es un ejercicio apropiado de la democracia estadounidense y refleja el compromiso de la comunidad judía con los ideales democráticos estadounidenses. El compromiso activo de la comunidad judía…
The chant, “Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews, the army of Mohammed will return,” has been heard at numerous anti-Israel demonstrations around the world.
Khaybar is a historic Arabian oasis north of Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia that is religiously significant for Islamic history. This slogan recalls a series of seventh-century battles between Mohammed and local Jews during the first few years of Islam’s establishment. As retold in the Quran and other…
On January 28, 2020, President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a new U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The plan, officially titled, Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People, was the product of three years of work by US Administration officials.
The plan allowed for Israel to extend its sovereignty over large areas of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley,…
Israel’s Iron Dome is an anti-missile defense system in operation since 2011 that is designed to intercept and shoot down projectiles before they can inflict damage. As of 2021, Israel had 10 Iron Dome batteries based across the country. The Iron Dome system has saved vast numbers of civilian lives by shooting down thousands of rockets fired from Gaza by terrorist organizations against Israel, many of which were intentionally targeted at civilian Israeli population centers.  …
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…
In detailing connections between the Richardson, Texas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and Hamas, Attorney General John Ashcroft cited longtime Hamas operative Musa Abu Marzuq's (Marzook) early involvement in the HLF.
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is an international campaign aimed at delegitimizing and pressuring Israel, through the diplomatic, financial, professional, academic and cultural isolation of Israel, Israeli individuals, Israeli institutions, and, increasingly, Jews who support Israel’s right to exist.
IntroductionThe Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), once considered the largest Muslim charity in the U.S., has been shut down by the government for funding Hamas. On May 27, 2009, a federal judge in Dallas handed down sentences ranging from 15 to 65 years in prison to five of the charity's founders and former fundraisers. A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all 108 counts against the HLF and its five former officers on November 24, 2008. The federal government proved…
Unpack and explore historical and contemporary developments, issues and challenges regarding Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the pursuit of peace. Founding of IsraelZionismAnti-ZionismThe Balfour Declaration: 1917The British MandateUnited Nations Partition Plan: 1947Founding of the State of Israel:1948NakbaIsrael-Arab / Israeli-Palestinian ConflictWar of Independence: 1948-1949The Green LineArab Economic BoycottSix Day War: 1967Yom Kippur War: 1973Lebanon War: 1982-1983First…
In December 1987, collective Palestinian frustration erupted in the popular uprising against Israeli rule known as the Intifada, or “shaking off.” At first a spontaneous outburst, the Intifada developed into a well-organized rebellion. Masses of civilians attacked Israeli troops with stones, axes, Molotov cocktails, hand grenades, and firearms supplied by Fatah, killing and wounding soldiers and civilians. Israeli troops, trained for combat, were not prepared to fight this kind of…