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UPDATE: Following a series of compounding internal and leadership squabbles, the National Justice Party (NJP) dissolved in late 2023. ADL has not documented any NJP activity since the dissolution. However, the National Organization for Vital Action (NOVA), a splinter group comprised of some former members of NJP that formed in 2024, has taken its place. Key Points: The National Justice Party (NJP) was formed in August 2020 by a number of well-known white supremacists, most of whom attended the…

Rizza Islam speaking at the Nation of Islam’s 2021 Saviours’ Day conference at Mosque Maryam in Chicago. Key Points:   Ronnie Steven “Rizza” Islam is a member of the Nation of Islam Mr. Islam is also a social media influencer, with more than 500K followers He regularly posts antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ and anti-vaccine rhetoric Mr. Islam also espouses a range of conspiracy theories Background: Ronnie Steven &ldquo…

Key PointsThe Goyim Defense League is a loose network of individuals who promote vitriolic antisemitism and white supremacist themes through online activity, propaganda distributions, and real-world actions.The group includes a few dozen core influencers and live streamers, a larger group of supporters willing to engage in on-the-ground activity, and tens of thousands of online followers.GDL operates GoyimTV, a video platform that streams antisemitic content, with monetized livestreams funding…

Key Points NSC-131 is a neo-Nazi group based in the New England region.Members consider themselves soldiers at war with a hostile, Jewish-controlled system that is deliberately plotting the extinction of the white race.NSC-131 seeks to form an underground network of white men who are willing to fight against their perceived enemies through localized direct actions.Members espouse racism, antisemitism and intolerance via the Internet, propaganda distributions and the use of…

The Base is a small militant neo-Nazi organization that emerged mid-2018 and is primarily active in the U.S. The group members portray themselves as vigilante soldiers defending the “European race” against a broken “system” that has been infected by Jewish values.     The Base embraces Hitlerian ideology coupled with a mission to prepare for an impending race war. The group espouses nihilistic and accelerationist rhetoric— an ideology…

Feuerkrieg Division (FKD) Key Points A small international neo-Nazi group that advocates for a race war and holds some of the white supremacist movement’s most extreme views. Feuerkrieg Division, or FKD, calls for violence against their perceived enemies and destruction of “the system,” or society at large, which they believe is controlled by the Jews. Established in late 2018, FKD is an international organization with about 30 members. FKD has European…

Shield Wall Network (SWN) is a small white supremacist group based in Mountain View, Arkansas, with chapters in Tennessee and West Virginia. SWN promotes racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric. Members organize white supremacist rallies and conferences, and attend events organized by other white supremacist groups. SWN’s primary goal is to build a white ethno-state. Overview The Shield Wall Network (SWN) is a white supremacist group, led by Billy Roper, whose goal is to build a…

UPDATE: Following the arrest of several key members in 2018, the Rise Above Movement (R.A.M.) remains largely defunct today. The group’s former co-founder, Robert Rundo, has also dealt with legal issues over the years: After being extradited from Romania, Rundo was charged in August 2023 in connection with a series of physical altercations at political rallies throughout California in 2018. Rundo pled guilty in September 2024 to conspiracy to riot and was subsequently released in…

Key PointsJewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and the boycott of Israel.JVP does not represent the mainstream Jewish community, which it views as bigoted for its association with Israel.JVP promotes messaging that descends into the antisemitic vilification of “Zionists,” and can include classic antisemitic tropes and support for terrorists.JVP blamed Israel for the Hamas October 7,…