Jewish Extremism

Hijacking history: How messianic extremists are weaponizing Israeli archaeology - opinion

Right-wing extremists have spent decades perfecting the use of archaeology to promote their messianic ideology and sabotage diplomatic efforts.

View of a graffiti sprayed by unknown attackers, ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 30, 2024.
An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core - opinion

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, on Monday.

Do Ben-Gvir’s flotilla follies make him Israel’s anti-Zionist of the year? - opinion

‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City. PremiumPremium

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear


Is our history wasted on us? - opinion

Attacks on Palestinian civilians by Jewish terrorists are nothing new.

the Dawabsha house which was set on fire in a suspected attack by Jewish extremists in Duma.

Jewish extremists stone homes in West Bank Palestinian villages - Yesh Din

Around 11 p.m. Tuesday, a group of settlers entered Hawara and stoned vehicles, shattering the windows in two of them, Yesh Din charged.

Red paint bomb thrown at a house at the Palestinian village of Hawara in the West Bank, Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

On zealousness, peace and Hanukkah

Zealotry and fundamentalism are among the greatest dangers to modern society.

Peter Paul Rubens: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, 1634-1636

Palestinians, Rabbis attacked allegedly by Jewish extremists in Burin

Palestinian olive pickers in the West Bank village of Burin, near Nablus, were allegedly attacked by Jewish extremists, the Left-wing group Rabbis for Human Rights reported on Wednesday.

Settlers breaking olive tree branches R 311

State appeals decision to release Israeli accused of murdering Palestinia

Earlier Tuesday, the Lod District Court surprised the state when it issued a decision to release the minor, whose identity is under a gag order.

Protesters demonstrate at the entrance to Rehelim against Jewish youths from the nearby Pri Ha’aretz Yeshiva who are suspected in the killing of Aysha Rabi (inset) in October

Shin Bet arrests three in West Bank in Jewish terror case

Security forces raided a yeshiva in the northern West bank, arresting a Jewish minor. In an unusual move, the minor is not allowed to meet with his attorney.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Five 'Lev Tahor' leaders arrested in FBI raid in Mexico

Charges against the men might include kidnapping, sexual abuse, running a cult, extortion, intimidation, child abuse and more.

Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Vandals scrawl 'price tag' threats in Palestinian villages

Pictures showed a Star of David and the words “Price Tag,” “God is King” and “No more administrative orders” written in blue paint on cars.

'No more administrative orders,’ the graffiti in Lubban Sharkiya from April 18, 2018 reads

Rabbi Levenstein: Eradicate homosexuality just like we did AIDS

The fiercely anti-liberal rabbi reiterated his objections to any acceptance of homosexuals as normative people.

Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, head of the pre-military academy at the settlement of Eli

U.S.-born rabbi called ‘extremist,’ kicked out of Russia

Chabad of Russia, which enjoys friendly relations with President Vladimir Putin, strongly protested the US rabbi’s expulsion.

Chief Rabbi of Russia, Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Berl Lazar, addresses the crowd at the public menorah lighting in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, December 12, 2017