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Analysis
NJ Jewish Standard: Bondi Beach is what ‘globalize the intifada’ looks like
CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky writes that the Bondi Beach terrorist attack is what a globalized intifada looks like and the chant must be treated as a form of hate speech.
The Telegraph: The reality of the anti-Semitic terror threat is London children doing lockdown drills
Jewish primary schools are having to prepare their pupils for what to do if they face a racist shooter threatening their lives.
Jerusalem Post: Is recent police rally against Jewish extremist violence in West Bank sufficient? – analysis
After three years of increased Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians, is the recent police campaign that started around a month ago finally turning the tide? Of course, the Jewish extremist violence is not taking place in a vacuum.
United States
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Jewish groups defend European media monitors banned for what State Dept. calls ‘censorship’
Two major Jewish groups defended a digital hate-speech researcher who has been barred by the Trump administration from entering the country. Representatives for Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs responded after the U.S. State Department restricted the visas of five European digital speech activists. The banned activists include two who helped Jewish college students sue the social network X over the proliferation of antisemitic content on the platform, and another who has advised Jewish federations on social media hygiene. The government made the announcement late Tuesday.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Vance declines to draw a line against rising influence of antisemitic figures in Republican party
In the latest round of conservative infighting over the mainstreaming of antisemitic figures within the GOP, Vice President JD Vance has once again declined to draw a red line. At the center of the controversy that has roiled the Republican Party is Nick Fuentes, the antisemitic and white nationalist livestreamer who set off a firestorm after he voiced his disdain for “these Zionist Jews” in a friendly interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in October.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Coast Guard again retracts policy that sought to downgrade swastika as hate symbol, clearing path for confirmation of new leader
After renewed objections from Jewish groups, the U.S. Coast Guard again removed language referencing a proposed policy that would have stopped classifying swastikas as hate symbols. The retraction late Thursday, the second such reversal of the Coast Guard’s swastika policy, was enough to prompt Jewish Sen. Jacky Rosen to drop the hold she had placed on Admiral Kevin Lunday’s nomination to permanently lead the organization.
People: MAGA Activist Laura Loomer Says Democrats 'Were Right' About Some Conservatives Being Neo-Nazis: 'It's Kind of Undeniable'
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and ally of Donald Trump, said Democrats “were right” about the presence of neo-Nazis within conservative circles, warning that the Republican Party risks future electoral losses if it fails to confront extremism within its ranks.
Herald-Tribune: Suspected Sarasota 'Nazi' charged in fed extremism, child sex abuse
A 20-year-old Sarasota man has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of possessing an illegal firearm, receiving child sexual abuse material and plotting a racially motivated act of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
Jerusalem Post: Georgetown University severs ties with UN’s Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks
Georgetown University has severed its ties with Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, due to her antisemitic statements, including those justifying the events of October 7, according to an article by UN Watch.
WKRC: Police discover 6 bombs, assault rifle in home of man who made antisemitic threats: cops
Police allegedly discovered an assault rifle and six functional bombs, as well as one more being built, in the home of a young man that threatened to blow up a synagogue along with other antisemitic threats. Skyler Rose, 21, was arrested on December 23 following a raid of his home that was spurred by multiple credible antisemitic threats posted online to X, according to police reports and booking affidavits obtained by KSL.
New York Jewish Week: ‘I was scared to be Jewish’: Some NYC teens mask their names amid rising antisemitism
On her Uber app, Sivan’s name is Alexandra. Noa tells people her name is Nina. Michal goes by Micky in car services and when ordering coffee. These days, some New Yorkers with Jewish-sounding names are providing fake names when they interact with strangers. They say the motivation is to feel safer around town, given the spike in antisemitism in New York City and elsewhere after Oct. 7. Most wish they didn’t have to hide an important part of themselves, but they do so to protect themselves physically and emotionally.
Canada
Times of Israel: Mezuzahs stolen from Toronto apartment building for second time in weeks
The Toronto Police Service is investigating a suspected hate crime after mezuzahs were removed from the doors of apartments in North York on Thursday, The Canadian Jewish News reported. A mezuzah is a rolled-up scroll of parchment with sacred texts that Jewish families hang on the frame of their front doors, usually in a decorative case.
CBC: P.E.I. man charged with hate crimes and firearms offences, police say
A 25-year-old Prince Edward Island man faces charges related to promoting hatred and antisemitism, along with several firearms offences, RCMP say. Police said they began investigating Matthan Runighan earlier this year after receiving several complaints about posts he allegedly made on social media.
Germany
Deutsche Welle: Germany's far-right AfD may seize regional power in 2026
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) will seek power in next year's state elections. Civil society groups are alarmed, as are security services, which have found that some of its factions represent extremist threats.
United Kingdom
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: 2 men found guilty in UK of plotting Islamic State-inspired antisemitic terror attack
Two men inspired by Islamic state ideology were convicted on Tuesday in Manchester, England, of plotting what prosecutors said could have been one of the deadliest antisemitic attacks in British history. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were both found guilty of preparing terrorist acts between December 2023 and May 2024. Saadaoui’s brother, Bilel Saadaoui, 36, was found guilty of failing to disclose information about an act of terrorism.
New York Post: UK politics teacher reported to terrorism investigators for showing students Trump videos: ‘Dystopian’
A UK teacher said he was reported to government counter-terrorism investigators and forced to resign just for showing high school senior-age students videos of President Trump. The politics teacher at Henley College in Oxfordshire, northwest of London, told the Telegraph he was accused of causing “emotional harm” to the students, who were all 17 or 18 years old — with child protective services suggesting he could be guilty of a “hate crime.”
Jewish News Syndicate: Scottish anti-Israel activist fined for antisemitic bullying
A court in the United Kingdom convicted an anti-Israel activist from Glasgow of intimidation motivated by antisemitic bias over a filmed exchange that he had with a local Jew in June. Mick Napier, co-founder of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, behaved “in a threatening or abusive manner” toward the victim and his actions were “aggravated by prejudice relating to religion or, in the case of a social or cultural group, perceived religious affiliation,” the verdict said on Tuesday, the Jewish News of London reported. Napier was fined £600 ($810.)
Russia
Kyiv Post: Russia Doubles Number of Under-18s Labeled as Terrorists and Extremists in 2025
The number of minors placed on Russia’s official “terrorists and extremists” register more than doubled in 2025, with the youngest addition being a 14-year-old boy. Rosfinmonitoring, the Russian government body that maintains the list, added a total of 4,018 names this year—a seven-year high—after authorities intensified enforcement of anti-extremism laws, resulting in a 26% increase from 2024 and the inclusion of 341 minors, independent Russian outlet Verstka Media reported.
The Telegraph: Puppy-eating neo-Nazi sent to teach children ‘lesson in courage’
An alleged war criminal and neo-Nazi who gained notoriety for posting photos of himself torturing and killing a puppy was sent to teach children at a Russian school. Alexey Milchakov, who co-founded the far-Right neo-Nazi paramilitary unit Rusich (DShRG), which has been fighting on the side of Russia in Ukraine since 2014, led a “Lesson in Courage” for students at a secondary school in St Petersburg’s Kirovsky district.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Taliban Members Seek To Deflect Blame For Killing Of Ex-Afghan Commander In Tehran
Social media users linked to the Taliban have sought to deflect blame from the group following widespread accusations over the killing of Ikramuddin Sari, a former Afghan police commander, in Tehran. An investigation by Afghanistan International found that these users often operating under pseudonyms have consistently attributed the killing to internal disputes within anti-Taliban groups or to acts of personal revenge.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Seek To Resolve Afghanistan’s Challenges Through Dialogue, Says Haqqani
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, said the group remains committed to the Doha Agreement. He added that the group aims to address Afghanistan’s internal challenges and disputes with the international community through dialogue and what he described as “logical and sustainable” methods.
Gaza Strip/West Bank
Associated Press: 3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police said late Wednesday that the arrests were made after reviewing surveillance footage. Police said they seized tools from the suspects that they believe were used in the attack, and condemned the apparent attempt to incite sectarian and religious tensions in the West Bank.
Times of Israel: Israel vows response to Hamas ‘violations’ after officer injured in Gaza blast
Israel vowed on Wednesday to respond to an incident in southern Gaza’s Rafah in which a bomb exploded against an Israeli armored personnel carrier, lightly injuring an IDF officer. The officer, who serves in the Golani Brigade, was taken to a hospital, and his family was notified, the army said.
Times of Israel: Settler reservist rams ATV into praying Palestinian in West Bank, is detained
Footage published by Palestinian media on Thursday showed an Israeli settler, with a rifle slung over his back, driving an ATV into a Palestinian kneeling for prayer on the side of the road. The incident took place near the village of Deir Jarir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank.
Israel
Associated Press: Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say
A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the attacker’s West Bank hometown. The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy. He then sped onto a highway, where he fatally stabbed the woman, said police. The man was 68 and the woman, 18, said paramedics, who pronounced both dead at the scene.
Times of Israel: ‘If you tell anyone, I’ll kill you’: Ex-hostage Romi Gonen recounts captors’ repeated sexual assaults
Former hostage Romi Gonen shared that she was sexually assaulted by four different men on separate occasions during her 471 days as a hostage in Gaza, speaking in an interview that aired on Thursday. The sit-down on Channel 12’s “Uvda” program detailed her harrowing ordeal, beginning with her abduction from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, when she was 23 years old.
Times of Israel: Terrorist accused of raping guards is punished in jail for plan to instigate riot
Mahmoud Atallah, a Palestinian terror convict who has been charged with raping female Israeli prison guards during his incarceration, was taken into solitary confinement on Friday after the Israel Prison Service received intelligence that Atallah had sought to provoke a riot in the jail, Hebrew media reported.
Jerusalem Post: 'Qatari sheikhs' in Carmel Shuk protest Netanyahu, Qatargate
Protesters arrived this Friday morning at Tel Aviv's Carmel Shuk dressed as Qatari sheikhs, staging a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his office. According to the protesters, the costumes were meant to highlight the alleged connection between the Prime Minister's Office and individuals from Qatar.
Lebanon
Reuters: Israeli military says it killed a member of Iran’s Quds Force in Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon.
The military identified the man as Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, calling him a key operative in the force's unit 840.
Saudi Arabia
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Self-appointed chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia says he was denied entry at border
The self-appointed chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia, Rabbi Jacob Herzog, said he had been denied entry to the Gulf nation. “With profound regret, I announce that I was barred from entering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upon arrival, despite holding a valid entry visa, and despite having spent a significant portion of the past years living and serving in this blessed Kingdom,” Herzog wrote Monday in a post on X.
Syria
Kurdistan24: Islamist Militant Group Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing in Alawite Area of Syria's Homs
An Islamist militant group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing that struck a mosque in an Alawite-majority neighborhood of the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, killing at least eight people, marking a significant escalation in sectarian violence in post-Assad Syria. In a statement posted on Telegram, the group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna said its fighters “detonated a number of explosive devices” inside the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque, located in the Wadi al-Dhahab district, a predominantly Alawite area of the city.
Pakistan Today: Senior IS leader killed in coordination with US-led coalition, Syrian officials say
Syrian authorities on Thursday said they killed a senior leader in the Islamic State group in coordination with the US-led coalition, hours after the arrest near Damascus of another leader.
Turkey
The Telegraph: Turkey arrests 115 Islamic State suspects ‘plotting Christmas terror attacks’
Turkey has arrested 115 alleged Islamic State (IS) terrorists accused of plotting Christmas and New Year’s Eve attacks. Mass raids were carried out across Istanbul with authorities seizing pistols and other firearms, ammunition and “organisational documents”.
Yemen
Associated Press: Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not immediately acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over. The Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United Arab Emirates, said the strikes happened in Yemen’s Hadramout governorate. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any casualties from the strikes that further raise tensions in the war-torn nation and put at risk a fragile Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country’s north for a decade.
India
Times of India: Objectionable info in Al Qaeda suspect’s digital devices; 3 Afghan IP links traced: Cops to court
On Oct 27, the ATS arrested Hangargekar, a software engineer with an IT firm and a resident of Kondhwa, on the charge of possessing banned Al Qaeda literature. He has been charged with threatening the country's unity and security by propagating jihad in support of the terrorist organisation Al-Qaida in India Subcontinent (AQIS) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which provides for a total 30 days of police custody remand for investigators.
After his initial remand in ATS custody till Nov 16, the ATS had recommended Hangargekar's remand in judicial custody, reserving its right to seek the remaining 11 days of his ATS custody at an appropriate time as a forensic analysis of his digital devices was on. In the wake of the fresh information coming from the analysis of his electronic devices, the ATS produced Hangargekar before the special court on Wednesday and sought his remand for 11 days. The court ordered his remand in ATS custody till Jan 3.
Tajikistan
Caspian Post: Tajik Border Guards Kill 3 Extremists from Jamaat Ansarullah
Tajik border guards have killed three attackers near the Afghan border who were identified as members of the extremist group Jamaat Ansarullah. The confrontation occurred on December 24 near Border Post No. 5 “Bogh” in Khatlon province’s Shamsiddin-Shohin district, The Caspian Post reports via Tajik media.
Africa
Associated Press: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger call for joint ‘large-scale operations’ against extremists
The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger declared Tuesday that the launch of a joint battalion “must be followed by large-scale operations in the coming days” in a region plagued by deadly extremism. Burkina Faso leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré gave no details in his comments after being named the new head of the Alliance of Sahel States, whose three military-led members withdrew from West Africa’s regional bloc this year. The alliance formed in 2023.
Arab News: Al-Shabab extremists are greatest threat to peace in Somalia and the region, UN experts say
The Al-Shabab extremist group remains the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the region, especially Kenya, UN experts said in a report released Wednesday. Despite ongoing efforts by Somali and international forces to curb operations by Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab, “the group’s ability to carry out complex, asymmetric attacks in Somalia remains undiminished,” the experts said.
Nigeria
Associated Press: What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African’s overstretched military has struggled with for years. U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the “powerful and deadly” strikes in the state of Sokoto were carried out against IS gunmen who were “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.” Residents and security analysts have said Nigeria’s security crisis affects both Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims, who are the majority in the north.
Associated Press: Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack. Police said that 35 people were also injured in the attack.
Australia
Jerusalem Post: Australian police name John Argento as suspect in Melbourne Hanukkah vehicle arson
Victoria police on Friday named a transient with an outstanding arrest warrant as a person of interest in the arson of a vehicle with a Hanukkah ornament fixed atop in Melbourne. 47-year-old John Argento, believed by police to be living “a transient lifestyle,” was identified by law enforcement to be “able to assist with their investigation.”
Jerusalem Post: Melbourne rabbi's Hanukkah-decorated vehicle firebombed on Christmas morning
A vehicle with a Hanukkah ornament fixed atop was firebombed in Melbourne on Thursday before dawn, according to the Victoria Police and Community Security Group Victoria. The car, with what police described as a billboard, was set alight while in the driveway of a St. Kilda East property, with no one inside at the time.
Jerusalem Post: Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% in days following Bondi Beach massacre
Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose by 600% after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre in Sydney, Israel's Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry found in data published on Thursday. According to the data, in the two days following the mass shooting, there was a sharp spike in expressions of hatred against Jews, alongside physical and verbal violence in public.
The Guardian: Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres
An 18-year-old has been charged with allegedly performing two separate Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres and putting up “propaganda-style stickers” in recent months. The man is expected to appear before ACT magistrates court on Friday, where police will allege in October a member of the public confronted him as he stuck stickers up at a shopping centre and then performed a Nazi salute before leaving the centre.
BBC: Australia to deport British man charged with displaying Nazi symbols
A British national in Australia has had his visa cancelled and faces deportation for allegedly displaying Nazi symbols. The 43-year-old man living in Queensland was arrested and charged earlier this month, after allegedly using a social media account to post the Nazi swastika, promote pro-Nazi ideology and call for violence towards the Jewish community.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 'Aussie' poster in Adelaide vandalised with white supremacist message
An Adelaide street artist's poster aimed at provoking thought about national identity has been vandalised with racist graffiti. The artwork, which depicts late 19th century Muslim immigrant Monga Khan above the headline "Aussie", was found defaced on Wednesday morning with a spray-painted "white power" message.
Technology
Small Wars Journal: AI Use in Terrorist Plots and Attacks Surges in 2025
The year 2025 has witnessed a notable rise in incidents where terrorists and violent extremists have leveraged AI tools to plan, research, and prepare attacks. Just as terrorists and violent extremists have long relied heavily on internet forums, social media platforms, and messaging applications to acquire operational knowledge and guidance to execute plots, especially among lone wolves and inspired actors, we note an uptick in perpetrators and plotters turning to freely available AI products to optimize their operational toolkit.
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