Jan. 6-Inspired Domestic Terrorism Could Threaten U.S. for Next Two Decades
Extremist movements use the deadly riot to recruit and disinformation leaves more people vulnerable to radicalization. Keep Reading
DHS Secretary Nominee Mayorkas Holds Listening Session with Jewish Leaders
Homeland Security Secretary-designate Alejandro Mayorkas participated in a virtual listening session with 20 Jewish leaders who shared their priorities for the upcoming year and ways in which they hoped to work alongside the Biden-Harris administration. Keep Reading
5 Terrorism Trends to Watch in 2021
2020 emphasized the importance of staying nimble as multiple threats simultaneously unfold. Keep Reading
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial Vandalized with Nazi Stickers; Boise Police Investigating
An Idaho landmark was defiled sometime Monday night or early Tuesday, as stickers donning Nazi insignia were placed throughout the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise. Keep Reading
Member of Neo-Nazi Group Sentenced for Plot to Target Journalists and Advocates
Johnny Roman Garza, 21, a member of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced today to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism. Keep Reading
Extremist Trolls are Targeting Omegle Users with Virulent Racism, Antisemitism
The premise of Omegle is simple, users log on with a webcam and microphone and are randomly matched with another user with whom they can chat or reject. Keep Reading
Man Sentenced for Plotting Attack on Las Vegas Synagogue
Conor Climo pleaded guilty to a weapons charge earlier this year, admitting that he “expressed biases and hatred against various racial and religious groups.” Keep Reading
Austria Terror Attack: Multiple Casualties After Shooting Near Vienna Synagogue
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told a news conference that one heavily armed attacker was also killed by forces while at least one gunman remains at large. Keep Reading
Antisemitism as an Underlying Precursor to Violent Extremism in American Far-Right and Islamist Contexts
American extremists incorporate antisemitic tropes and narratives in every level of their worldviews, using them to help construct “us/them” dichotomies and wide-sweeping conspiracies that are essential to their movements. Keep Reading
White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime, Explosives Charges for Plotting to Blow Up Historic Synagogue
Holzer sent an undercover FBI agent pictures of himself holding automatic weapons and said he was “getting ready for RAHOWA,” shorthand for a racial holy war. Keep Reading
Indictment Charges Alaska Man for Threatening a California Synagogue
A federal grand jury in Alaska, returned an indictment charging William Alexander, 49, for threatening to kill the congregants of a California synagogue, the Justice Department announced. Keep Reading
‘Disturbing’ Percentage of Millennials and Gen Z Believe That Jews Caused The Holocaust
Approximately half of U.S. Millennials and Gen Z have seen Holocaust denial or distortion posts on social media or elsewhere online. 30 percent indicated that they had seen Nazi symbols on their social media platforms or in their community. Keep Reading
New Head of Synagogue Security Agency Wants to Start Training Jews in College
Evan Bernstein has a message for American Jews: The golden age is over. It’s time to protect ourselves. And that starts in college. Keep Reading
Germany Reports Highest Number of Anti-Semitic Crimes Since 2001
Police registered 2,032 anti-Semitic crimes, including two killings, in 2019, according to newly released figures published in the German news media. The total is up 13% from 2018. Keep Reading
Anti-Semitic Incidents Hit All-Time High in 2019
The American Jewish community experienced the highest level of antisemitic incidents last year since tracking began in 1979, with more than 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment reported across the United States. Keep Reading
This Is Not a Game: How Steam Harbors Extremists
The criminal complaint states that Farca, using the handle “Adolf Hitler (((6million)))),” repeatedly posted online threats against “high value” Jewish targets and police officers, praised Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant as a “hero” and boasted of violent plans. Keep Reading
Alleged White Supremacist Charged with Trying to Burn Down Jewish Assisted Living Facility
On April 2, 2020, police discovered a homemade incendiary device at the entrance of Ruth’s House, a Jewish-sponsored assisted living residential facility for seniors of all faiths; the device was located within feet of a widely used pedestrian walkway Keep Reading
5 Youths Arrested for Allegedly Attacking and Robbing Yale Rabbi
One of the teens said to Rosenstein, “Give us everything you have, you f—ing Jew!” before they punched and kicked him to the ground. They stole his car keys and drove off with his vehicle. Keep Reading
New York Passes Bill to Prosecute Hate Crimes as Domestic Terrorism
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is renaming proposed state hate crime legislation, a move which he had proposed after the attack, in honor of the Monsey victim: the Josef Neumann Domestic Terrorism Act. Keep Reading
Stephan Balliet: Halle Synagogue Gunman ‘Wishes He Could Have Killed More’
A German extremist has confessed to killing two people after a failed attack on a synagogue and expressed regret at being unable to gun down large numbers of Jews, according to a report. Keep Reading