Far Right
How Portland Stopped the Proud Boys
Historically, fascists win when they decide to go for it, to throttle democracies, believing that no one will be organized enough to fight them. In Portland people stood up and called their bluff. Diligent research, nonviolent organizing and the eventual acquiescence of the state and federal government to enforce the law against right-wing agitators were all party to the success we see now. But none of it would have happened if an awful lot of people hadn’t shown up, for five straight years, ready to throw down.
A Saudi Interfaith Cultural Center Is Leaving Vienna — But For All the Wrong Reasons
"And that’s the amazing thing: that most critics, especially in Austria, haven’t even bothered to go to the website to see what it does,” Rosen told New Lines. In spite of his aforementioned hesitance about becoming involved with KAICIID, he believes the project has been worthwhile.
The Odd Couple: Franco’s Alliance With Muslims
There was a time when the Spanish far right needed Ceuta’s Muslims and plied them with gifts. One of these, the Muley el-Mehdi mosque on the Avenida de África, was built in the middle of the Spanish Civil War.
Is Israel’s ‘Government of Change’ More of the Same?
Israel’s so-called government of change pledged to avoid controversial issues to ensure that the coalition remains afloat. But Israel’s settlement lobby has settled deeper and more irrevocably into the heart of power.
How Israel’s Occupation Came Home
While the attacks carried out by Palestinian citizens of Israel were extensive and deadly, the overwhelming focus on that violence prevented the emergence of a much-needed debate within Israel about its growing problem of Jewish radicalization.
Palestine, Israel and the New Right
In the midst of conflict in Israel and Palestine, award-winning journalist Rula Jebreal and +972 magazine cofounder Lisa Goldman, discuss politics, ideology and war with Newlines Magazine.
Israel’s Right-Wing Rhetoric Offers a Glimpse of the GOP Future
Since the killing of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, Israel’s politics have taken a distinctly right-wing turn, centered around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The parallels between that journey and that of the Republican Party, as it grapples with the legacy of Donald Trump, are stark.