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American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

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A screenshot from an AMP mashup video from June 2021 showing AMP Executive Director Dr. Osama Abuirshaid speaking at a demonstration in Washington, D.C., standing alongside Nerdeen Kiswani and Abdullah Akl, leaders of radical anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL)

Key Points American Muslims for Palestine is at the core of the anti-Israel and anti-Zionist movement in the United States.AMP’s leadership frequently engages in rhetoric that promotes antisemitic tropes and support for violence against Israel, such as praising Hamas for the October 7, 2023 attack which marked the deadliest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust.A current board member of AMP was implicated in Hamas activity in the 1990s, according to an FBI memorandum.AMP has…

November 27, 2024

International Solidarity Movement (ISM)

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Key Points Founded in 2001, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has sought to disrupt Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories, primarily via on-the-ground, direct actions by international volunteers alongside locals in the West Bank and Gaza.These actions are coupled with advocacy work, sometimes in conjunction with other anti-Zionist groups, to promote international support for Palestine. ISM has drawn international attention and helped shape discourse around the…

October 22, 2024

White Lives Matter

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The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

March 11, 2022

National Justice Party

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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 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. NJP is virulently antisemitic and blames Jews for multiple problems in the U.S. While the group refers to itself as a “party,” it is not registered with the Federal Election Commission. NJP has an “unofficial” party platform that includes calls for whites to be…

November 02, 2021

ISKP (Islamic State Khorasan Province)

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ISKP fighters featured in a June 29, 2019, video entitled “And the Best Outcome is for the Righteous” Key Points Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is an ISIS-affiliated terrorist group based in Afghanistan. The organization is believed to have between 1,500 and 2,200 active members. ISKP’s main goal is to establish and maintain control of territory in Afghanistan on behalf of ISIS. It also frequently directs attacks at civilians, Afghan security forces, and…

September 23, 2021

Richard Gage and 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

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Richard Gage speaks at an AE911Truth event in Watertown, MA in Dec. 2016. Update: In early September 2021, AE911Truth’s board voted to remove Richard Gage from his position as the organization’s CEO, citing controversy generated by his “off-mission” (Covid-19-related) comments that were highlighted in a Slate article about Spike Lee’s 9/11 documentary, “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021 ½.” Lee recut the documentary’s final episode following…

August 26, 2021

The New Independent Fundamental Baptist (New IFB) Movement

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The New Independent Fundamental Baptist (New IFB) movement is a loose network of independent churches concentrated in the U.S. connected by their belief in certain religious doctrines and a shared brand of deeply anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic teachings. Pastor Steven Anderson founded the movement’s flagship, Faithful Word Baptist Church in Arizona in 2005, though most of the churches affiliated with the movement today were founded in the past five years. New IFB pastors frequently…

May 06, 2021

Rizza Islam

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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…

March 16, 2021

Nationalist Front (formerly known as the Aryan Nationalist Alliance)

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Logos for Nationalist Front and the Aryan Nationalist Alliance. Overview: Nationalist Front, which was an umbrella organization led by the National Socialist Movement (NSM), was formed to unite various facets of the white supremacist movement. Its ultimate goal was to create a white ethno-state in America. Nationalist Front fell apart in late 2017-early 2018. Origins: Nationalist Front was originally called the Aryan Nationalist Alliance. The Aryan Nationalist Alliance was…

February 16, 2021

Goyim Defense League

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Key PointsThe Goyim Defense League is a loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism. The group includes five or six primary organizers/public figures, dozens of supporters and thousands of online followers.GDL operates GoyimTV, a video platform that streams antisemitic content.GDL espouses vitriolic antisemitism and white supremacist themes via the internet, through propaganda distributions and in street actions.GDL engages in antisemitic stunts and schemes to…

February 08, 2021

Nationalist Social Club (NSC-131)

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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…

October 06, 2020

Proud Boys (Chicos Orgullosos)

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Ideología: Principalmente “alt lite” o nueva derecha: misoginia, islamofobia, transfobia y antiinmigrante. Algunos miembros defienden ideologías antisemitas y de supremacía blanca y/o participan en grupos de supremacismo blanco. Miembros: Cantidad desconocida, probablemente varios cientos. Características notables: Los miembros suelen usar camisetas polo Fred Perry negras y amarillas. Huella global: Los Proud Boys tienen capítulos en la…

October 01, 2020

QAnon (En Español)

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QAnon es una teoría de conspiración de gran alcance y popular entre la extrema derecha e incluso algunos partidarios públicos del Presidente Trump. QAnon surgió en 2017 en 4chan y es fundamentalmente un movimiento de provocación y desinformación en línea. Aunque es difícil medir el tamaño del movimiento, es probable que los partidarios de QAnon sean decenas de miles. Los partidarios siguen a la anónima Q y creen que…

September 24, 2020

The Boogaloo Movement

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Key Points The boogaloo movement is an anti-government extremist movement that formed in 2019. In 2020, boogalooers increasingly engaged in real world activities as well as online activities, showing up at protests and rallies around gun rights, pandemic restrictions and police-related killings. The term “boogaloo” is a slang reference to a future civil war, a concept boogalooers anticipate and even embrace. The ideology of the boogaloo movement is still developing but is…

September 16, 2020

Extremist Sects Within the Black Hebrew Israelite Movement

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Key Points Black Hebrew Israelites are not the same as Black Jews or Jews of color. Not all Black Hebrew Israelite organizations are antisemitic or extremists. The Black Hebrew Israelite movement is divided into organizations or sects that operate semi-independently across the United States. Black Hebrew Israelites believe that they are the true Israelites and that the Twelve Tribes of Israel are people of color. Popular activities include street teachings and public speaking…

August 07, 2020

Incels (Involuntary celibates)

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Incels are heterosexual men who blame women and society for their lack of romantic successA subset of the online misogynist “manosphere” that includes Pick Up Artists and Men’s Rights Activists, incels are known for their deep-seated pessimism and profound sense of grievance against womenThe incel ideology is rooted in the belief that women have too much power in the sexual/romantic sphere and ruin incels’ lives by rejecting them Incels are the most…

July 29, 2020

QAnon

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Key Points: QAnon is a decentralized, far-right political movement rooted in a baseless conspiracy theory that the world is controlled by the “Deep State,” a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles, and that former President Donald Trump is the only person who can defeat it. QAnon emerged on 4chan in 2017, when an anonymous poster known as “Q,” believed by Qanon followers to be a team of U.S. government and military insiders, began posting cryptic messages online…

May 04, 2020

The Base

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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…

January 16, 2020

Feuerkrieg Division (FKD)

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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…

October 07, 2019

Atomwaffen Division (AWD)/ National Socialist Order (NSO)

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Update: On January 11, 2022, Kaleb Cole was sentenced to 7 years in prison after being found guilty of intimidation in September of 2021. Cole and three other individuals delivered threatening messages to residents of Western Washington, including members of the Jewish community and employees of the Anti-Defamation League. The trial itself lasted 2 days with the Jury needing only 90 minutes to convict Cole of 5 counts including conspiracy, mailing threatening communications and…

April 29, 2020