Eye on Extremism: October 28, 2025
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NBC News: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate 'powerful' strikes on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's military to launch "powerful" airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire. "Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the military echelon to carry out powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip immediately," his office said in a statement.
BBC: Inside Syria's jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
In the complex mosaic of the new Syria, the old battle against the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) continues in the Kurdish-controlled north-east. It's a conflict that has slipped from the headlines - with bigger wars elsewhere. But Kurdish counter-terrorism officials have told the BBC that IS cells in Syria are regrouping and increasing their attacks. Walid Abdul-Basit Sheikh Mousa was obsessed with motorbikes and finally managed to buy one in January. The 21-year-old only had a few weeks to enjoy it. He was killed in February fighting against IS in north-eastern Syria.
CEP Mentions
The European Circle: Low-level agents in Germany: Russia's covert shadow force
Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and head of the Counter Extremism Project, told The European Circle that these "agents" are hired for a single purpose, meaning they have little understanding of Russian intelligence structures in Germany or across Europe. They operate not only in Germany, but across the continent. For foreign actors, including Russia, their main advantage is anonymity. Most are identified via Russia-friendly Telegram channels, where they have expressed pro-Russian views. According to Schindler, these agents - typically male and with a lower level of formal education - are then contacted and recruited.
Analysis
Foundation for Defense of Democracies: Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded nearly a century ago. It has demonstrated considerable staying power in dramatically different political environments in scores of different countries. The challenge for Western policymakers is not to eliminate the Brotherhood, but to focus their efforts on those places where it poses the clearest threat. Policymakers will also need to select or develop the appropriate tools, since no blanket policy is suitable to address the many different forms the Brotherhood takes. Finally, to build support for this kind of tailored approach, elected and appointed leaders will need to initiate candid discussions of the threat.
The National Interest: On Hezbollah’s Disarmament, Israel Will Not Compromise
At the Sharm El-Sheikh signing ceremony, US President Donald Trump touted the Gaza ceasefire as a “new beginning for an entire beautiful Middle East” and predicted the imminent expansion of the Abraham Accords. The Israel-Hamas truce isn’t going well, but just hours after Sharm, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun announced that he was open to negotiations with Israel, raising hopes that Beirut might be next to board the peace train. Regrettably, the optimism is premature. A resumption of war with Hezbollah is more likely.
GW Program on Extremism: CAIR’s Familiar Dance: Denial and Deflection in the Face of Scrutiny
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is no stranger to twisting facts to fit their narratives, and late last week they did just that. On October 14, 2025, Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Elise Stefanik sent a letter to the Department of Treasury, requesting that Treasury initiate an investigation into CAIR, for any potential ties between CAIR and Hamas (the “Congressional Letter”).1 CAIR responded with a letter of its own wherein it states, “CAIR is not and has never been an agent, affiliate, offshoot, subsidiary, supporter, partner, funder, representative, supporter, or pen pal of any militant group.”
Jerusalem Post: Why does Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza not mention Islamic Jihad? – analysis
This Saturday, Israel said it carried out a targeted strike in central Gaza against a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) operative it accused of planning an imminent attack on Israeli troops, while the group denied the allegation. Despite heavy criticism, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the strike did not violate the US-backed ceasefire.
United States
Both Israel and Hamas took US President Donald Trump's '48-hours' statement on Saturday seriously, treating it as a hard deadline, after which sanctions could follow, N12 reported on Monday. However, US officials said that Trump's message, which called on Hamas terrorists to return the remains of hostages still held in the Gaza Strip was not a hard ultimatum, but was meant to clarify the Trump administration's position that Hamas "must act urgently" to return remains, the report noted.
The Guardian: Tattoo fixers on removing Nazi symbols: ‘You don’t know if they’re changing or hiding’
Across the country, tattoo artists and laser removal technicians regularly see clients who are trying to erase far-right symbols from their bodies. There a number of national non-profits that help people remove their hate-based tattoos. The California-based Jails to Jobs, for example, helps formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives. The group maintains a directory of more than 300 free or low-cost tattoo removal programs across 45 states and several countries and publishes a how-to manual for communities hoping to start their own.
Mediaite: Nick Fuentes Says He Was ‘Radicalized on Race’ by Listening To Mark Levin
Christian nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes claimed on Monday that he became “radicalized on race” after listening to Mark Levin’s show in high school. Levin hosts a syndicated radio show and a weekend program on Fox News.
Harvard Crimson: Harvard Moves to Dismiss HBS Graduate’s Antisemitism Lawsuit
Harvard filed a motion on Monday to dismiss Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s ongoing lawsuit against the University, claiming that Segev failed to show that Harvard violated antidiscrimination law in its response to an alleged assault against him at a protest.
A Georgia man wearing a Nazi uniform was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting a University of Georgia student outside a bar, in an incident that has gone viral on social media. A noted white supremacist is taking credit for helping the alleged assailant, Kenneth Leland Morgan, make bail after several days.
Homeland Security Today: Two Defendants Convicted of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Abdullah At Taqi, 26, of Queens, has been convicted by a jury on all counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohamad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to launder money. Previously, on Oct. 6, as jury selection was scheduled to begin, Hashimi pleaded guilty to all counts of the indictment.
Fox 2 Detroit: Ann Arbor antisemitic act caught on camera at the University of Michigan
An act of antisemitism rocked Ann Arbor Monday night after security cameras caught a man attempting to break into a Jewish community building. Surveillance cameras were rolling when a man runs up to a Jewish community building at the University of Michigan and tries to kick in the door. In the video, someone can be heard yelling antisemitic things as well.
Times of Israel: Jewish educator assaulted in Manhattan in apparent antisemitic attack
An Israeli educator was assaulted in midtown New York yesterday in what is believed to be an antisemitic attack, American and Israeli media reports say. According to the reports, 58-year-old Rami Glickstein says he was heading toward the Mr. Broadway restaurant on 38th Street when a man approached him, pointed at his kippa, and said: “Tell me about your religion.”
Fox 5 DC: Fairfax County Public Schools under fire after students post anti-Semitic video
There is controversy within Fairfax County Public Schools after a group of students posted anti-Semitic videos on social media. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington says some students from Thomas Jefferson High School and at Langley High School posted the anti-Semitic videos.
Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) denounced “hatred in all its forms” in a statement marking the seven-year anniversary of the Oct. 27, 2018 shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in which 11 Jewish worshippers were killed.
France
Al Arabiya English: France resumes Gaza evacuations after pause over antisemitic posts
France has resumed evacuations from Gaza, with 20 people arriving last weekend, diplomatic sources said Tuesday, months after Paris suspended the operation over a student evacuee allegedly sharing antisemitic posts.
Germany
BILD: Major German public TV station: Gaza employee exposed as Hamas member
A scandal has rocked ZDF's Gaza coverage: the broadcaster announced yesterday morning that it had employed and paid a Hamas terrorist for years - as an employee of a partner company in the Gaza Strip. Israel has now provided the public broadcaster with a document that is supposed to prove the Palestinian's membership of Hamas. It is a document from the "Human Resources Organization and Administration Department" of the Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, and is also available to BILD.
Deutsche Welle: Is Germany's far-right populist AfD party spying for Russia?
Allegations of espionage against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have been raised by the interior minister of the state of Thuringia. In an interview with Handelsblatt, Social Democrat (SPD) Georg Maier expressed concern that the AfD is abusing its parliamentary powers to gather information about Germany's transport infrastructure, water supply, digital infrastructure and energy supply. "With its requests, one gets the impression that the AfD is working through a list of tasks assigned by the Kremlin," Maier told the newspaper this week. He pointed out that the Thuringian branch of the AfD had submitted 47 such inquiries to the state parliament in the past 12 months alone — and with "increasing intensity and depth of detail."
Deutsche Welle: Decaying Goebbels holiday villa will open to tourists
In a last-ditch attempt to avoid the demolition of a lakeside villa built for Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, the state of Berlin decided last year to offer it as a "gift" to anyone willing to take on the hefty upkeep. Built in the National Socialist architectural style and located on Bogensee Lake in the northeast of Berlin, the crumbling villa complex, which has been left unused since 2000, may now have been saved following the site's temporary transfer to the municipality of Wandlitz to host guided tours and events, as reported the German Press Agency (dpa).
Netherlands
The drawing depicted two women; a young blonde with a friendly expression and a scowling older woman wearing a headscarf. On top of the image was a nod to this month’s general election in the Netherlands, along with the phrase “The choice is yours.” The social media post, made by the far-right, anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders, prompted a record 14,000 complaints to the country’s anti-discrimination hotline. “Many of those who called to report the image compared it to Nazi propaganda from the second world war,” the hotline said in a statement, adding that the 19 anti-discrimination agencies associated with the hotline had flagged the post to police, amid concerns that it could be an incitement to hatred.
United Kingdom
Wall Street Journal: America Can Give Refuge to British Jews
The latest news out of the U.K. is beyond belief. No fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club will be allowed to attend its Europa League game against Aston Villa in Birmingham—because of “safety concerns.” British authorities are admitting they can’t protect Jews from antisemites. Instead of confronting the haters, they’re punishing the victims. The local member of Parliament, Pakistan-born Ayoub Khan, gloated: “I welcome the news that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be permitted to watch the match at Aston Villa! Well done to all those that signed our petition!”
Barry District News: Neo-Nazi group spotted at Rhoose Holiday Inn protests
Tensions have increased as neo-Nazi groups have been spotted at weekly protests in Rhoose. These protests have taken place since the summer months in response to news that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would be using the Holiday Inn Express in Rhoose as temporary accommodation for Entitled Persons (EPs) from Afghanistan on a short-term basis.
Daily Record: Neo-Nazi drug dealer who posted videos glorifying Hitler found with gun in garden shed
A neo-Nazi drug dealer who posted vile anti-semitic messages and videos glorifying Adolf Hitler was found with a gun in his garden shed in Dundee. Joseph Beaver was found to have links to far right training group Active Club Scotland and praised white supremacists who carried out mass killings in the USA.
Azerbaijan
Jerusalem Post: Iran threatens Azerbaijan into cancelling European rabbi conference
The Islamic Republic of Iran threatened the Azerbaijan government into cancelling the Baku convention for the Conference of European Rabbis, an event which was set to be held in early November. The Conference did not tell The Jerusalem Post why the event was cancelled, but did relate that the Azerbaijan government had been supportive of the organization throughout the troubles.
Kyrgyzstan
Reuters: Kyrgyzstan bans top independent media as 'extremist' in pre-election crackdown
A court in Kyrgyzstan has banned three of the country's top independent media outlets as "extremist organisations", the first such ruling in the country’s history, weeks ahead of a snap parliamentary election. The decision, issued on Monday but only publicised on Tuesday, bans the Kloop, Temirov Live, and AitAit Dese outlets’ websites, the first such ban in the country to target journalists and media outlets.
Afghanistan
Reuters: No resolution as Afghanistan, Pakistan end peace talks in Istanbul, sources say
Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, a blow for peace in the region after deadly clashes this month. The talks aimed to reach lasting peace between the South Asian neighbours after dozens were killed along their border in the worst such violence since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Warns Of “Decisive Response” To Any Pakistani Attack
The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior warned Tuesday that any attack by Pakistan would be met with a “decisive and powerful response,” describing it as a “lesson for Pakistan and a warning for others.” Abdul Matin Qane, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Interior Ministry, told Afghanistan’s Ariana News that “the Taliban have never bowed to any force.”
Afghanistan International: Taliban Factions Clash Over Gold Mine In Northern Afghanistan
Local sources say Taliban forces clashed on Monday in the Payan-Mor area of Shahr-e-Buzurg district in Badakhshan province over control of a gold mine, leaving several casualties. According to the sources, the fighting erupted between Abdul Rahman Ammar, the former head of Badakhshan’s mining department, and Shafiqullah Hafizi, the current head of mines. Both men are influential Taliban figures in the province.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Deny Presence Of Pakistani Taliban During Istanbul Talks
The Taliban delegation denied the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups in Afghanistan during the ongoing talks with Pakistan in Istanbul, according to informed sources familiar with the negotiations. Nargis Horakhsh, Afghanistan International’s reporter in Istanbul, said that during the second day of talks, the Taliban delegation rejected Islamabad’s claims that TTP fighters operate from Afghan soil under Taliban protection.
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem Post: Hamas terrorists fire at IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip - Army Radio
Hamas reportedly fired at IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Army Radio. The IDF returned fire, according to reports. This would mark an additional ceasefire violation by the terrorist group. The military has not confirmed the attack.
Iran
Iran International: Iran issues indictment over seized Israeli-linked ship, judiciary says
Iran has issued an indictment in the case of a container ship seized by its Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz last year, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday, according to state media. He said prosecutors had completed their investigation and sent the case for trial, charging the ship’s Israeli-born owner with financing terrorism and alleging transfers worth about $1.07 million. The judiciary said the funds supported Israeli military activities and that proceedings were conducted by Tehran’s international affairs prosecution branch “in line with international and domestic law.”
Iraq
Shafaq News: Iraq arrests ISIS militant behind deadly attacks
On Tuesday, Iraq’s National Security Service (NSS) captured an ISIS fighter accused of involvement in attacks that left nearly 20 soldiers dead. According to a statement from the NSS, the suspect, known as Abu Mohammed, joined ISIS in 2014 and helped carry out ambushes in al-Latifiya that killed 19 army and Popular Mobilization Forces members. He later oversaw logistics in the group’s Zubaa–Fallujah sector before fleeing to Syria and returning covertly to Baghdad.
Kurdistan24: Iraq Repatriates 19,000 Citizens from Syria’s Al-Hol Camp
In an effort to dismantle one of the most pressing security and humanitarian challenges in the post-ISIS era, the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displaced has announced the successful repatriation of 19,000 of its citizens from the notorious Al-Hol camp in Syria.
Israel
Times of Israel: IDF drone video shows Hamas staging recovery of remains of hostage Ofir Tzarfati
An Israeli military drone video shows Hamas staging the fake recovery of the remains of a hostage it returned to Israel last night. The remains were identified as belonging to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered by the IDF in the Gaza Strip in December 2023, less than two months after his abduction during the Hamas onslaught on October 7.
Israel will respond after Hamas handed over human remains that did not belong to missing Israeli hostages, which Israel considers a violation of the Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Hamas said it was complying with the ceasefire and doing its best to locate hostage remains, but was hindered by a lack of equipment to identify bodies.
A casket handed over by Hamas on Monday night to Israel contained the partial remains of Ofir Tzarfati, a hostage whose body was recovered by the military in early December 2023, Israeli officials said. The return of the remains means that Hamas did not return the body of one of the 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza. Israel has said Hamas has access to many of the remaining bodies and is dragging its feet in returning them, which it is required to do under the terms of the US-backed ceasefire agreement.
Hamas knows where slain hostages IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin and Col. Asaf Hamami are buried, but is stalling the return of their remains, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
Times of Israel: Hamas says it handed over hostage’s remains to Red Cross; Israel working to ID body
Hamas said it handed over the remains of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross on Monday night, with the body then transferred to Israeli authorities, who were working to confirm their identity. It was the first time Hamas had handed over a body in six days, as Israel insists that the terror group is dragging its feet on the requirement of the ceasefire that came into place on October 10. The agreement required Hamas to return all 48 living and deceased hostages within 72 hours, and while the group followed through in handing over all 20 living hostages, it only returned four of the 28 bodies still held in Gaza within the required timeframe. As of Monday morning, the bodies of 13 deceased hostages were still in Gaza.
Times of Israel: 3 terror operatives are killed by snipers, airstrike in West Bank, IDF says
Officers of the Yamam counter-terrorism unit and an Israeli military airstrike killed three Palestinian terror operatives during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qud, near Jenin, on Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police said.
Former hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana recounted being beaten in captivity and convincing his captors not to kill him by appealing to their desire to see Palestinian prisoners released, in his first interview with Israeli television since his release.
The families of Israeli hostages on Monday demanded that the next steps in the US-brokered Gaza peace plan be put on hold until Hamas returns the remaining bodies of dead captives. “Hamas knows exactly where every one of the deceased hostages is held. Two weeks have passed since the deadline set in the agreement for the return of all 48 hostages, yet 13 remain in Hamas captivity,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
Jerusalem Post: Israel weighs five options if Hamas fails to return hostage remains
Israel is working on five options in case Hamas fails to deliver on returning the hostage remains, insiders within the Israeli security establishment said on Monday. In no specific order, the five options being explored are: Extending operational control, targeted escalation, hostage remains retrieval operation, diplomatic pressure, and ending existing agreements. There are increasing concerns within Israeli circles that Hamas may be using the remains of the fallen as "bargaining chips" and actively misleading Red Cross teams. Israel is contemplating several strategies in coordination with the US to ramp up pressure on Hamas.
Lebanon
Kurdistan24: Hezbollah Defies Disarmament Ultimatum as Lebanon Teeters on Brink of War
Lebanon is standing on the precipice of a pivotal and potentially devastating new confrontation, as Hezbollah openly defies intense international pressure to disarm, prompting accelerated diplomatic interventions from the United States and Egypt amid escalating warnings of a large-scale Israeli military operation.
US Deputy Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus arrived in Lebanon on Monday for talks that Beirut has been waiting for with anticipation. She just concluded a two-day visit to Israel. Ortagus is bringing a message that goes beyond just asking Beirut about disarming Hezbollah, Saudi-based news channel Al Arabiya reported. “The Israeli air force has intensified its targeting and pursuit of Hezbollah members,” the report said. “Lebanon awaits the arrival of the US envoy to participate in the meeting of the ceasefire supervision committee on Wednesday, after she landed in Tel Aviv... and toured the border with Lebanon.”
Naharnet: Report: Hezbollah has smuggled hundreds of rockets from Syria
Hezbollah smuggled hundreds of rockets from Syria to Lebanon over the past months and the Israeli army only managed to thwart some of the shipments, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation said. Israel has informed Washington of the details of the smuggling operations and its need to “maintain attacks on Lebanon,” the report added.
France was responsible for the decision to shoot down an Israeli drone in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, on Sunday, a diplomatic source told French outlet Le Figaro on Monday. The UNIFIL peacekeepers involved in the incident were from the French military, Le Figaro noted, while commenting that it is rare for peacekeepers to shoot down an Israeli drone.
Reuters: Lebanese army walks political tightrope to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Shi'ite militia in the south of the country under a ceasefire agreed with Israel, two sources told Reuters. The explosives shortage, which has not been previously reported, has not stopped the army quickening the pace of inspection missions to search for hidden weapons in the south, near Israel, the two said, one of whom is a security source and the other a Lebanese official.
Yemen
Jerusalem Post: UN staff member detained after Houthis raided offices in Sanaa, UN spokesperson says
Another United Nations staff member has been detained in Yemen, bringing the number of the world body's employees apprehended in recent days to six, a UN spokesperson said on Monday. The latest detention came after Houthi security forces entered several United Nations offices in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
Villages in the Qadash area of Karsh District, located in Yemen’s southern Lahj Governorate, came under intense artillery bombardment by Houthi militias over the weekend, triggering panic among residents and raising fresh concerns about civilian safety in frontline communities.
India
NDTV: Pune Techie Arrested By Anti-Terrorism Squad For Alleged Links With Al Qaeda
A software engineer was arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Pune on Monday for his alleged links with banned organisations like Pakistan's Al Qaeda and role in radicalising youth, an official said. Zubair Hangargekar, who was under the Pune ATS surveillance since last month, was presented in court soon after his arrest. The Special UAPA Court sent him to police custody till November 4.
Pakistan
In a major terror strike, dozens of terrorists launched a coordinated assault on police and paramilitary installations in Bhag town of Kachhi district, Balochistan province, late Monday night. The attack left a senior police officer dead, several others injured, and multiple government buildings gutted in flames.
Mali
BBC: Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut until 9 November, saying the movement of staff and students had been affected by the blockade. He said the authorities were "doing everything possible" to end the crisis so that classes could resume on 10 November. For weeks, Mali has been hit by a fuel shortage, especially in the capital Bamako, after militants from an al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a blockade by attacking tankers on major highways.
Nigeria
Reuters: Separatist leader refuses to defend himself in Nigerian terrorism trial
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on Monday refused to defend himself against terrorism charges, telling a Nigerian court there was no valid case against him and demanding immediate release. Kanu, a British citizen and leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, told Justice James Omotosho he had reviewed the case file and found no legal basis for the prosecution.
Sudan
Reuters: Sudanese force's capture of Darfur city could entrench country's split
A Sudanese paramilitary force is battling the last pockets of resistance in a Darfur city that has endured a brutal 18-month siege and where a full takeover would entrench a geographical division of the country between rival military factions. The advance by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has also raised fears of reprisals against the estimated 250,000 people remaining in al-Fashir, the final holdout of the Sudanese army in the western Darfur region, and of an escalation of fighting elsewhere in Sudan.
Reuters: UN secretary-general says outside interference is undermining Sudan peace prospects
Outside interference in Sudan is undermining the prospects for peace, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Malaysia. The international community must call on countries to stop supplying weapons to parties involved in the Sudan conflict, he said.
France 24: Warnings of executions and ethnic cleansing mount in Sudan's El-Fasher
Reports were emerging Tuesday of mass killings and ethnically targeted atrocities in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher since its capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary. A coalition of armed groups allied to the Sudanese army accused the RSF of executing more than 2,000 civilians, raising fears of systematic ethnic cleansing.
Australia
Sydney Morning Herald: Ley attacks PM’s Joy Division shirt over antisemitic connotations
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has attacked Anthony Albanese’s leadership over the prime minister’s decision to wear a Joy Division band T-shirt five days ago, accusing him of “displaying the wrong values”. Ley made a speech in the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon to condemn the T-shirt Albanese was photographed wearing last Thursday: the cover of Unknown Pleasures, the acclaimed post-punk band’s first album, released in 1979.
A Victorian magistrate has found Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell not guilty of offensive behaviour after the 32-year-old led a white supremacist rally through Ballarat in 2023. Mr Sewell has been fighting a single charge in the Ballarat Magistrate's court during a multi-day hearing.
Thomas Sewell is fighting a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in a three-day contested hearing at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court this week. The 32-year-old is accused of leading a white supremacist rally through the streets of Ballarat on December 3, 2023.
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