The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/neo-fascists/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png neo-fascists | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/neo-fascists/ 32 32 Fascist salutes after soccer goal by Mussolini’s great-grandson to be probed https://www.timesofisrael.com/fascist-salutes-after-soccer-goal-by-mussolinis-great-grandson-to-be-probed/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:05:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3446155 Fans of club Juve Stabia give outstretched arm gesture to celebrate winning goal by Romano Floriani Mussolini; Italian soccer federation opens investigation

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]]> Is American democracy safe? These historians say the US may be slipping toward fascism https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-american-democracy-safe-these-historians-say-the-us-may-be-slipping-toward-fascism/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:58:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3178534 The editors of 'Fascism in America: Past and Present' posit that though most Americans see the idea as 'unrealistic in the extreme,' there's nothing fictional about it

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]]> Rome’s Lazio soccer club handed suspended stadium ban for antisemitic chants https://www.timesofisrael.com/romes-lazio-soccer-club-handed-suspended-stadium-ban-for-antisemitic-chants/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:37:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2990039 Three fans were banned for life by club after pictures of supporters performing fascist salutes and wearing the number 88, a numerical code for 'Heil Hitler,' circulated online

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]]> Anti-fascists march in Mussolini’s birthplace as his supporters rally in Rome https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-fascists-march-in-mussolinis-birthplace-as-his-supporters-rally-in-rome/ Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:08:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2861954 Dueling events highlight Italy's uneasy reckoning with its past as new Prime Minister Meloni takes helm of 1st postwar government led by a party with neo-fascist roots

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]]> Italian neo-fascists display pro-Mussolini banner 100 years after his rise to power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-neofascists-display-pro-mussolini-banner-100-years-after-rise-to-power/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:33:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2861578 On bridge outside Rome's Colosseum, supporters of fascist leader drape image depicting dictator in military uniform, with the words '100 years after, the march continues'

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]]> Ben Gvir’s policy goals: Going to extremes even Europe’s far right won’t touch https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvirs-policy-goals-going-to-extremes-even-europes-far-right-wont-touch/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:32:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2859388 Moves advocated by Otzma Yehudit, such as deporting 'disloyal' citizens, go far beyond those of the continent's ascendant nationalists and into areas where only neo-fascists tread

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]]> Italy’s Meloni portrays herself as strong supporter of Israel, rejects fascist past https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-meloni-portrays-herself-as-strong-supporter-of-israel-rejects-fascist-past/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:09:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843766 Brothers of Italy leader has highlighted ties to Likud party; Israel, which has boycotted other European far-right leaders, yet to react to election results

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]]> How a fringe far-right group with neo-fascist roots became Italy’s biggest party https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-did-a-fringe-far-right-group-become-italys-biggest-party/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:42:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843694 Leader of the Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, is poised to head Italy's first far-right-led government since Mussolini during World War II

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]]> Neo-fascists exploit ‘no-vax’ rage, posing dilemma for Italy https://www.timesofisrael.com/neo-fascists-exploit-no-vax-rage-posing-dilemma-for-italy/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:20:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2631885 PM Draghi says government 'reflecting' on parliamentary motions urging outlawing of Forza Nuova; Jewish community alarmed at recent violence in capital

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]]> BBC puts dramatic twist on true story of brawling Jews vs. fascists in ’60s UK https://www.timesofisrael.com/bbc-puts-dramatic-twist-on-true-story-of-brawling-jews-vs-fascists-in-60s-uk/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:42:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2624785 'Ridley Road' is a fictionalized look at the real-life antisemites who threatened British Jewry, and the Jewish toughs who beat some sense into them; will air on PBS in US

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]]> George Floyd statue in New York defaced with neo-Nazi graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/george-floyd-statue-in-new-york-defaced-with-neo-nazi-graffiti/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:49:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2571178 Police say the nearly 2-meter-tall monument unveiled in Brooklyn less than a week ago was found covered in paint Thursday morning

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]]> Dynamite German film charts the banality of always looking for meaning in Hitler https://www.timesofisrael.com/dynamite-german-film-charts-the-banality-of-always-looking-for-meaning-in-hitler/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:58:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2426876 Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker retrace the Fuhrer's footsteps in 'The Meaning of Hitler,' streaming online Nov. 11-19 for the DOC NYC festival

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]]> Youths hurl punches, anti-Semitic invective in Venice attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/youths-hurl-punches-anti-semitic-invective-in-venice-attack/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:52:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2212555 Mayor says police investigating assault on former lawmaker on New Year's Eve, vows fascist-like incidents 'won't be tolerated'

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]]> Film depicts complicated clean slate given to neo-Nazis living ‘post-hate’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/film-depicts-complicated-clean-slate-given-to-neo-nazis-living-post-hate/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:48:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2186482 Documentary 'Healing From Hate' dives into the trenches with ex-skinheads as they make amends the only way they know how: recruiting others to leave the white nationalist movement

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]]> Italy seizes air-to-air missile, weapons cache from neo-Nazis https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-seizes-air-to-air-missile-weapons-cache-from-neo-nazis/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:31:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2113205 Turin police arrest 3 far-right suspects in raids; official says no reason to believe there was an active plot to use the arms

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