The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/radical-islam/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png radical Islam | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/radical-islam/ 32 32 Bondi Hanukkah terrorist was teen preacher for Islamic group, follower of radical cleric https://www.timesofisrael.com/bondi-hanukkah-terrorist-was-teen-preacher-for-islamic-group-follower-of-radical-cleric/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:02:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3713235 At 17, Naveed Akram was member of Street Dawah movement urging people to spread word of Islam; several members with ties to ISIS have been convicted on terror charges

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]]> Report: New Orleans rammer apparently radicalized in past year, unbeknown to family https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-new-orleans-rammer-apparently-radicalized-in-past-year-unbeknownst-to-family/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:34:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3453031 Shamsud Din-Jabbar's relatives say US Army veteran had grown noticeably more conservative, but not violent; they attributed erratic behavior to divorces, financial stress

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]]> New book draws line from 1929 Hebron Massacre to horrific events of October 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-book-draws-line-from-1929-hebron-massacre-to-horrific-events-of-october-7/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:29:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3390658 In 'Ghosts of a Holy War,' Yardena Schwartz investigates the lies and denials that have fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a century, pushing a solution further away

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]]> Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for life for heading terror group https://www.timesofisrael.com/radical-uk-islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-jailed-for-life-for-heading-terror-group/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:36:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3343555 Judge in London court says cleric sought to 'normalize violence in support of an ideological cause'; Choudary was previously imprisoned in Britain for encouraging support of ISIS

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]]> Probe into stabbing attack in Germany handed to anti-terrorism prosecutor https://www.timesofisrael.com/probe-into-stabbing-attack-in-germany-handed-to-anti-terrorism-prosecutor/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:49:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3304535 25-year-old Afghan national suspected of carrying out stabbing at anti-Islam rally in Mannheim, killing police officer and wounding 5 others

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]]> German policeman dies after being wounded in stabbing attack at anti-Islam rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-policeman-dies-after-being-wounded-in-stabbing-attack-at-anti-islam-rally/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 20:32:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3303544 Officer was repeatedly stabbed while trying to intervene; assailant also wounded 5 demonstrators, including prominent far-right activist

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]]> Spain remands Syrian refugee suspected of planning jihadist attack on his high school https://www.timesofisrael.com/spain-remands-student-suspected-of-planning-jihadist-attack-on-his-high-school/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:54:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3207777 Court says 'tremendously homophobic and antisemitic' 17-year-old pledged allegiance to Islamic State, learned how to make bombs

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]]> France admits ‘failure’ in psychiatric care of radical Islamist who killed tourist https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-admits-failure-in-psychiatric-care-of-radical-islamist-who-killed-tourist/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:49:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3170084 Interior minister says that in addition to intel mishap, doctors claimed Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab was 'doing better'; Paris concerned over attacks ahead of 2024 Olympics

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]]> Man who killed tourist near Eiffel Tower in Paris had sworn allegiance to ISIS https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-killed-tourist-near-eiffel-tower-in-paris-had-sworn-allegiance-to-isis/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 21:58:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3169810 Authorities say mother of attacker alerted police to unusual behavioral changes in son last month but insufficient proof meant nothing could be done

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]]> Two men charged in Paris over alleged ties to Brussels terror gunman https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-men-charged-in-paris-over-alleged-ties-to-brussels-terror-gunman/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:00:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3133380 Men accused of forming terror group and complicity in murder in October 16 attack, when Abdesalem Lassoued shot dead 2 Swedish soccer fans before being killed by police

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]]> Can jihadists truly deradicalize? Jewish author speaks with terrorists to find out https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-jihadists-truly-deradicalize-jewish-author-speaks-with-terrorists-to-find-out/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:10:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2760982 In 'Home, Land, Security,' Carla Power charts the return of extremists to mainstream society. Raised in the Midwest and Mideast, journalist has some advice for Western governments

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]]> Belgium opens trial for alleged accomplices in deadly 2015 Paris attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgium-opens-trial-for-alleged-accomplices-in-deadly-2015-paris-attacks/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:23:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2748271 14 accused are suspected of transporting, housing or financially helping some of the perpetrators in the Islamic State killing spree that claimed 130 lives

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]]> French imam recounts death threats from Islamists for asking to respect Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-imam-recounts-death-threats-from-islamists-for-asking-to-respect-holocaust/ Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:05:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2692535 In emotional TV interview, Hassen Chalghoumi says his family has been assaulted, harassed for years over his interfaith work

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]]> Brother of Texas synagogue hostage-taker says ‘religious nuts got a hold of him’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/brother-of-texas-synagogue-hostage-taker-says-religious-nuts-got-a-hold-of-him/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:36:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2688700&preview=true&preview_id=2688700 Gulbar Akram also asserts that brother Akram had not been antisemitic: 'He didn’t hate Jews. One of his closest friends is Jewish'

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]]> Norway says bow-and-arrow attack that killed 5 was act of terrorism https://www.timesofisrael.com/norway-deadly-bow-and-arrow-attacker-is-a-muslim-convert-flagged-as-radical/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:40:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2631972 Danish national suspected of assault in small town is a Muslim convert flagged as radical who had raised concerns in the past, say police

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