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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 468

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Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc, in Paris, May 1, 2017. (Kamil Zihnioglu/AP)
January 7, 2025, 3:59 pm
French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, anti-immigrant firebrand, dies at 96
Polarizing figure, father of politician Marine Le Pen, belittled Holocaust gas chambers as ‘a detail in World War II history,’ railed against migrants and multiculturalism
By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet and Elaine Ganley
The leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl leaves after talks with Austria's President on January 6, 2025 at the presidential Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
January 6, 2025, 11:09 pm
For the first time since WWII, Austria’s far right gets mandate to lead government
Anti-immigration, pro-Russia, eurosceptic Freedom Party, led by populist Herbert Kickl, gets chance to form government; was founded by former Nazi officer in 1950s
By Philipp Jenne and Geir Moulson
People walk on a 'funeral march' and hold a flag with the German colors during a commemoration organized by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at the cathedral square after the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 23, 2024. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
January 6, 2025, 5:18 pm
Germany sees rise in far-right crime and online hate, partly linked to Gaza war
Report finds 33,963 registered cases of right-wing politically motivated crime in first 11 months of 2024, mostly online offenses and hate speech
By Agencies
Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen gives a press statement at the Presidential Chancellery after his meeting with Austrian Chancellor and leader of Austria's People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer (not pictured) in Vienna on January 5, 2025 (Photo by Alex HALADA / AFP)
January 6, 2025, 11:58 am
Far right set to be tasked with forming new government in Austria
President to meet with Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl after chancellor resigned following collapse of coalition talks between conservatives and center left
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during the debate prior to the no-confidence votes on his administration at the National Assembly in Paris on December 4, 2024. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
December 4, 2024, 11:59 pm
French government falls in historic no-confidence vote uniting far-left and far-right
Marine Le Pen’s party backs motion proposed by the hard left three months after the formation of a minority government, with two years left in President Emmanuel Macron’s term
By Stuart Williams and Anna SMOLCHENKO
An AfD election poster for the European elections reading 'Our country first' is fixed on a pole in Frankfurt, Germany, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst), File)
December 3, 2024, 4:35 pm
Far-right German AfD says it will replace radical youth wing ahead of snap elections
Party’s neo-Nazi-linked Junge Alternative youth organization, classified as extremist by intelligence agencies, is set to be replaced, but critics say move is ‘smoke and mirrors’
By AFP
Picture taken on November 13, 2024 shows presidential candidate Calin Georgescu at the Romanian tv station "Digi 24" in Bucharest, Romania, on November 13, 2024. (Octav Ganea / DIGI24/INQUAM PHOTOS / AFP)
November 26, 2024, 6:20 am
Far-right politician who praised Nazi collaborators shocks with top finish in Romanian presidential election
Calin Georgescu will face liberal reformer Elena Lasconi in next week’s runoff; will be country’s first vote in decades in which centrist party not an option
By PHILISSA CRAMER
MP of Austria's Freedom Party (FPOe) Walter Rosenkranz delivers a speech after his election as new parliament president in the Austrian Parliament in Vienna on October 24, 2024. (Alex HALADA / AFP)
November 24, 2024, 6:53 pm
Austrian far-right party shows strength with state election win in Styria
Freedom Party’s victory is show of force for the Russia-friendly faction, adds to pressure on parties trying to form a national government
By Francois Murphy
Part of a tattoo reading 'Yeshua,' Jesus' name in Hebrew, and another reading 'Deus Vult' can be seen on the arm of Pete Hegseth in a video he posted to Instagram in May 2020. (Instagram video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 16, 2024, 8:03 am
Trump Pentagon pick flagged in 2021 as potential insider threat for extremist-linked tattoo
Hegseth’s fellow service member sent warning over ‘Deus Vult’ bicep tattoo linked to white supremacists; Fox host previously said was unfairly labeled as extremist for chest marking
By TARA COPP, Michelle R. Smith and JASON DEAREN
Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer (center) with fellow soldiers in a house in southern Lebanon on November 1, 2024. The Hebrew graffiti reads: "Office of MK Kroizer." (Courtesy)
November 3, 2024, 12:36 am
Far-right MK kicked out of IDF reserves over photo of ‘office’ in Lebanon home
Yitzhak Kroizer posed with soldiers in front of graffiti reading ‘Office of MK Kroizer’; party head Ben Gvir: ‘Shame on the IDF command’; Gantz: Dismissal ‘sends wrong message’
By ToI Staff
Herbert Kickl (C), leader and top candidate of right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) is celebrated by supporters at the party's election event after exit poll numbers were announced at the Stiegl-Ambulanz restaurant in Vienna, Austria on September 29, 2024. (Alex Halada/AFP)
October 1, 2024, 8:52 pm
Disgruntled over immigration, ailing economy, Austrians handed victory to far-right party
Despite its winning 29% of vote, rivals refuse to enter coalition with Freedom Party, with a video surfacing on voting day of members at recent funeral where Nazi SS song was sung
By Louis van Boxel-Woolf
Herbert Kickl, leader and top candidate of right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe), takes part in a TV debate at the parliament after exit poll numbers were announced in Vienna on September 29, 2024. (Alex HALADA / AFP)
September 30, 2024, 7:23 pm
After election win, Austrian far right seeks path to power through rivals’ blockade
Herbert Kickl led his Freedom Party to win biggest slice of votes, but the 29% he scored requires cooperating with other parties, almost all of whom say they won’t work with him
By Francois Murphy
Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl gestures during his speech at a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, September 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election two days later. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
September 29, 2024, 9:13 pm
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party set for historic win, but chance to govern unclear
Projection sees Freedom Party winning 29% of vote after it campaigned to suspend asylum, warm up to Russia — but moderate parties say they won’t form coalition with its leader
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
Laura Loomer arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on The Trump Organization's Boeing 757 ahead of The ABC News US Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, September 10, 2024. (Julia Beverly/Getty Images via JTA)
September 27, 2024, 11:22 pm
Laura Loomer, Jewish activist close to Trump, downplays ties to antisemites
Far-right US provocateur, embraced by Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes and appearing on conspiracy theory network Infowars, is under scrutiny after flying on ex-president’s plane
By Ron Kampeas
The chairman and top candidate of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) for the Austrian National Council (Nationalrat) election Herbert Kickl waves to his audience after kicking off his party's electoral campaign, in Graz, Styria, on September 7, 2024. (Alex HALADA / AFP)
September 23, 2024, 3:19 pm
Austria sees tight election race, with far-right polling ahead but short of majority
Freedom Party (FPOe) predicted to secure 27% in next week’s vote, but may struggle to find partners willing to join a government it leads
By Anne BEADE
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