Neo-Nazism

Georgia voters are choosing between Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins in a bitterly contested Senate race that has drawn significant attention from Jewish voters and pro-Israel groups. Ossoff, who is Jewish, has increasingly broken from AIPAC's positions, voting since 2024 to block several offensive weapons sales to Israel amid the Gaza war, while still backing Israeli defense funding. Collins has campaigned as strongly pro-Israel but faced controversy over staffers and a son-in-law linked to antisemitic and white nationalist content.

The race has split Jewish organizations, with some condemning Ossoff's votes and others defending them, while also fueling speculation about Ossoff's national political future.

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, was arrested Sunday after a coworker at a Taco Bell in Arlington Heights alerted authorities to disturbing messages, including a video of an AR-style rifle and a photo of him in tactical gear. A search of his apartment turned up the rifle with no serial number, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, body armor, a gas can, and items bearing Nazi symbolism.

Prosecutors say Paporakis wrote an eight-page manifesto, referencing the Aurora, Colorado theater shooter, describing himself as a "sociopathic white supremacist Neo-Nazi" and expressing intent to kill as many minorities as possible before dying himself. He had allegedly been planning the attack for two years, targeting a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, Illinois, around October 11. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi later revealed he and his family were worshiping at that temple at the time of the alleged plot. He faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession and was ordered detained, with his next court date set for October 30. Officials including Krishnamoorthi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned the alleged plot amid concerns over rising anti-South Asian and anti-Hindu extremism.