“No blood for Israel.”While this type of scene with masked men chanting is a relatively common occurrence in the US, this incident in Canada illustrated the underbelly of a surging global movement: neo-Nazi “active clubs”, American-born neofascist fight clubs, are rapidly spreading across borders. But the arrival of an active club, which has also shown itself in other nearby towns and cities like Toronto (the country’s largest metropolitan area), is a relatively new development. Beirich described how members of Patriot Front “often work closely with Active Club chapters” including participating in their mixed-martials training. On Telegram, active club chapters regularly share Patriot Front propaganda. “Join Patriot Front if you are in America,” one active club adjacent account posted on Telegram, with nearly three thousand views.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2025 07:25 UTC