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I believe its a new term for what used to be called the radical left. There is evidence they go beyond attacking nazi's, to attacking journalists or just people who "look" like nazis.

Antifa is a good example with their huge riots and firebombing of cars during Trump's inauguration.

The son of Israel's PM considers them a bigger threat to the jewish people than actual neo-nazis (surprising to me). http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-junior-says-leftists-...

Huge riots: 40 guys running around knocking over trash cans. Firebombing cars: one limo got torched at one protest that one time. Antifa: some group of random protestors, or maybe those two dudes that punched Richard Spencer. IDGAF if the son of Israel's PM prefers Duke's mayonnaise, much less his opinion of the American protest landscape.

The antifa that tore up Berkley come to mind.

No, I'm referring to the alt-left who attacked white supremacists, minorities and Trump supporters in Charlottesville.

Oh, so you meant the groups of counter-protestors that protected the clergy from a mob of heavily armed white supremacists? The same group that was later victims of a domestic terrorist? Alright then.