Eye on Extremism: June 4, 2024

“Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had launched a squadron of drones towards the headquarters of the Israeli military's Galilee formation in an intensification of cross-border violence between the two adversaries. While Hezbollah has previously...

“... What does that mean? Although he does not know the internal decision-making processes in the Russian Foreign Ministry, says Hans-Jakob Schindler from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) in The Hague. However, it can be assumed...

Eye on Extremism: June 3, 2024

“Israel's defence minister said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to wind down the war, and that it was examining alternatives to the Islamist group. "While we conduct our important...

Extremist Content Online: TikTok Post Glorifying Christchurch Attacker Receives Over 35,000 Views, Account Links to Telegram Content Celebrating Attacker

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found a TikTok post glorifying the Christchurch attacker...

“The fact that Stürzenberger was now on the Mannheim marketplace with his information stand is probably no coincidence, says extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), who comes from Kaiserslautern: "There is a...

Eye on Extremism: May 31, 2024

“Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others, the rebels said Friday, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll from the multiple rounds of strikes carried out over the rebels’...

"The AfD’s woes – also including spying claims against a Krah aide and a police raid on number-two candidate Petr Bystron – mean its campaign is 'pretty much collapsing', said Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project. The usual far-right...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes; "The bomb, planted overnight, was detonated by remote control. The terrorists must have known who was on that boat and then have concluded that the party that included Paul, 15, who was a member of the crew, and...

Eye on Extremism: May 30, 2024

“New York state and county officials sought this week to reassure attendees and area residents that extensive security measures are being implemented in response to a threat against an upcoming cricket World Cup event reportedly posted on a pro-ISIS...

"The Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-profit, has observed that anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments are shared by both Islamist and far-right extremists. Mark D. Wallace, the project’s chief executive, noted the unsettling alliance between neo...