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December 4, 2023

"The lack of international attention on Afghanistan’s renewed terror threat is laying the groundwork for what Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Berlin- and New York-based Counter Extremism Project, called a “back to the future” repeat of...

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December 4, 2023

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Supporters Celebrate Paris Attack Suspect

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. CEP researchers located pro-ISIS TikTok users who spread propaganda...

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December 2, 2023

"On the other hand, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) sees the administrative assistance provided by foreign services for German prosecutors as fundamentally positive. 'This shows that the international...

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December 1, 2023

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "There is no direct contact. So this goes via Qatar... they're going between Israel and Hamas."

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December 1, 2023

"Alexander Ritzmann, a senior advisor of the Counter-Extremism Project, has been a leading expert on Active Clubs and their international spread. He told VICE News that in the United States, the Active Clubs appear to be building 'a militia that...

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November 30, 2023

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "Israel and militant Islamist group Hamas have agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, Israel and mediator Qatar have confirmed. Qatar...

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November 30, 2023

"'Hamas wants these images, it produces these images , it causes the dead civilians in order to serve the narrative, to illustrate the narrative: Israel is completely disproportionate and is taking revenge on the Palestinian people,' explains Hans...

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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, who currently heads the political non-profit Counter Extremism Project, told DW that Israel was balancing the twin goals of safely releasing the hostages while eradicating Hamas in the Gaza Strip."

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November 30, 2023

CEP CALLS ON U.S. UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AGAINST QATAR PARTNER

Today Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on the Presidents of every U.S. university with a Qatari satellite campus to demand that the Al-Thani Royal Family remand Hamas leadership into U.S. or...

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November 29, 2023

"In past columns, I have explored the psychology of conspiracy theories and extremism, as well as focusing on extremist groups such as the Boogaloo Boys and QAnon. This month, I wanted to explore the transnational extremist group, known as the Active...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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