"The New York- and Berlin-based Counter Extremism Project cites Iran as the chief backer of Hamas, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, as well as other militant groups across the Middle East, a reflection of the regime’s regional ambitions. The thinktank has launched a global boycott of Qatar, saying it funnels hundreds of millions of dollars annually to Hamas, and provides safe haven for its leaders."

"According to a profile listed by the Counter Extremism Project, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit international organization, Ghandour was the commander for the northern branch of Hamas' military wing and a 'close confidant' of the terror group's supreme commander, Mohammed Deif."

"When warning about civilian casualties from the Israeli offensive, Western governments are also thinking about the dangers of regional escalation. 'Hamas is interested in producing horrific images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby dragging Iran and its proxies into this conflict,' Hans-Jakob Schindler from the international organization Counter Extremism Project recently told Deutsche Welle."

"How has Hamas, which rules Gaza, managed to evade international authorities and amass its wealth and military capability? Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, talks about these sources to DW."

"The people in the Gaza Strip are still politically represented by Hamas, which rules there. But who are the leading figures of this militant Islamist organization, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and others, and where do they live? A closer look shows that they are well connected globally and apparently live a much more luxurious life than the Palestinians.

We talk about the topic with Hans-Jakob Schindler. He is senior director at the Counter Terrorism Project, an organization that seeks answers to international terrorism."

"How does the radical Islamic Hamas get money? The terrorist group's global corporate holdings alone are said to be worth at least $500 million, according to an estimate by the US Treasury Department. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the transatlantic think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP) explains live on ZDFheute how the terrorist organization gets financial resources, who is behind the financing and what the ban on activity in Germany brings."

"Pro-IS groups have also been active in this time, praising the savage Hamas attacks and calling for action on European soil. On October 22, the pro-IS Tala’a al-Ansar Foundation released a video celebrating the Brussels shooting and urged its supporters to launch copycat attacks, according to the Counter Extremism Project."

"'Hamas' aim is to produce horrific images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby drag Iran and its proxies into the conflict,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, of the International NGO Counter Extremism Project, recently told DW."