"Al-Baghdadi's appearance caused a stir around the world. Hans-Jakob Schindler, a terrorism expert at the Counter Extremism Project organization, says it was crucial that the caliphate was proclaimed in a mosque, on a prayer pulpit. Because in addition to its ideological function, the caliphate also had a religious one."
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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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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