"Zvi Kogan had been missing in the United Arab Emirates for days , and now Israel has announced the violent death of the 28-year-old rabbi. Kogan, who holds both Israeli and Moldovan citizenship , was murdered, the offices of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a joint statement on Sunday. It was a case of "anti-Semitic terrorism."… "At the moment, the information regarding the circumstances of the death is still relatively vague," terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler told the Tagesspiegel. "The investigations are now in full swing." We have to wait for the results… The extremism researcher, who is senior director of the international Counter Extremism Project, explains: "Iran has announced that it will respond to the last Israeli military attack on the country in October. This response can look many different. International attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets are always possible as well.””
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Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler issued the following statement in response to a wave of antisemitic violence from pro-Palestinian protestors targeting fans of the Maccabi Tel...
"Moderated by Laura Ellsworth, summit founder and board co-chair, the panel included Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project; Mark Dwyer, extremism funding investigator at the Anti-Defamation League; and Alexander Ritzmann, senior advisor of the Counter Extremism Project."
“Berlin – The triangle on the wall of a house glows blood red. The message: Anyone who lives here is a potential target of the terrorist organization Hamas . The symbol is appearing more and more often in Germany, for example several times in June at the Humboldt University in Berlin. […] Israel has been at war since October 7 and the Hamas attack . And since then, anti-Semitic acts of violence have been on the rise in this country. Not only Jews, but "also people who are committed to protecting Jewish life are in danger," explains Alexander Ritzmann in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA . He is a consultant at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in Berlin and has now published a guide for security authorities, among others. This guide is intended to help identify key figures in anti-Semitic movements. Because behind anti-Semitism lies a targeted agenda in which organized crime (OC) is also involved, says Ritzmann.”
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Last week, New York City saw a wave of anti-Israel protests during the United Nations General Assembly, renewing fears about the surge of antisemitism that has plagued the West since October 7. The unrest included vandalization of pro-Israel...
Alexander Ritzmann
Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
On September 9, 2024, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7.
Since the HAMAS terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, EU member states have seen an unprecedented rise in reported antisemitic incidents. Assaults on Jews, vandalization of synagogues, and defacement of Holocaust-related sites and memorials have increased exponentially in recent months. CEP’s distinguished guests will address the security situation for Jews in the EU in the wake of October 7, which saw the most Jewish death in a single day since the Holocaust. We will also explore the impact of the current war on heightened terror threats in the EU.
In addition, the webinar will address questions around the IHRA definition of antisemitism, the validity of police statistics in reporting antisemitic incidents, and how to practically protect and foster Jewish life in the EU. Additionally, CEP will present a new five-step guide on how to identify and combat key antisemitic actors.
Alex Benjamin
Vice Director of Communications, European Jewish Association (EJA)
On September 9, 2024, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7.
Since the HAMAS terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, EU member states have seen an unprecedented rise in reported antisemitic incidents. Assaults on Jews, vandalization of synagogues, and defacement of Holocaust-related sites and memorials have increased exponentially in recent months. CEP’s distinguished guests will address the security situation for Jews in the EU in the wake of October 7, which saw the most Jewish death in a single day since the Holocaust. We will also explore the impact of the current war on heightened terror threats in the EU.
In addition, the webinar will address questions around the IHRA definition of antisemitism, the validity of police statistics in reporting antisemitic incidents, and how to practically protect and foster Jewish life in the EU. Additionally, CEP will present a new five-step guide on how to identify and combat key antisemitic actors.
Keynote:
Dr. h.c. Katharina von Schnurbein
European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
On September 9, 2024, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7.
Since the HAMAS terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, EU member states have seen an unprecedented rise in reported antisemitic incidents. Assaults on Jews, vandalization of synagogues, and defacement of Holocaust-related sites and memorials have increased exponentially in recent months. CEP’s distinguished guests will address the security situation for Jews in the EU in the wake of October 7, which saw the most Jewish death in a single day since the Holocaust. We will also explore the impact of the current war on heightened terror threats in the EU.
In addition, the webinar will address questions around the IHRA definition of antisemitism, the validity of police statistics in reporting antisemitic incidents, and how to practically protect and foster Jewish life in the EU. Additionally, CEP will present a new five-step guide on how to identify and combat key antisemitic actors.
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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