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CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler write: "Evidence implicating UNRWA employees in the 7 October terrorist attacks should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the activities of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees closely. 

Allegations that some UNRWA workers were in fact Hamas operatives are merely the latest iteration of a much larger problem plaguing the international aid sector. 

A stunning lack of oversight and regulation of humanitarian funds over the past several decades has allowed untold billions in taxpayer money to make their way into terrorists’ coffers."

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February 12, 2024
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"Qatar has been accused by several U.S. allies of state-sponsored terrorism, and serves as a hub for terror financing and a 'safe haven for religious extremists expelled by other countries,' according to The Counter Extremism Project."

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January 20, 2024
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"Over the last year, four United Nations agencies have partnered with and accepted $7 million from the terrorism-affiliated NGO Qatar Charity. According to the Counter Extremism Project (that maintains databases on extremist groups, their ideology, leaders, history, financing, violent activities, tactics, and rhetoric), the Qatar Charity is a member charity of the Union of Good network."

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July 30, 2023
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses the cost of terror attacks, how global terrorist networks organize and fund low-cost attacks, and how extremists are using new technology such as cryptocurrency to finance their activities. 

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August 19, 2022
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Illicit Art and Antiquities Could Be Financing Terrorist Activities

The demand for antiquities and other cultural property sold through online retailers and social media has skyrocketed since 2015—the sales volume is estimated to reach $9.58 billion in 2020, according to a 2017 policy brief published by the...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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