Eye on Extremism: February 11, 2025

“U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday or he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and "let hell break out." Trump cautioned that Israel...

Eye on Extremism: February 10, 2025

“Turkey has terminated the mission of diplomats appointed by Afghanistan’s former pro-Western government, the outgoing diplomatic team said, in a move that paves the way for the Taliban to appoint their own envoys. The departing team said on X that...

CounterPoint Brief: The U.S.-Jordan Struggle to Extradite Hamas Member Ahlam al-Tamimi

President Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan are set to meet this week, reigniting the issue of Hamas member Ahlam al-Tamimi’s extradition to the United States. Earlier this month, reports emerged in Arab media that Jordan had informed Hamas that...

CounterPoint Brief: The U.S.-Jordan Struggle to Extradite Hamas Member Ahlam al-Tamimi

President Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan are set to meet this week, reigniting the issue of Hamas member Ahlam al-Tamimi’s extradition to the United States. Earlier this month, reports emerged in Arab media that Jordan had informed Hamas that...

“Nazi house number 88 in Oswiecim, Poland, just outside the barbed wire of Auschwitz and the inspiration for the film The Zone of Interest , is opening to visitors for the first time in 80 years. This building, where Rudolf Höss, the commandant of...

"Since the liberation of Auschwitz in January 1945, the house, 88 Legionow Street, has been in the hands of a Polish family. However, last year it was acquired by the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-governmental organization that has...

"After the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, national attention focused on extreme right-wing groups in the country. Some groups retreated from public view and became more active online, but the groups never went away, said...

"After 11 people died in the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history, we’re learning more about what happened and the United States’ concerns about terrorism. On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,”...

"To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay recently travelled to Poland to take part in official commemorations. On site, she visited...