" Internal security was already polarizing the political debate, but it became central after the car-ramming attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, in northeastern Germany, on Friday, December 20, 2024. Very quickly, far-right circles reacted...

""The balancing act was not perfect, but doing it any other way than it has been done so far would have been difficult," said Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). The entire European Union substantially...

"There has been “zero” contrition from those on the right who sought to capitalize on the incident, said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit international group focused on radical ideologies."

"There has been “zero” contrition from those on the right who sought to capitalize on the incident, said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit international group focused on radical ideologies."

“Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says, while the perpetrator of the German Christmas market attack had been uniquely radicalised, they have been becoming more common since COVID-19.”

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, extremism and terrorism expert from the Counter Extremism Project, told ZDF that he was surprised by the scale of the alleged attack in Magdeburg. There must have been a gap in the Christmas market's physical security concept...

"Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Terrorism Project, said the party is trying to take advantage of the attack for electoral gain in February 2025. The AfD and other far-right European politicians have been quick to jump on reports...

CEP Senior Director quoted: "According to a report in The Guardian, Hans-Jakob Schindler, a terrorist expert, told German media, "In the first instance it's a surprise that a vehicle of that size was able to drive onto a Christmas market in Germany."...

“A counter-extremism expert has pointed to a significant security lapse that may have enabled Friday's deadly car-ramming attack at a German Christmas market. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Director of the Counter Extremism Project, told GB News: "There must...