Eye on Extremism: October 28, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's military to launch "powerful" airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire. "Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the...

De Retour de Daech 2: Les revenant∙e∙s devant la justice allemands

Depuis le déclin de l’État islamique, ou Daech, en Syrie et en Irak, des centaines d’hommes, femmes et enfants ayant vécu dans le « califat » sont retournés dans leurs pays d’origine, y compris en Allemagne. Cette série d'articles présente l...

Eye on Extremism: October 27, 2025

A transnational terror network run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force is behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, the Mossad intelligence agency said on Sunday. According to Israel’s spy agency, senior...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-Al-Qaeda and Pro-ISIS Content Located on Instagram, Video Promoting Active Club England Receives Over 300,000 Views on X

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP located five pro-al-Qaeda and ten pro-ISIS accounts in a search on Instagram...

Counter Extremism Project Marks Seventh Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Attack in Pittsburgh

“Seven years ago today, eleven worshippers from three congregations—Tree of Life Or L’Simcha, New Light Congregation, and Congregation Dor Hadash—were murdered in Pittsburgh in the deadliest antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in American...

“Dr Hans Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and head of the Counter Extremism Project, told Euronews that these "agents" are hired for a single purpose, which means they have little understanding of the structures of Russian intelligence in Germany or...

Eye on Extremism: October 24, 2025

A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the illegal activity supporting it, has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. Operation Catalyst (July – September 2025) aimed...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about terrorism financing in Germany for BR radio feature. “The ‘caliphate’ of the so-called ‘Islamic State’ is long gone. But IS supporters continue to carry out attacks. And new Islamist...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on potential Russian espionage in Germany. “Is the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party spying for Russia? In the Thuringian state parliament, the party submitted dozens of inquiries about...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann stated, "To counter extremism, we must focus not only on individual acts of antisemitism, but on the strategy and financing of extremists. We are talking about a real network of organized antisemitism." To do...