Eye on Extremism: October 10, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted early Friday morning in favor of a Gaza ceasefire deal that will see hostages freed in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners and a halt to the fighting, despite vocal objections from the premier...

While international mediators celebrate the ceasefire in Gaza as a historic breakthrough, the first shocking reports are coming in from the liberated areas: According to Middle East expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans Jakob Schindler, Hamas is...

Eye on Extremism: October 9, 2025

Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war in Gaza...

According to terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, the second phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza war is the biggest hurdle. In an interview with WELT, he warns that Hamas is already taking back control of areas from which Israel has withdrawn.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed. After months of gridlock, US President Donald Trump has finally secured the long-sought Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal. Trump claims that he was the only person capable of achieving...

Syria has voted for the first time in 53 years of dictatorship. For terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, the country is moving towards an Islamic state.

[CEO of the Counter Extremism Project] Mark Wallace, former US ambassador to the UN, told The Independent that the agreement had the potential to be “transformational”. But “the challenges ahead lie in the greatest reconstruction effort certainly...

And even if there is a clear plan to disarm the terrorist organization, it remains doubtful to what extent Hamas will comply with it and what danger it will pose in the future. Terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler explains in...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Hamas and the ceasefire deal. During the night, US President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in the Gaza war. Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan...

Two years after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, both sides have reached an agreement to end the conflict. This was first announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Even if many details are still open: Middle East and terrorism expert...