Eye on Extremism: July 25, 2024

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday as he sought to bolster the United States’ support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups. Netanyahu has signaled that a cease...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "The Russian actions come as no surprise to terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler. The aim of such a disinformation campaign is to spread uncertainty, he explained to ZDFheute."

CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky writes: "While investigators have blamed Hezbollah and its Iranian backers for the heinous terror attack, even now, 30 years later, justice has remained elusive for the victims of the AMIA bombing. No arrests...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler is director of the Counter Extremism Project. In an interview with ntv, the extremism expert looks at the recently announced ban on the Islamic Center Hamburg and explains why such a process often takes a long time."

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst who tracks the global far right at the Counter Extremism Project, noticed the same racist anti-Indian content after surveying similar accounts across a broad spectrum of sites in the last week. 'It’s worth mentioning...

Eye on Extremism: July 24, 2024

“Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organisations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals. The ministry said in a statement that 53 of the organisation's...

"A counter-extremist group has warned a Senate committee a fast-growing, global far-right extremism group has infiltrated Australia. Known as 'Active Clubs', the hearing was told the group thrives on social media, and exists to build a "shadow...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Professor Ian Acheson, a former prison governor, revealed that low-paid new recruits were being rushed through a training process which leaves them ill-equipped to properly deal with manipulative criminals."

CEP and CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann remarks to Australian Parliament quoted: " A counter-extremist group has warned a Senate committee a fast-growing, global far-right extremism group has infiltrated Australia. Known as 'Active Clubs', the...

Eye on Extremism: July 23, 2024

“The top U.N. envoy for Syria told the Security Council on Monday that the threat of terrorism is “resurging” with attacks by Islamic State extremists set to double this year, endangering civilians already facing a “protracted state of displacement...