"According to the Washington-based Counter Extremism project, in addition to being a key figure in the October 7 attacks , Ghandour has been behind a number of terror attacks against Israelis and survived at least two assassination attempts dating...

"'There’s been a well-developed smuggling economy in Gaza for decades – long before Hamas took control – organised by networks of crime families. So it’s possible hostages are neither under the control of Hamas nor Islamic Jihad – but these crime...

"Terrorism and extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin sees the first releases as a 'confidence-building measure between Hamas and Israel.' In his opinion, the negotiations will now become more difficult...

"Al-Ghandour had survived at least three Israeli attempts on his life and was involved in a cross-border attack in 2006 in which Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in...

Eye on Extremism: November 27, 2023

“The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first American, in a third exchange under a four-day truce that the United States said it hoped would be...

Eye on Extremism: November 22, 2023

“Somalia has one year to expel the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group from the country, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday, with the deadline for remaining African Union peacekeepers to leave looming next December. Al Qaeda-linked...

Prison Management and Rehabilitation of Terrorism-Related Offenders in France | Sofia Koller

CEP Webinar: The Sociology of Jihadism – Assessing Women and Men Imprisoned for Islamic Terrorism in France | November 22, 2023 Sofia Koller Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP), Germany

Women's Jihadism in France | Dr. Romain Sèze

CEP Webinar: The Sociology of Jihadism – Assessing Women and Men Imprisoned for Islamic Terrorism in France | November 22, 2023 Dr. Romain Sèze Project Manager, French Prison Administration (DAP), France Based on a survey conducted in prisons...

CEP STATEMENT ON THE HAMAS HOSTAGE RELEASE AGREEMENT

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement after the announcement of an agreement to release 50 hostages.

Eye on Extremism: November 21, 2023

“Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, and where despite the fighting health officials...