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CEP Statement on Killing of Hamas Leader Haniyeh
Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement regarding the death in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh:
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CounterPoint Brief: Implications of Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams
On July 27, Hezbollah fired a rocket from Lebanon that killed at least 12 and wounded more than 30 on a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel’s Golan Heights. All the fatalities were between the ages of 10 and 20. Hezbollah...
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ICYMI: Counter Extremism Project President Frances Townsend Named To Independent Security Review Following Trump Assassination Attempt
(New York, N.Y.) – On July 21, CEP President and Former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend was named as part of a bipartisan panel of experts conducting a 45-day independent security review of the July 13 attempted assassination of...
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CEP BRIEF: ISRAEL RESPONDS TO HOUTHI DRONE STRIKE AGAINST TEL AVIV
Israel carried out airstrikes today against the Houthi-controlled Al-Hudaydah port in Yemen, which is used by the Iran-backed Houthis as an entry point for the smuggling of IRGC-supplied weapons. The airstrikes, which targeted gas and oil depots as...
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CEP STATEMENT FOLLOWING TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING
(New York, N.Y.) — Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement regarding the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania yesterday evening: “I denounce this horrific...
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Extremist Content Online: Nordic Resistance Movement Telegram Channel Still Has Advertisements Enabled Following State Department SDGT Listing
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found that the main Telegram channel used by the Nordic...
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COUNTERPOINT BRIEF: US DESIGNATES NORDIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
On Friday of last week the State Department announced its decision to designate the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. The State Department has...
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CEP APPLAUDS U.S. DESIGNATION OF NORDIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AS A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. State Department to designate the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive...
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Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Telegram Channels Promote Homophobia, Transphobia, And Violence In Response To LGBTQ Pride Month
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, multiple extreme right Telegram channels promoted homophobia and...
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CEP Webinar: Is Humanitarian Aid Helping Yemen? A Study of Houthi Exploitation of International Assistance
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Thursday, June 20, 2024, to present a new, in-depth report on Houthi diversion of humanitarian assistance in Yemen.
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