CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for story: "There's growing concern about the violence the Israel-Hamas war could be inspiring here in Europe. Over the weekend a German tourist was fatally stabbed in Paris. The suspect was...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director at the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), told DW the attack demonstrated the 'new terror method of not actually planning complex attacks, but trying to inspire individuals online to conduct attacks.'...

"The lack of international attention on Afghanistan’s renewed terror threat is laying the groundwork for what Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Berlin- and New York-based Counter Extremism Project, called a “back to the future” repeat of...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Supporters Celebrate Paris Attack Suspect

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. CEP researchers located pro-ISIS TikTok users who spread propaganda...

Eye on Extremism: December 4, 2023

“Israeli forces have found 800 shafts leading to Hamas' vast subterranean network of tunnels and bunkers since a Gaza ground operation began on Oct 27, and have destroyed more than half of them, the military said on Sunday. The Palestinian Islamist...

"On the other hand, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) sees the administrative assistance provided by foreign services for German prosecutors as fundamentally positive. 'This shows that the international...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "There is no direct contact. So this goes via Qatar... they're going between Israel and Hamas."

"Alexander Ritzmann, a senior advisor of the Counter-Extremism Project, has been a leading expert on Active Clubs and their international spread. He told VICE News that in the United States, the Active Clubs appear to be building 'a militia that...

Eye on Extremism: December 1, 2023

“The scene is the same scene: the bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem. A year and a week ago, terrorists attacked the same place, killing two and wounding over 20 people.Itamar Ben-Gvir is also the same: a year and one week ago he was a member of...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "Israel and militant Islamist group Hamas have agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, Israel and mediator Qatar have confirmed. Qatar...