Eye on Extremism: August 7, 2025

It remains unclear how Hamas has managed to continue funding salary payments given the destruction of much of its administrative and financial infrastructure. One senior Hamas employee, who served in high positions and is familiar with Hamas's...

Eye on Extremism: August 6, 2025

The Israeli military claims that United Nations agencies operating in Gaza have enabled Hamas to hijack humanitarian aid and distort global perception, alleging that the aid system has become both operationally dysfunctional and politically...

According to media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants complete control over Gaza. In an interview, Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler warns of the possible consequences - and criticizes: An exit strategy for the time after Hamas is...

Eye on Extremism: August 5, 2025

Israel's cabinet could authorise on Tuesday a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international pressure for a ceasefire to ease appalling conditions in the besieged Palestinian territory...

One of them even dug her own grave in the video. "It was a shock element deliberately copied by Hamas, which the terrorist militia 'Islamic State' regularly used in its hostage videos and continues to use to this day," says Hans-Jakob Schindler...

Eye on Extremism: August 4, 2025

Militant groups aligned with the Islamic State (ISIS) are ramping up violence across Africa, staging a growing number of attacks and expanding their influence in a way that could ultimately pose a threat far beyond the continent, including to the...

Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Released, Over 30 TikTok Accounts Glorifying White Supremacist Mass Shooters, Accelerationist Groups, Patriot Front, Youth Clubs Located

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. On August 2, ISIS released a new propaganda video from the group’s self-proclaimed...

Eye on Extremism: August 1, 2025

There is growing pessimism in Israel over the possibility that Hamas will show flexibility and return to the negotiating table, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. The feeling within the government is that the talks are nearing...

According to Fisher-Birch, giving the green light for such ideas to be shared freely made the platform into a “bullhorn” for right-wing extremists. The analyst also noted that this situation was the right time for Substack to review its terms of...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted extensively in cover story on Hamas networks in Germany: "Hamas wants to give itself a peaceful image through its propaganda - far from executions and rape..."