Eye on Extremism: December 2, 2024

“The uneasy truce between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah largely held through its second day in Lebanon on Thursday, although Israel conducted an airstrike that it said targeted militants violating terms of the cease-fire deal. The Israeli...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Violent extremism has the power to disfigure society and rob people of their personal security. We can address this problem but only if we equip our prisons to be places with the time, space and tools to...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the NGO Counter Extremism Project, spoke to DW about what the new Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means. Asked whether the deal could hold, as Iran, Hezbollah's main backer, seems to have agreed to its terms...

“... For extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann, this is precisely the strategy of the "Active Clubs". "Violent right-wing extremists train, prepare for violence, but act as if they were just doing sports." Ritzmann works for the non-governmental...

CEP Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "Once the allegation of either Islamophobia or blasphemy is out there, the accuser has no control over who hears it and what they see fit to do about it. Those who seek to weaponise these allegations can then use this...

"According to Joshua Fisher-Birch, who is an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, crypto is extremists' preferred method of crowdfunding as any group can easily post a link to a wallet that can serve as a central destination where supporters...

"“Different entities have previously requested cryptocurrency donations to allegedly pay for equipment, the costs of making and spreading physical propaganda, web hosting, travel, legal, and prisoner support,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst at...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson interviewed: "Talk's Ian Collins is joined by former prison governor Ian Acheson to discuss the standard of living in UK prisons. Cases of rats, broken windows, overcrowding and violence have been reported in prisons...

"Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former Ambassador of the UK to Yemen, told MailOnline: 'This is pretty much a total Israeli victory. Hezbollah’s leadership, infrastructure, communications and weaponry have...

"Israel 'will not leave anything to the UN in future' and will be 'quick to call out' any resupply of Hezbollah as all parties look to learn from the shortcomings of the last Resolution on peace, said Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the...