Following Israel's large-scale attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and military targets, Iran responded with massive drone and missile attacks on Friday. Both states are openly threatening further retaliation. Has the threshold for a conflagration in the Middle East inevitably been crossed? … Discussing: …Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: The war between Israel and Iran continues and escalates. Following renewed rocket attacks, the number of civilian casualties is rising. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses this on WELT TV.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: Israel and Iran are attacking each other for a third day with both sides threatening to escalate. Explosions have been reported from the Iranian capital Tehran. Ten Israelis were killed and more than 100 injured in Iranian missile strikes overnight, while a further barrage by Iran on Sunday afternoon was mostly intercepted by Israeli defenses.
Following the Israeli attack, Iran fired drones, but Iran is "weaker than ever," says Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project. What role does the United States play in the conflict? Gregor Schwung and Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler analyze the situation.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: Israel has restarted strikes on Gaza, the fiercest since a now-expired ceasefire came into effect in January. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the recent airstrikes on Gaza are, "only the beginning." Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says the strikes killed over 400 Palestinians, including many children. The IDF has ordered evacuations in eastern Gaza, while Israelis have called for protests. In Tel Aviv, the families of hostages joined thousands protesting against the Israeli strikes on Gaza - accusing Netanyahu's government of sacrificing their relatives.
"Three empty buses exploded on the southern edge of Tel Aviv in Israel recently.
In this week’s episode of The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, explained how it happened and what it means."
On January 15, Hamas announced its agreement to a ceasefire with Israel to end the 15-month war in Gaza started by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror attack. The United States, Qatar, and Egypt brokered the multiphase agreement, which would see Israel...
On January 15, Hamas announced its agreement to a ceasefire with Israel to end the 15-month war in Gaza started by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror attack. The United States, Qatar, and Egypt brokered the multiphase agreement, which would see Israel...
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"Hamas has ability to rebuild if circumstances allow, expert Hans-Jakob Schindler tells DW Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, has told DW that the ceasefire deal is "a victory" for the hostages and Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
However, Schindler said the Hamas command and control structure, and its tunnel network, had been severely degraded. "
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.