Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project finds Hamas's denial unconvincing due to close personal ties to Hamas leadership. Media reports suggest the man arrested in London is the son of high-ranking Hamas official Bassem Naim, who recently narrowly escaped an Israeli attack in Doha.

For terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project—an organization based in New York and Berlin—this account lacks credibility. The personal ties to Hamas's leadership are simply too close.

Oświęcim, Poland (April 30, 2026) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is proud to organize Ground Glass, a new exhibition by Jewish-American photographer Hannah Altman (b. 1995). The exhibition honors the life and work of Holocaust victim Lore Sternfeld (1915-1943), a precision engineer who made camera lenses for Astro-Berlin, the same company whose lenses were used by Nazi propagandists including filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. Beginning June 21, 2026, Ground Glass will be on view at the former home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss, now the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and

Joshua Fisher-Birch, researcher at the Counter Extremism Project in New York, said it would be a mistake to view any white, ethnonationalist group as being focused on the local, instead of the national or global.

The fallback to the criminal court is universal jurisdiction — domestic courts in foreign countries trying internationally recognized suspects when they travel there. But “since only a small number of countries around the globe have exercised this right, it is easy for potential perpetrators to avoid prosecution by simply not traveling to countries that do so.” Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, CEP's Senior Director talks to the New York Sun about several African nations' exit from the International Criminal Court.

Organizations associated with the TRACE project will meet with leading experts on anti-Semitism and anti-Gypsyism at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum on June 10-11, 2026. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen cooperation, share experiences, and a joint response to these challenges in Central Europe.

The conference will take place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and at the ARCHER – Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization. The center itself is located in House 88, the former villa of Auschwitz concentration camp commandant Rudolf Höss, which the

"As long as the oppressive apparatus within Iran is still loyal and functioning the regime can just about keep power - but only through the absolute repression of its own people."

Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, CEP talks about the Iranian regime to Newsmax.