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CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks on Hamas’s structures in Germany.
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January 6, 2026
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German police suspect the Vulkangruppe ("Volcano Group") was behind an arson attack that caused a power outage in parts of Berlin. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told DW what's known about the group.
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January 4, 2026
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the situation in Venezuela, at 4:13:26, 9.22:47, and 10:16:49.
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January 3, 2026
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Netanyahu has not been summoned to Germany. There is an arrest warrant against him from the International Criminal Court, and the German government would, in principle, be obliged to arrest him. In Berlin, they want to avoid a situation "in which they would have to say: well, for diplomatic reasons we cannot arrest Mr. Netanyahu, we don't want that, but we don't want to tarnish the reputation of the International Criminal Court either," Hans-Jakob Schindler, a Middle East expert and director of the international organization "Counter Extremism Project ," told DW.
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January 2, 2026
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However, this does not mean a relativization, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert and head of the international organization Counter Extremism Project, speaking to DW. “I cannot see from the change in wording that there has been any change in the fundamental position of the federal government.”
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December 31, 2025
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The protests in Iran continue to spread. For the first time, arrests have been made in the capital, Tehran, and other cities. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler summarizes the current developments.
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December 31, 2025
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"The advantage of phase one of Trump's Gaza plan was that every step was specifically negotiated," Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. "The components of the next phase are more like declarations of intent without details."
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December 30, 2025
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Earlier this year, the Jewish Journal reported that Höss’ private home—the villa his wife once called a “paradise”—was purchased by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), with Broidy playing a leading role in the initiative. The property, located at 88 Legionow Street in Oświęcim, Poland – 88 being the numeric representation for “HH” or “Heil Hitler” – sits just outside the fence line of Auschwitz. From its garden and swimming pool, Höss’ children could see the smoke rising from the crematoria.
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December 29, 2025
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Several people have been arrested in Italy. They were allegedly collecting donations for humanitarian causes, but the money is believed to have actually gone to Hamas or allied groups. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project has taken a closer look at the case.
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December 29, 2025
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CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky writes that the Bondi Beach terrorist attack is what a globalized intifada looks like and the chant must be treated as a form of hate speech.
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December 24, 2025
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The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Location:
Eisenhower Theater
Tuesday January 27, 2026 7:30p.m.
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.