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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the situation in Gaza and Hamas. "In a rare press conference with international journalists, the Israeli Prime Minister has tried to defend his controversial plans to seize Gaza City. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke just before an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, where Israel was strongly condemned for its conduct in Gaza. He claimed taking control of Hamas' remaining strongholds was the best way to end the war and secure the release of hostages."
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the situation in Gaza and Hamas. "Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany will suspend arms exports to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip. It marks a major shift for the German government, which has been one of Israel's staunchest allies and largest arms suppliers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the decision. It comes after Israel announced plans to take control of Gaza City, sparking widespread condemnation both internationally and at home."
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, Senior Director of the international Counter Extremism Project. "It was clear: The Israeli government had to respond."
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 service and guidelines and ensure that hate speech and discrimination are prohibited.
However, he believes the platform will continue to tolerate such content, reminding us of its failure to follow “limited community guidelines” in 2024. During that time, a white supremacist blog urged violence against Jewish people, which was reported by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).
CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown interviewed: "Bill is joined by Caleb Weiss and Edmund Fitton-Brown to analyze the UN’s latest Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team report on the evolving threats posed by Al Qaeda and the Islamic State — from their current state and leadership to the geopolitical influences at play and strategic significance of areas like Syria, Iraq, and Somalia."
Research tells us that vehicle ramming became the most lethal terrorist attack method in 2016; the too-softly-named “Counter Extremism Project” published a report this year that documented 83 such attacks that resulted in 261 deaths and close to 1,500 injuries. Between 1970 and 2019, there were just over 800 fatalities and 1,800 injuries from 257 such attacks. In their twisted minds, a strategy that works is something worth doing again.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for story: The Gaza health ministry says more than 60,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the 21 months of war. These latest figures come as a group of UN-backed experts warns that the territory is now on the brink of a full-scale famine. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has again rejected claims of starvation policies in Gaza, saying the international media's focus on the topic was a 'distorted campaign of international pressure.' Israel has repeatedly said that there is no shortage of food in the Gaza strip, and that Hamas is withholding supplies from civilians.
Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism analyst at a nonprofit non-government organization called the Counter Extremism Project, has been closely monitoring Substack's increasingly significant role in helping far-right movements spread propaganda online for years. He's calling for more transparency and changes on the platform following the latest scandal.
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