"The number of far-right, white supremacist fight clubs is exploding. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a recent report that pinpointed at least 100 in the USA, Canada, and Europe.

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Alexander Ritzmann, the CEP report’s author, said recently: 'This is an unprecedented growth. I’ve never seen a network in right-wing extremism grow so fast. Usually, it takes years to build a transnational network. It’s concerning.'"

"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler said that the militant group’s strategic aim is to create ‘horrific’ imagery from the Palestinian territory that will prompt other forces to enter the fray.  

The senior director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) spoke after Israel told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes as it ramps up its military response to Hamas’s mass incursion nine days ago."

"'These bans are one of the most important instruments a democracy has to prevent money flowing to terrorist organizations,' Hans-Jakob Schindler from the transatlantic think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP) told DW. However, he added: 'It is always difficult, because in Germany associations and non-profit organizations enjoy a certain degree of protection, and investigations by authorities such as the Office for the Protection of the Constitution are limited when it comes to finances.'

The line is crossed when violence is openly called for or endorsed. 'As long as individuals restrain themselves in this regard, it will be very difficult,' Schindler explained, adding that suspects usually pay close attention to what they say, so as not to attract attention from the authorities."

"Active clubs are a strand of the white nationalist movement that is aimed at creating 'a stand-by militia of trained and capable' right-wing extremists 'who can be activated when the need for coordinated violent action on a larger scale arises,' according to a 52-page report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).

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Alexander Ritzmann, author of the CEP report, tells Metro Times that the Great Lakes Active Club 'fits the profile of a stereotypical Active Club as it was designed by Robert Rundo.'"

"'Hamas has been very well prepared for this and has created professional systems to get their message out,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group in Washington that tracks online extremism.

Hamas’ warning of execution broadcasts suggests the group is pushing for a more accelerated style of terror propaganda, Lipowsky said.

'The value is to demoralize,' he said. 'It is a form of emotional warfare. It is Hamas looking to break the spirits of Israelis and the global Jewish community.'"
 

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the financing of Hamas by supporters in Germany and action by the German government. 

[Translated from German] "'These bans are one of the most important instruments a democracy has to prevent money from flowing to terrorist organizations' Hans-Jakob Schindler from the transatlantic think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP) told DW. But: 'It is always difficult because in Germany clubs and non-profit organizations enjoy a certain level of protection when it comes to their activities, and investigations by important authorities such as the Office for the Protection of the Constitution when it comes to finances are limited.'"

"Hamas był na to bardzo dobrze przygotowany i stworzył profesjonalne systemy, aby przekazać swoje przesłanie - powiedział Josh Lipowsky, analityk w Counter Extremism Project, organizacji z Waszyngtonu zajmującej się śledzeniem ekstremizmu w Internecie."

"While leader of Hamas' political branch, Mashaal was based in Qatar, where he still lives. According to the Counter Extremism Project, he is now leader of Hamas' diaspora office."

“…These so-called “Active Clubs” are now recruiting across the United States, according to Alexander Ritzmann, a Berlin-based senior adviser who co-authored the report “Hiding in Plain Sight–The Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Active Club Network,” which was released last month and highlighted in Rolling Stone. The clubs advertise as sporting groups designated for white-only men, but their real objective, Ritzmann tells The New Abnormal, “is to essentially train a white supremacist militia.”