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.

"One of them, Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler (Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project), addressed the situation of Samidoun in Germany, a country where administrative ban measures were taken in 2023."

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy interviewed: "The terrorism definition should not be changed in the wake of the Southport murders but a new offence to address the gap for lone individuals planning mass killings should be considered, the UK’s terror watchdog has said. Jonathan Hall KC said the legal definition is “already wide” and expanding the threshold would “increase the possibility of inaccurate use and, in theory, abuse”.

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "To call something “terrorism” is no longer to merely describe a tactic, but instead issues the most severe form of moral condemnation. This was evident in last year’s announcement that the UK Government would treat misogyny as a form of extremist terrorism and consequently mobilise a raft of anti-terror resources to tackle it. Meanwhile, many called for the Southport murders perpetrated by Axel Rudakubana in July to be labelled as terrorism. Some on the Right wanted to pin them on Islamic terrorism, citing the fact that the killer had previously downloaded an al-Qaeda manual. On the other hand, those on the Left wanted to brand the stabbings as terrorism on the basis that the act had terrorised."

In accordance with the severity of his crimes, Clifford will be held in one of the maximum-security Category A prisons designed for the most dangerous offenders, at least initially. “There are only a limited number of prisons that can house those who have committed crimes of such gravity it must be impossible for them to escape,” says Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project. 

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), calls this "an explosive situation": "Something resembling peace is currently emerging between Turkey and the PKK; initial negotiations are underway," says Schindler. For decades, there have been bloody clashes between Turkey and the PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization in many countries. Now leader Abdullah Öcalan has called on the PKK and all its affiliated groups to lay down their weapons. Initial talks have taken place between him and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The Turkish government's main aim is to prevent a Kurdish autonomous zone in Syria," explains Schindler."

"Meanwhile, Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project explained that existing EU legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the growing problem. Schindler described Samidoun as a network that "allow[s] for the cooperation between various violent extremist milieus." He pointed to Samidoun's involvement in large-scale demonstrations after Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, where "a significant number of criminal acts were committed, including, at times, serious violence against the police." He warned that the group plays a role in mobilizing both Islamist and left-wing extremist circles, contributing to the glorification of violence and antisemitism."

"Broidy, along with Dr. Thomas Kaplan, co-chair The Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate. The pair were enlisted by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Reformation, Mark D. Wallace, the founder of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), to spearhead the fundraising for the new Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization: ARCHER at House 88."

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, terror expert and director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), calls this "an explosive situation": "Something like peace is just emerging between Turkey and the PKK, there are initial negotiations," says Schindler. For decades, there have been bloody clashes between Turkey and the PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization in many countries. Now leader Abdullah Öcalan has called on the PKK and all groups associated with it to lay down their arms. Initial talks have taken place between him and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The Turkish government's main aim is to prevent a Kurdish autonomous zone in Syria," explains Schindler. The SDF and the YPG militias, in turn, are closely linked to the PKK. Turkey has repeatedly threatened to launch offensives against the militias in recent years. The pressure on them is now growing, says Schindler. What if they are also required to lay down their arms?"

"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."