"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the NGO Counter Extremism Project, spoke to DW about what the new Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means.

Asked whether the deal could hold, as Iran, Hezbollah's main backer, seems to have agreed to its terms, Schindler said: "Absolutely. Hezbollah, especially now in its weakened form, is more dependent on Iran than it was a year ago. And hence, if the guys who are paying for the show are telling you that this is the decision, it is very clear that Hezbollah is going to keep to the agreement.""

“... For extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann, this is precisely the strategy of the "Active Clubs". "Violent right-wing extremists train, prepare for violence, but act as if they were just doing sports." Ritzmann works for the non-governmental organization "Counter Extremism Project", which operates in the USA and Europe and deals with extremist movements worldwide. In his opinion, the "Active Clubs" serve one main purpose: to build a network of right-wing extremists who are prepared to fight and use violence. According to Ritzmann, it remains to be seen what really drives the right-wing extremists behind the still young "Active Club" movement: "Will it remain a fist fight? Or is it just a pretense, a pretext, and in fact it is an armed militia, an armed vigilante group."” 

CEP Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "Once the allegation of either Islamophobia or blasphemy is out there, the accuser has no control over who hears it and what they see fit to do about it. Those who seek to weaponise these allegations can then use this to their advantage with plausible deniability."

"According to Joshua Fisher-Birch, who is an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, crypto is extremists' preferred method of crowdfunding as any group can easily post a link to a wallet that can serve as a central destination where supporters around the world can channel funds. And while Bitcoin and Ethereum are among the most popular cryptocurrencies for mainstream investors, one of terrorist groups favorite cryptocurrencies is called Monero, due to its "untraceability.""

"“Different entities have previously requested cryptocurrency donations to allegedly pay for equipment, the costs of making and spreading physical propaganda, web hosting, travel, legal, and prisoner support,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project. “Crypto is attractive to the extreme right because it is easy to create a wallet and solicit donations online.”

He said while the anonymity of crypto was an obvious plus, extremists who use it are interested in not being deplatformed by mainstream crowdfunding sites, which is why Monero, a Bitcoin alternative with a higher degree of untraceability, has become a darling of cybercriminals and terror groups alike.

“Monero has also become popular with pro-Islamic State and IS-linked propagandists, who have asked for Monero donations and have posted advice on how to purchase it,” he added."

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson interviewed: "Talk's Ian Collins is joined by former prison governor Ian Acheson to discuss the standard of living in UK prisons.

Cases of rats, broken windows, overcrowding and violence have been reported in prisons. Ian Acheson says the conditions are "inhumane" and prisons "don't have sufficient staff to help prisoners" to be rehabilitated. "

"Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former Ambassador of the UK to Yemen, told MailOnline: 'This is pretty much a total Israeli victory. Hezbollah’s leadership, infrastructure, communications and weaponry have been severely damaged."

"Israel 'will not leave anything to the UN in future' and will be 'quick to call out' any resupply of Hezbollah as all parties look to learn from the shortcomings of the last Resolution on peace, said Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former UK ambassador to Yemen."

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "At the last count, in April of this year, Britain’s failing prison system accommodated 246 prisoners convicted of terrorism-related offences. Not all of them are extremely dangerous but enough are to warrant their dispersal across several high-security prisons."

"Zvi Kogan had been missing in the United Arab Emirates for days , and now Israel has announced the violent death of the 28-year-old rabbi. Kogan, who holds both Israeli and Moldovan citizenship , was murdered, the offices of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a joint statement on Sunday. It was a case of "anti-Semitic terrorism."… "At the moment, the information regarding the circumstances of the death is still relatively vague," terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler told the Tagesspiegel. "The investigations are now in full swing." We have to wait for the results… The extremism researcher, who is senior director of the international Counter Extremism Project, explains: "Iran has announced that it will respond to the last Israeli military attack on the country in October. This response can look many different. International attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets are always possible as well.””