Email from Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Qatar says it hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next phase of ceasefire ‘very soon’ Eye on Extremism December 2, 2025   Top Stories Jerusalem Post: Participants of Oct. 7 attacks to be barred from US, House of Representatives bill establishes Anyone who participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel will be barred from moving to the US after the House of Representatives unanimously approved the 'No Immigrants Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025’’ on Monday. The bill - brought by Rep. Tom McClintock - passed in what has been described as a rare moment of bipartisanship for a vote relating to Israel. In short, the bill seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to foreign nationals who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the attacks against Israel. AFP: Qatar says it hopes to push Hamas, Israel to next phase of ceasefire ‘very soon’ Gaza talks mediator Qatar says it hopes Israel and Hamas can be brought to a new phase of negotiations for a peace deal in Gaza following their agreement on a ceasefire in October.   CounterPoint Blogs & Briefs De Retour de Daech 3: La réhabilitation des revenant∙e∙s en Allemagne The Dark Side of OSINT: How Extremists Exploit Open-Source Intelligence The Uses of OSINT in Counter-Terrorism Al-Qassam Brigades Propaganda: Evolution Since October 7 — Policy Implications   Analysis Homeland Security Today: What Radicalization of Women by Pakistan’s Anti-India Jihadist Group Means for Counter-Extremism Efforts: Part II …Pondering over the JeM leaflet is bound to raise two important questions. First, why is a hardcore militant group preaching women to observe purdah? Curiously enough, JeM does not jump to the problematic understanding of jihad anywhere in this course. Instead, the group begins the process of women’s radicalization by teaching them to cover up and become secluded, because being Muslim women purportedly makes them “different” from men and non-Muslim women. Second, if an Islamist terrorist organization is preaching this, could the so-called hijab and the idea of differentiation have anything to do with radicalization—which might then facilitate terrorism? United States  Reuters: Trump invites Israel's Netanyahu to White House, prime minister's office says U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office said on Monday, shortly after Trump said Israel should maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria. A visit to the White House would mark the Israeli prime minister's fifth since Trump returned to office in January. The two leaders have publicly projected a close relationship, though U.S. and Israeli sources have said Trump has at times expressed frustration with Netanyahu. Fox News: Foreign terror labels curb ISIS, but US radicals face fewer limits online, study finds Extremist groups in America are exploiting social media’s chaos and cashing in on it, as violent rhetoric spreads faster than platforms can contain it, according to a new report and security experts who warn the problem is no longer limited to foreign terrorist networks. A study from New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, titled "Digital Aftershocks: Online Mobilization and Violence in the United States," found that violent Islamist groups’ shrinking online presence shows how terrorist designations, when paired with platform enforcement, can push extremists into smaller corners of the internet, successfully limiting their recruitment and propaganda. Times of Israel: US said to warn Iraq that Israel will strike militias that seek to aid Hezbollah US envoy Tom Barrack reportedly warned Iraq’s leader on Sunday that Israel could carry out strikes on militias in Iraq if they seek to aid Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy on Syria, met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad. ProPublica: Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop “Terrorists” Hindering ICE Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with his team’s immigration crackdown or lose your federal homeland security funding. Oregon and 19 other states including Illinois, New York and California fought back and won. A federal judge ruled in September that the Department of Homeland Security couldn’t attach such strings to its grants, which states rely on for counterterrorism and emergency planning. For Oregon, nearly $18 million was at stake. The money in the past has paid for everything from bomb detectors to a security analyst’s salary. Times of Israel: How campus antisemitism is spurring a new wave of US college graduates to move to Israel Night after night, Columbia University student Sonya Poznansky fell asleep to the sound of her peers chanting to “globalize the intifada,” a mantra that at best brings back images of the bloody Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s, and at worst can be interpreted as a call to repeat the violence against Jews worldwide. “In those moments, I kept thinking about my great-grandmother, who left Poland in 1925. What signs did she see that made her feel there wasn’t a future for her family there?” she said. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: StopAntisemitism’s ‘Antisemite of the Year’ finalists include Tucker Carlson and Ms. Rachel, but not Nick Fuentes Nick Fuentes says he feels snubbed by the controversial activist group StopAntisemitism, which neglected to include him among its finalists for “Antisemite of the Year.” The group’s finalists, announced Sunday, include conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, whose friendly interview with Fuentes has splintered the conservative movement. Reuters: Treasury investigating tax fraud allegations in Minnesota, Bessent says The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating allegations that tax dollars from Minnesota may have been diverted to the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday. Bessent announced the investigation on X days after U.S. President Donald Trump called Minnesota a "hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" under Democratic Governor Tim Walz, an apparent response to unverified media reports shared by several Republican lawmakers that Al-Shabaab had benefited from fraud committed in Minnesota. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Northwestern agrees to pay $75M, void encampment deal to end Trump’s antisemitism investigation Northwestern University will pay $75 million to the Trump administration to recover nearly $800 million in federal funding frozen by an ongoing antisemitism investigation, in the second-largest agreement of its kind. The deal, which will last for three years, also means the Chicago-area private university will no longer abide by an earlier agreement it struck with pro-Palestinian protesters that included a commitment to dedicate space on campus for Muslim and North African students. Canada Global News: Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges tied to ISIS An Alberta judge said a man who willingly joined an Islamic State group in the Middle East over a decade ago knew what he was doing and found him guilty Monday of three counts of participation in a terrorist group. Venezuela SBS: Who is Nicolas Maduro, the ex-bus driver and world leader accused of narco-terrorism? Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is leading his country at a tense time, amid global pressures and an ever-emboldened United States President Donald Trump, who appears intent on undermining Maduro's authority. The US has accused Maduro of several crimes, grouped him with a foreign terrorist organisation and is offering millions of dollars for information that could lead to his arrest. France Jerusalem Post: Authorities charge two French teens for planning ISIS-linked antisemitic terror attack – report Two French teenagers who were radicalized by ISIS terrorists were charged with conspiracy to carry out an antisemitic terror attack, French outlet Le Parisien reported on Monday. Authorities claim that the teenagers were preparing to carry out a violent attack against Jews and were supporters of ISIS. The outlet also noted that the two were active in a WhatsApp group used to bring together ISIS supporters and spread terrorist propaganda. Germany Deutsche Welle: German business group backtracks on opening to far-right AfD To talk or not to talk with the far-right and right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD)? That is the question that is dividing Germany's business community right now. The debate was sparked back in October when a business association named Die Familienunternehmer (The Family Entrepreneurs) invited representatives of the AfD to its parliamentary evening in Berlin for the first time. Italy Times of Israel: Italian Jewish groups condemn vandalism of memorial plaque for Jewish terror victim Italian Jewish organizations have issued condemnations after a plaque at a synagogue in Rome honoring a Jewish victim of terrorism was vandalized. A plaque dedicated to Stefano Gaj Tachè at the Monteverde synagogue was found vandalized over the weekend with anti-Israel slogans in black paint. The vandals also sprayed “Free Palestine” and “Monteverde is anti-Zionist and anti-fascist” — referring to the neighborhood’s name — on the synagogue’s walls. Spain The Guardian: Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain Police in Spain have arrested three people on suspicion of belonging to the Base, a global neo-Nazi terrorist group that incites and trains members in techniques to overthrow governments and bring about a race war. The group, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is part of a worldwide “accelerationist” white power movement that prepares its cells to carry out violent and destabilising attacks. United Kingdom The Guardian: UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of our approach” in the face of Russian menace. Jonathan Hall KC said it was “a very surprising omission” that the 2025 national security strategy did not focus more on online risks, including from terrorists and hostile states, which he said were now a “major vector of threat”. Russia The Record: Russia limits WhatsApp use, claiming it enables terrorism, crime, espionage Russia has restricted access to WhatsApp for many users, warning that the messaging service could face a nationwide block unless it complies with domestic regulations — the latest step in Moscow’s widening crackdown on Western technology. Afghanistan Reuters: Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese Afghanistan's Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan on Tuesday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals over the past week. In a call with his Tajik counterpart, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi expressed regret and said Kabul was prepared to boost coordination between border forces, adding that "joint measures against malicious elements are a pressing necessity." Afghanistan International: Taliban Executes Man Convicted Of Murder In Khost Stadium The Taliban’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a man convicted of murder was executed in a stadium in central Khost province, with local residents present. The man, identified as Mangal, was a resident of Khost. According to the Taliban, he had been tried on charges of premeditated murder and was arrested in connection with the killing of Abdul Rahman, son of Zabit. The Supreme Court said the death sentence was upheld by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada after the case was reviewed by three courts. Gaza Strip/West Bank Times of Israel: Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza Egypt and the European Union are preparing to expand training of Palestinian police for deployment in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the Strip, two diplomats and a foreign official briefed on the issue have told The Times of Israel. The force, like many components of the US framework, remains largely aspirational, said the officials, who included an Arab and a European diplomat. They noted that its size, composition, command structure, deployment zones, and responsibilities have yet to be finalized. Jerusalem Post: Son of senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad killed fleeing Rafah tunnel – report Hamas terrorist Abdullah Hamad, the son of senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, was killed in Rafah on Sunday, according to social media posts by the family and reports in local Palestinian media. Times of Israel: Footage shows West Bank stabbing attack; IDF imposes siege on nearby Palestinian towns Footage shows this morning’s stabbing attack near the West Bank settlement of Ateret, and the subsequent shooting death of the attacker, identified as Mohammed Asmar, 18, from the nearby Palestinian village of Beit Rima. Times of Israel: Hours after West Bank car-ramming, IDF says forces located, killed assailant in Hebron In an overnight operation, IDF forces found and killed a Palestinian who had lightly injured a soldier in a car-ramming attack hours earlier, the army says. In the attack, the military said last night that the assailant accelerated his vehicle into troops stationed at the Yehuda Junction, near the West Bank city of Hebron, injuring one servicewoman, who was taken to a hospital for treatment. Times of Israel: Three soldiers injured in West Bank stabbing, ramming attacks; assailants killed Two soldiers were lightly injured Tuesday morning in a stabbing attack near the northern West Bank settlement of Ateret, the Israel Defense Forces said. The assailant was shot dead. The attack came hours after a soldier was lightly hurt in a car-ramming near the city of Hebron. The attacker was killed during a subsequent attempt to arrest him. Times of Israel: West Bank villagers say spreading settler outposts fuel fears of more attacks The fear is palpable in this Palestinian village. It’s clear from how farmers gather their harvests quickly, how they scan the valley for movement, how they dare not stray past certain roads. At any time, they say, armed Israeli settlers could descend. “In a matter of minutes, they get on their phones. They gather themselves, and they surprise you,” said Yasser Alkam, a Palestinian-American lawyer and farmer from the village. “They hide between the trees. They ambush people and beat them up severely.” Iran Iran International: Leaked hijab directive from Supreme Leader reignites Tehran tensions Tehran may be poised to carry out a politically explosive crackdown on Islamic veiling after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a directive to step up enforcement according to a leaked directive. An audio file surfaced online in which senior cleric Hossein Rafiei asserted that Khamenei had instructed the government to step up enforcement of the Islamic dress code on Iranian women. Wall Street Journal: Iranian Funds for Hezbollah Are Flowing Through Dubai Iran has sent the Lebanese militia Hezbollah hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year via money exchanges and other businesses in Dubai, as Tehran seeks new ways to funnel money to its ally, people familiar with the matter said. Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, is in desperate need of funds to rebuild and rearm its militia and pay other costs stemming from its bruising fight with Israel last year, the people said. Its smuggling routes through Syria were disrupted by the fall of the Iran-aligned Assad regime a year ago, and Lebanese authorities have made strides cracking down on couriers bringing suitcases of cash through the Beirut airport. Israel Jerusalem Post: 'I choose life:' Ex-hostage Alon Ohel recounts Hamas kidnapping, torture, sexual harassment - N12 Former hostage Alon Ohel recounted his time spent in captivity, including threats, sexual harassment, and surgery without anesthesia, while being held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip during an interview with N12 on Monday. Lebanon Reuters: Pope urges crowds in Lebanon to fix troubled country at last overseas event Pope Leo made a fervent appeal to Lebanon's diverse communities to unite to solve the crisis-hit country's myriad problems at a Mass on Tuesday attended by tens of thousands which wrapped up his first overseas trip as Catholic leader. Syria The National: Syria steps up counter-terrorism raids after deal with US Syria has stepped up intelligence-sharing with the US in an attempt to boost ties with Washington and relieve pressure from Israel, a security source said after joint raids were carried out against ISIS. Information provided by Syrian intelligence was behind last week's raids on 15 ISIS weapon caches in the outskirts of Damascus and southern Syria, the source said. The US Central Command said stockpiles were destroyed in the "combined operation". Turkey Reuters: Turkey's Erdogan says attacks on Black Sea commercial ships unacceptable Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea were unacceptable, issuing a warning to "all related sides" after an unmanned vessel reportedly struck a tanker off Turkey's northern coast. “The war between Russia and Ukraine has clearly begun to threaten navigational safety in the Black Sea. The targeting of vessels in our Exclusive Economic Zone on Friday signals a worrying escalation," Erdogan told reporters. Nepal Times of Israel: Israeli man says group assaulted him in Nepal after hearing him speak Hebrew An Israeli man says he was attacked last night in Nepal’s capital after he recorded a voice message in Hebrew. Almog Armoza, 25, tells Ynet that a group of locals assaulted him in an alley near his hostel in Kathmandu, hitting him on the head with a metal object and causing him to bleed profusely. Pakistan The Hindu: Government official among four killed in ambush in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa At least four persons, including North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner, and two policemen, were killed when militants ambushed his vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), police said. Dawn: Militancy-linked death toll among civilians ‘jumps 80pc’: report Pakistan witnes­sed a slight rise in militant attacks in November, marked by a staggering 80 per cent jump in civilian fatalities and a sharp 65pc decline in security forces’ losses, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). Morocco North Africa Post: Rise of terrorist threats discussed by Morocco’s Top Police Chief and UNOCT’s New Under-Secretary-General The challenges stemming from the rise of terrorist threats were at the focus of discussions at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and the new Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, Alexander Zuev, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco. Morocco World News: Morocco Hosts First Conference for Victims of Terrorism in Africa Morocco will host the first International Conference dedicated to African victims of terrorism on December 2-3 in Rabat. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organizes the event with support from the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). This unprecedented initiative places African terrorism victims at the center of strategic debates on preventing and combating violent extremism. The conference represents a unique effort to highlight the human consequences of terrorism across the continent. Australia Reuters: Australian teen challenging social media ban says internet will be less safe A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be widely circumvented. Noah Jones, 15, is a co-plaintiff in a High Court case against Communications Minister Anika Wells and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Sydney Morning Herald: Bank executive sacked after being photographed in mock terrorism act An executive at National Australia Bank’s online offshoot UBank has been asked to leave after they were photographed participating in a mock terrorism act at a work Christmas party and an investigation by the company found they had behaved inappropriately. Details sent by an anonymous employee to The Aussie Corporate – a meme page turned media brand for Australian professionals – and reported by The Australian suggest the “disturbing image” was captured in a Merivale photo booth during a bank Christmas function held at Sydney CBD nightlife precinct The Ivy last month. The Australian: Government's Islamophobia envoy backs calls to axe religion from terror definition Australia’s leading adviser to the Albanese government on Muslim affairs says he supports axing religion from the definition of terrorism, backing in advocacy groups that have sought to water down the criminal code, to the outrage of Jewish communities. The Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, told budget estimates on Tuesday that he endorsed removing religion as a motivation for terrorist acts, amid the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor review into whether the definition should be updated. Herald Sun: 'White Australia' flyers linked to neo-Nazi leader sparks outrage in Glen Iris “Horrified” residents from a Melbourne suburb were shocked to find disturbing neo-Nazi flyers — believed to be linked to the notorious white supremacist group National Socialist Network — in their mailboxes making vile, racist statements. Locals in Glen Iris discovered pamphlets delivered to their homes with the following message: “Every year the government imports more Third Worlders and Australia becomes less white and more brown”. The flyers display a symbol linked to the National Socialist Network under the heading “White Australia”. Technology Jerusalem Post: Pro-Palestine networks use AI deep fake celebrity profiles to spread political messages – report Pro-Palestine groups are using advanced AI deep fake technology to impersonate celebrities and spread political messages, the Israeli company Vetric found, according to N12 News on Monday. Vetric analyzes public information to identify impersonations, fake news, and suspicious online activity. The company told N12 that the campaign marks a “dangerous escalation,” which is markedly different from individual anonymous bots. CEP Podcasts Unpacking the week's extremism-related anniversaries and news, as well as counter extremism developments and prospects. A deep dive into CEP's research and topics that are relevant to our mission, from our Berlin-based team.   The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a nonprofit and non-partisan international policy organization working to combat the growing threat posed by extremist ideologies. CEP depends on the generosity of its supporters. If you value what we do, please consider making a donation. DONATE Were you forwarded this email? Subscribe for yourself here. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) | PO Box 3980 | NEW YORK, NY 10185 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice