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CEP Mentions
The World: Spanish police take down white supremacist terror cell
CEP Researcher and Content Review Specialist Joshua Fisher-Birch talks to The World about The Base after Spanish police arrested three members in November.
Pro7/Sat1 Newstime: Russian hybrid warfare
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about Russia’s hybrid warfare in Germany and the German government’s protest to the Russian ambassador in Germany. [Staring at 6:56]
Analysis
Iran International: Lebanon’s rebuff deals Iran a quiet blow amid Hezbollah row
Lebanon is one of Iran's key launchpads for regional influence via its longtime armed ally Hezbollah, but Beirut dealt a deep cut this week when its foreign minister curtly declined an invitation to visit Tehran. The government has bristled over Iran's defiant stance on a bid to disarm Hezbollah, badly mauled in a war with Israel in 2024, by year's end.
United States
Jerusalem Post: ‘Evangelical pastors gave theological cover for Gaza war,’ Tucker Carlson says
Tucker Carlson has lashed out at evangelical pastors and Christian leaders whom he accuses of giving “theological cover” to Israel’s war in Gaza, days after Dr. Mike Evans told The Jerusalem Post that Carlson was “saying worse things presently than the Nazi Party said at their platform in 1920” in a JPost interview about Israel and the MAGA movement.
ProPublica: The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
According to former DOJ insiders, agency political appointees dispatched teams of career civil rights lawyers to California in March, pressuring them to rapidly “find” evidence backing a preordained conclusion: that the UC system and four of its campuses had illegally tolerated antisemitism, which would violate federal civil rights statutes.
New York Post: Trump official warns 18K ‘known and suspected’ terrorists in US, blames Biden for attack on National Guard
As many as 18,000 terrorists entered the US during the Biden administration, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent revealed during a House committee hearing on Thursday. “So far, NCTC has identified around 18,000 known and suspected terrorists that the Biden administration let come into our country,” Kent testified before the House Homeland Security Committee.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Jews ‘own everything,’ sports commentators Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco claim
The co-hosts of a popular sports podcast declared on a recent episode that Jews “own everything” and are “the most powerful community in the world.” Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, both former National Football League stars, directed the comments at a popular Jewish livestreamer.
Mercury News: Another California college reaches settlement over allegations of antisemitism
A settlement has been reached after a complaint alleging Pomona College allowed discrimination and harassment of Jewish students. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Hillel International and the Anti-Defamation League announced in a Wednesday, Dec. 10, news release that the settlement would lead to reforms to address antisemitism and enhance protections for Jewish and Israeli students at the college.
Providence Business News: Brown University refutes failing grade on combating antisemitism
Brown University was given a failing grade regarding how safe Jewish students feel on campus by the nonprofit Stop Anti-Semitism’s annual college report. “At Brown, federal investigators found numerous antisemitic incidents met with little action.
New York Post: UC Santa Barbara staffer egged on antisemitism against Jewish student — as school refused to help: lawsuit
A masked University of California, Santa Barbara staffer allegedly helped turn a mob of anti-Israel protesters against a Jewish student leader, with the school accused of repeatedly ignoring her pleas for help, according to a new lawsuit filed Thursday. Tessa Veksler, 23, a Manhattan resident who double majored in political science and communications, claimed she was subjected to a vicious, months-long antisemitic campaign against her after she condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel, according to the complaint filed in California federal court.
The Art Newspaper: Revamped Nazi-loot restitution bill passed by US Senate
In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement on Wednesday (10 December), the US Senate unanimously passed the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act of 2025. The bill, which would extend and expand the original Hear Act of 2016 (due to expire at the end of 2026), now heads to the House of Representatives; if it is passed there, it will head to the desk of US president Donald Trump to be signed into law.
Khaama Press News Agency: US Says 2,000 Afghan Evacuees Flagged for Suspected Extremist Links
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official has informed Congress that thousands of individuals flagged for potential extremist links have entered the United States in recent years, including a limited number among Afghans evacuated after the fall of Kabul. Joe Kent, director of the U.S. Government’s Counterterrorism Center, briefed the House Homeland Security Committee and raised concerns about gaps in screening during the 2021 evacuation.
Canada
Global News: Case involving teen alleged to be part of online extremist group back in Halifax court
A case involving a Halifax teenager, who police allege is affiliated with the violent online extremist group known as 764, was back in court Thursday. The 16-year-old did not appear in person but his lawyer appeared on his behalf and requested a change to the youth’s release conditions.
National Post: Toronto woman says Uber driver refused to take her home after she spoke Hebrew
A Toronto woman says her luggage was tossed out of a vehicle by an Uber driver when he heard her speaking Hebrew to her husband. The driver then refused to take them home from the airport after they arrived from a trip in the middle of the night in February. Shiri Gabriel’s snub at Toronto Pearson airport brings the number of antisemitic acts involving the rideshare company and Torontonians to three. In August, David Woolf, 78, who splits his time between Toronto and Israel, said an Uber driver in Europe refused to take him, his wife and their friends to a train station, because he said he was from Israel. Toronto model Miriam Mattova recently told National Post she was kicked out of a vehicle in the middle of the night last month after the driver heard her speaking about Israel. The driver told her “they do not drive Jewish people,” she told the Post.
Jewish News Syndicate: Canadian police arrest man found with guns and Confederate, swastika flags
John Charles Reid of Lloydminster, a city that straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, was charged with wilful promotion of hatred after Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers seized guns and Confederate and swastika flags from his home.
France
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Algerian nanny in France on trial for allegedly poisoning Jewish family ‘because they have money’
A nanny from Algeria went on trial Tuesday in a suburb of Paris for allegedly poisoning the Jewish family she was employed by because of their religion. The defendant, identified as Leïla Y., 42, had been living in France illegally when she was first hired by the Jewish family in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, in November 2023, according to the French outlet Le Parisien.
Greece
Greek City Times: Greek Government Accuses Critics of Antisemitism Over Calls to Ban Israel from Eurovision 2026
Greek Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis sharply rejected opposition demands to withdraw Greece from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, labelling calls for Israel’s exclusion as “racist treatment against the Israeli people and Jews.”
TO BHMA: Greek Prosecutor Calls Golden Dawn a “Criminal Nazi Group”
A Greek prosecutor has described the far-right Golden Dawn party as a “criminal Nazi organization” during second-instance hearings of its members’ long-running criminal cases. The remarks were made by Kyriaki Stefanatou, addressing the Court of Appeals for Felonies, where the group’s activities are being re-examined.
United Kingdom
Times of Israel: Rock group Primal Scream performs in front of photos of Netanyahu, Gallant with swastikas for eyes at London gig
Scottish rock group Primal Scream has come under fire after they aired images of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant with swastikas where their eyes should be during a show this week.
BBC: Venue apology in Primal Scream antisemitic image row
The Roundhouse music venue has apologised to fans after alleged antisemitic imagery was shown on stage during a Primal Scream concert in north London. Managers of the venue in Camden said they "deeply regret" that the "highly offensive" graphics were displayed, adding that it was done entirely without their knowledge.
The Guardian: Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig
The Scottish rock group Primal Scream has defended displaying an image of a swastika inside a Star of David during a London gig, in response to accusations of racism and antisemitism. During a performance at the London’s Roundhouse, a video was shown on stage of a swastika in the centre of a Star of David that was then superimposed over eyes of images of political figures, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the US president, Donald Trump.
Jerusalem Post: #JewGoal phrase migrated from FIFA to real football commentary, normalizes antisemitism – study
The antisemitic phrase #JewGoal originated in FIFA gaming culture but has migrated into commentary on real football matches, normalizing hate speech under the guise of banter, a new study has found. The research was conducted by academics from Loughborough University, Sheffield Hallam University, Dublin City University, and Leeds Beckett University.
Daily Mail: Anger at Green's call for 'solidarity' with terror group Palestine Action
A Green MSP has been condemned for lodging an ‘extremist’ motion at Holyrood expressing ‘solidarity’ with Palestine Action prisoners. Maggie Chapman submitted the motion supporting the inmates who are on hunger strike while awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action.
Russia
NK News: New Russian suspect arrested in 2003 neo-Nazi murder of North Korean man
New details on a neo-Nazi group’s brutal killing of a North Korean man were revealed earlier this month after Russian police charged an additional suspect in the decades-old hate crime case on the heels of growing law enforcement collaboration between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Azerbaijan
Trend News Agency: Azerbaijan's law enforcement agencies step up efforts to prevent extremism and terrorism, expert says
Azerbaijan’s law‑enforcement agencies continue to implement consistent and systematic measures aimed at preventing extremism, political analyst Azer Garayev told Trend. “Terror, translated from Latin, means fear and panic, and acts carried out on this basis are classified as serious and especially serious crimes depending on their nature and degree of public danger. In our country, the provisions regarding the fight against terrorism are reflected in the law of Azerbaijan ‘On combating terrorism’, adopted on June 18, 1999. The law establishes the legal and organizational foundations of the fight against terrorism in Azerbaijan, coordinates the activities of bodies responsible for combating terrorism, and defines their legal duties, as well as those of citizens (the law consists of five chapters and 22 articles, with amendments added on October 5, 2001). The law provides the following definition of terrorism: terrorism is an act or a threat of explosion, arson, or other actions that endanger human life on a mass scale, harm health, destroy (damage) property, or pursue other grave consequences for the purpose of violating public safety, intimidating the population, or influencing decision‑making by public authorities or international organizations,” he said.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Khalil Haqqani’s Mysterious Killing, A Year On, & the Deal That Freed Him
In August 2007, a Pakistani helicopter transferred about 27 detainees to Dera Ismail Khan before proceeding to Wana. One of the detainees on board was Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani. Last year, on December 11, he was killed by an ISIS suicide bomber inside his ministry, yet the ambiguous aspects of that incident remain unclear even after one year.
Washington Post: Trump wants Bagram back. Satellite images show how the Taliban are using it.
For two decades, Bagram Airfield was the nerve center of the U.S.-led counterterrorism campaign across Afghanistan and the main hub for Special Operations troops. But as U.S. forces were withdrawing from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Afghan military that they had armed and trained collapsed. The Taliban regained control of the country and, within weeks, the network of military bases the United States had occupied over 20 years of war was lost.
Gaza Strip/West Bank
Jerusalem Post: Some 60% of journalists killed in Gaza were part of terrorist organizations – study
A comprehensive study released Thursday finds that about 60% of individuals identified as journalists killed during the war in Gaza were members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations, primarily Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The findings contradict claims by Hamas and various NGOs that 220–256 journalists were killed over two years of fighting.
Express Tribune: Hamas rejects AI accusations
Hamas rejected on Thursday a report by Amnesty International that accused the Islamist movement and other armed groups of crimes against humanity during and after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
Times of Israel: ISF will not fight Hamas, say US officials, who still seek to deploy force next month
International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a UN-authorized stabilization force, two US officials tell Reuters, but it remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the International Stabilization Force (ISF) would not fight Hamas. They claim lots of countries have expressed interest in contributing and US officials are currently working out the size of the ISF, composition, housing, training and rules of engagement.
Iran
Jerusalem Post: IRGC reveals new Hadid 110 stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new jet-powered, stealth-oriented suicide drone, designed to evade modern air defenses with high speed and low radar visibility. Named the Hadid-110, it emphasizes speed, stealth, and rapid deployment.
Israel
Associated Press: New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed. Israel said all six were killed last August by Hamas, shortly before Israeli troops arrived.
Lebanon
Times of Israel: IDF says it struck Hezbollah training facility, other sites in south Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah sites, including a training facility used by the terror group’s elite Radwan Force. It marked the second time in the past week that the IDF has struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.
Naharnet: Report: Trump convinced of Aoun and Salam's conduct, believes peace deal more important than disarmament
U.S. President Donald Trump is still convinced of the actions being taken by President Joseph Aoun and of what the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has achieved and intends to achieve, according to “exclusive information” obtained by the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.
Naharnet: Hezbollah MPs meet Salam to discuss reconstruction and Israeli attacks
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a meeting Friday at the Grand Serail with MPs Amin Sherri and Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah. Following the meeting, Fadlallah stated: "My colleague and I met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss a range of issues of concern to all Lebanese, especially as we continue to witness this ongoing Israeli aggression against our country, as happened today and as happens on most days.”
Naharnet: Report: Israel to wage large-scale offensive if Hezbollah not disarmed
The state-run Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported late Thursday that the Israeli army finalized a plan in recent weeks to launch a large-scale offensive against Hezbollah positions should the Lebanese government and army fail to dismantle the party's weapons before the end of 2025. It quoted unnamed Israeli security sources as saying that the plan was prepared by the Israeli army command, the Northern Command and the Intelligence and Operations directorates, as part of preparation for the potential collapse of political efforts led by Beirut to disarm Hezbollah.
Naharnet: Trump says some countries 'volunteering' to 'take care of Hezbollah'
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that there are “countries that wanna come in and take care of Hezbollah in Lebanon.” “And I say that right now you don’t have to do that -- you may have to do that. We have countries that are volunteering to literally come in and take care of the whole thing. We have great peace in the Middle East, it’s never happened before, and I think it’s very strong actually,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Pakistan
Daily Times: Pakistan says some Taliban facilitating movement of militant groups
A senior Pakistani diplomat told the UN Security Council Wednesday that terrorism from Afghan soil poses the “gravest threat” to Pakistan’s security, as the Taliban support terrorist groups and allow them safe passage to operate across the border with impunity and free will.
Africa
Defense Post: NGO Says Sahel-Based Jihadists Spilling Into Africa’s West Coast
Jihadist violence in the Sahel region is spreading to countries along Africa’s western coast, the global conflict monitoring group ACLED said on Thursday. A trio of Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – have been battling long-running jihadist insurgencies by groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State movement.
Ivory Coast
Reuters: Exclusive: Ivory Coast pushes for US spy planes to tackle al Qaeda-linked jihadists in Sahel
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station U.S. spy planes in the country’s north to carry out cross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel, according to two senior Ivorian security officials who told Reuters they expected a decision from Washington next year.
Mozambique
Associated Press: Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique are compounding a displacement crisis, especially for children
Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have launched new attacks in recent weeks, beheading civilians, burning villages and leaving children orphaned and forced to seek help alone, the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations say.
Australia
Jerusalem Post: 'Go to the gas chamber': Rabbi and children targeted in antisemitic verbal attack on Melbourne tram
A Rabbi and his children were reportedly verbally attacked by a passenger on a Melbourne tram who told the family to "go to a gas chamber," the Australian Jewish Association claimed on Friday. The woman, who carried a bag with a Palestinian flag on it, denied the claims in the video.
Technology
Philadelphia Tribune: AI is next frontier for far-right extremists
How can society police the global spread of online far-right extremism while still protecting free speech? That’s a question policymakers and watchdog organizations confronted as early as the 1980s and ’90s — and it hasn’t gone away.
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