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PN and @FightExtremism have launched the 4R Network, which aims to create a national ecosystem and whole-of-society approach to reintegration and recidivism reduction in extremist offenders. For more information #contact" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">counterextremism.com/4r-network?fbc…

nbcnews.com/politics/natio… Two dozen American military personnel were wounded last week in a series of drone attacks at American bases in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command told NBC News on Tuesday. #Iraq #Syria #Extremism

reuters.com/world/middle-e… Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel & Hamas, saying the party was "fully ready" to contribute to the fighting. #IsraelGazaWar

“Hamas wants an Israeli incursion in order to reverse the victim-perpetrator image” says @FightExtremism’s Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler in an interview with @MetroUK metro.co.uk/2023/10/16/ham…

apnews.com/article/israel… "Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians on Friday to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory..." #Israel #Gaza #Palestine

splcenter.org/news/2023/10/1… The @splcenter gave its assessment of the current state of hate & extremism at an international human rights conference in Warsaw, Poland... #Extremism #SPLC #HumanRights

reuters.com/world/us-rushi… "The U.S. military is "surging" fresh supplies of air defenses, munitions and other security assistance to Israel to help it respond to an unprecedented weekend attack by Hamas, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday." #GazaStrip #Extremism #Israel

It’s a fraught time & folks are discussing potentially inflammatory issues. Hear what @mptpeaceteam’s Mary Hanna recommends as effective deescalation tools 🧰 ~ youtu.be/7HmAhvfYA7g?si… #DeescalationMatters

balkaninsight.com/2023/10/01/ext… Neo-Nazi and other extreme-right groups in the Balkans are holding their own and recruiting new members even though mainstream politics has shifted to the right, BIRN has found. #Balkans #Extremism #AltRight

the-independent.com/news/world/ame… “...At least 46 so-called “active clubs” – which publicly promote “brotherhood” and training in combat sports and fitness while covertly advancing fascist and neo-Nazi agendas and preparing for large-scale violence – have sprouted... #Extremism #AltRight

timesofisrael.com/border-police-… "A Palestinian gunman who opened fire at Israeli forces during rioting on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday was shot and seriously wounded by a Border Police sniper." #Israel #Palestine #GazaStrip

texastribune.org/2023/09/21/tex… "...according to a report released Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League that examined nearly three years of “alarming levels of extremist ideology & activity” in Texas, and suggested a handful of policies to combat the growing problem." #Texas #Extremism

the-independent.com/news/world/ame… "American extremists are popping up on Russian social media platforms for two reasons: One – they’re there. Two – they’re much less moderated." #Extremism #AltRight #Russia

nbcnews.com/politics/natio… This year U.S. border agents have encountered a “growing number of individuals” on the #FBI’s terrorist watchlist trying to enter the country via the southern border, according to the Homeland Threat Assessment released Thursday by the @DHSgov #Extremism

reuters.com/legal/governme… "...the Supreme Court’s Mallory decision sank plaintiffs’ hopes of reviving their lawsuit at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals." #SCOTUS #PLO #Terrorism

"Right-wing #extremism has played a major role, Insider reported, as neo-Nazi groups target power grids because of their belief in "#accelerationism," that is, the theory that destabilizing acts will catalyze a #RaceWar."

businessinsider.in/politics/world… The number of attacks on power infrastructure across the United States is on the rise, a new report from Politico says, and political extremism is playing a role. #Extremism

news.yahoo.com/ron-desantis-j… The @splcenter monitors extremism and categorizes #MomsforLiberty as an anti-government #extremist group. #Florida

reuters.com/world/us-milit… "The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger & will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel "out of an abundance of caution"... the 1st major American military movement in Niger since a coup in July." #Niger #Extremism

pbs.org/newshour/show/… "Top U.S. law enforcement officials say [Proud Boys] extremist movements are the biggest domestic terrorism threat facing the country." #Extremism #FarRight #ProudBoys

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n… Groups of neo-Nazis & white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist & anti-LGBTQ messages outside #DisneyWorld & in the nearby Orlando area Saturday in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the US... #CombatHate #Extremism