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Terrorism & Radicalism
Countering Global Terrorism and Exposing the Islamist Ideology.
Terrorism and its underlying Islamist ideology pose a civilizational challenge to the West and Europe in particular. Beyond the immediate security threat of mass casualty attacks, the worldview inspiring terrorism constitutes also a major obstacle to the integration of immigrant communities.
A successful counter-terrorism strategy is therefore not only a matter of improving police and intelligence work, as important as those tasks are, but also requires an effective counter-radicalization strategy.
To defeat terrorism and its underlying worldview we can’t though focus only on violent extremism but must also tackle those groups that may officially reject violence and yet still propagate goals and values that are incompatible with our liberal democracies. It is their views and ideas that lead to the creation of parallel societies, thus undermining social cohesion, and prepare the ideological groundwork for the jihadis.
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Finally, EU Makes Hezbollah Pay for Terror in Europe
By Daniel Schwammenthal
26 July 2013
"We are all Hezbollah now...
EU and Hezbollah: Half a Loaf is Far Better Than No Loaf
By David Harris
The European Union has now designated the “military wing” of Hezbollah as a terrorist...
AJC Transatlantic Institute Welcomes the EU's Designation of Hezbollah's Military Wing
22 July 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomed the decision of the European Union at today’s Foreign Affairs Council to list the “military wing” of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
"Today’s decision by EU Foreign...
To Honor the Burgas Victims, Condemn Hezbollah
By Daniel Schwammenthal
The Wall Street Journal Europe
The tourists had just boarded...
AJC Transatlantic Institute Calls for EU Action Against Hezbollah, One Year After Burgas Attack
17 July 2013 – Brussels – The AJC Transatlantic Institute called on the European Union to finally take punitive measures against the terror group Hezbollah one year after the horrid attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, which killed six and injured 32.
“It...
Daniel Schwammenthal “Live From…” the European Council in Brussels
EU Foreign Ministers will meet on Monday, July 22, 2013 in the European Council building to discuss whether or not to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. Speaking from in front of that building just one day before the first anniversary of that horrific attack,...
Palestinian Donor Money Must Not Reward Terrorists
19 March 2013 -- Brussels -- The AJC Transatlantic Institute calls on the European Union and other donors to the Palestinian Authority to investigate how aid is spent to ensure it is not being used to reward terrorists.
The Ad Hoc Liaison...
Daniel Schwammenthal "Live From..." the European Council in Brussels
Last week, the EU Foreign Ministers met during the Foreign Affairs Council to discuss, among other topics, the Bulgarian report holding Hezbollah responsible for last July's terror attack in Burgas. Despite the report, the EU continued in its refusal to take action against...
Counterpoint: The Burgas Investigation After The Bulgarian Government Collapse
On 20 February 2013, the government of Bulgaria resigned. Having just released the initial findings of the investigation into last summer's terror attack in Burgas, which pointed the finger at Hezbollah, what would the impact be on the report? Would the EU still take action...
AJC Urges EU to Follow Netherlands' Call for Action Against Hezbollah
February 26, 2013 -- New York -- AJC praised the Netherlands for its efforts to convince the 27-member European Union to add Hezbollah to the Brussels-based group's terrorism list.
The Netherlands first declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization...