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  • Five people (including, from left, Tom Kellner, Seba Abu Daqa, Gali Blay and Elisha Baskin) sit on chairs in a room; one is talking, all others are looking at her
    Israeli–Palestinian dialogue

    Israelis and Palestinians team up in Germany to help Gazans

    In Germany, a unique Israeli–Palestinian initiative is helping to organise urgently needed sanitary facilities and shelter for people in Gaza. Its members say that taking action in this way helps them deal with the anxiety they feel as a result of the conflict. Their group also shows that dialogue is possible even in difficult times

  • A woman in an animal-print headscarf and black jumper (Menna Hamouda) stands in front of charcoal and chalk drawings on a wall in Gaza; she looks very serious
    The story of a young artist in Gaza

    When the pain begins to draw

    Drawing on the walls of buildings in the Gaza Strip is a way for 21-year-old artist Menna Hamouda to express the trauma inflicted by five months of pain and destruction

  • A Palestinian flag is caught in barbed wire near the Israeli West Bank barrier; houses can be seen in the background
    Prospects for peace in the Middle East

    The search for the Middle East formula

    Without rights for the Palestinians, there can be neither security for Israelis nor stability in the Middle East. There are four possible future scenarios

  • Nimrod Flaschenberg during an "Israelis for Peace" protest in front of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin
    Israelis for Peace in Berlin

    "Anything is better than Netanyahu"

    For seven weeks now, left-wing activist Nimrod Flaschenberg and other like-minded Israelis have been demonstrating outside Germany's foreign ministry

  • A large crowd of Muslims prays between the trees on the plaza in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
    Ramadan in East Jerusalem and Gaza

    "It feels more like a wake"

    For many Palestinians this year's holy month is likely to be a sombre one. There is concern that tensions could spill over in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.

  • Al Jazeera and Channel 14
    War propaganda in Israel and the Arab world

    Spewing poison in both directions

    In addition to the actual warfare in Gaza, another, lesser known burden is weighing on the prospects for a better future in the Middle East. Influential media channels are lending support to the most radical forces on both sides of the conflict

  • A man carries two UNRWA sacks of wheat flower on his shoulder as he walks through a blue door
    The role of UNRWA in Gaza

    UNRWA and the day after in Gaza

    Defunding UNRWA will not only worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza but also have long-term implications for Palestinian self-governance

  • The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades.
    Israel, Hamas and the war in Gaza

    Seven uncomfortable truths

    Anyone wanting to fully understand the current Middle East crisis must face up to realities on the ground. For many, however, this is at odds with the schematic picture they have in their heads. Here are seven uncomfortable truths crucial to de-escalating the situation and finding a solution

  • Person in a red hoodie in front of a destroyed house – The documentary film "No Other Land" was shot by a Palestinian-Israeli collective
    Israel-Hamas conflict impacts Berlinale

    Gaza war sparks tensions

    The Berlin International Film Festival is no stranger to politics. The Middle East conflict was bound to cause debates and protests this year

  • Pro-Palestine protest at the Freie Universität Berlin
    German academia and the war in Gaza

    Universities must remain places of dialogue

    Discussions about the Middle East conflict naturally tend towards polarisation. In Germany, showing empathy for victims of political violence in Israel while drawing attention to the suffering of Gazan and West Bank Palestinians, who bear the brunt of any major confrontation, is a tricky balancing act

  • Historian and Holocaust researcher Omer Bartov
    Holocaust researcher Omer Bartov

    "Germany could help Israel and Palestine on the path to reconciliation"

    In interview with Qantara.de, leading Holocaust researcher Omer Bartov talks about the indictment against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the instrumentalisation of anti-Semitism and Germany's possible role in a two-state solution

  • Houtji supporters hoist weapons and shout slogans against the U.S. and UK
    Yemen, USA and the war in Gaza

    Houthi 'terrorist' label a threat to Yemen aid?

    Houthi rebels in Yemen have been designated a "terrorist group" once before. Back in 2021, aid organisations said they feared the impact on "one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world". So what's changed?

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