„Gute Nachrichten sind selten eine Meldung wert – (…) dabei gibt es sie, und sie sind nachzulesen in diesem Buch, das rechtzeitig zum 75. Jahrestag der Staatsgründung Israels erschienen ist. Der israelische Journalist und Autor Igal Avidan berichtet, entgegen der üblichen Fernsehbilder, aus einer bewegten Gesellschaft, in der Juden und Araber längst ein Zusammenleben gefunden haben, das den Vorstellungen von ewigem Hass (…) nicht entspricht. Eine friedliche und zugleich brüchige Co-Existenz auf dem Vulkan – davon erfährt man in diesen Reportagen aus dem Alltagsleben in Israel. (Text: Berenberg Verlag)
Über die unterschiedlichen Sichtweisen und Einordnungen des 7. Oktober in verschiedenen sozialen Wirklichkeiten in Israel ein Beitrag von Shaul Arieli in Haaretz.
Der große, im Irak geborene sephardisch-israelische Dichter und ‚politische Aktivist‘, der auch Vorsitzender der Association for Civil Rights in Israel war, starb am 1. April.
The latest publication from the Mitvim Institute/Berl Katznelson Center – the Israeli Initiative:
The Initiative aims to turn the tragedy of October 7th and the ensuing war into a political turning point between Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arab World.
The Israeli Initiative offers a three-phase plan. The first phase focuses on a shift from warfare to rehabilitation. The second phase aims to prepare the ground for a stable settlement. Finally, the third phase outlines a negotiation process over a two-state solution as part of regional normalization process between Israel and the Arab World. The plan was created by the Foreign and Security Team of Mitvim and the Berl Katznelson Foundation, which was established 24 hours after the October 7th massacre, with the support of the New Israel Fund. It was crafted by a group of top-tier diplomatic and security experts with decades of experience.
The Initiative stands out as the first comprehensive alternative published by Israel since the beginning of the war, which provides a voice to the Israeli liberal majority. It aims to serve as a feasible policy plan for those who have long opposed the government’s policies and its unwillingness to offer, or even deal with, political planning for the day after.
The Israeli Initiative not only recognizes the importance of a two-state solution, but also emphasizes its significance in ensuring the safety and security of both Israelis and Palestinians. By presenting a pragmatic approach and considering the evolving dynamics on the ground, this publication sets a new benchmark for future discussions and negotiations.
Die massiven Völkerrechtsverletzungen der israelischen Siedler gegen die palästinensische Bevölkerung im Westjordanland werden in den meisten deutschen Medien allenfalls am Rande erwähnt. Der Deutschlandfunk hat in einer Audio-Dokumentation zum Thema „Landgrabbing: Die Vertreibung von Palästinensern im Westjordanland“ dieses Vorgehen, das nach dem 7. Oktober stark zugenommen hat, anhand zahlreicher Beispiele dokumentiert.
Ein Lebensmittellaster von Standing Togehter heute auf dem Weg von Tel Aviv zum Gazastreifen!
Today Standing Together will again lead a food and aid convoy to support the starving people of Gaza and the Israeli hostages who are held there. They will go to the border with Gaza with a food truck for and dozens of private cars, and will try to reach the Kerem Shalom passage.
The starvation of the people of Gaza is appalling, and the humanitarian disaster that the government is fostering harms innocent citizens, the hostages who are still being held captive, and will eventually harm us as well: the disaster does not stop at the border.
For months now, extreme organized settlers, encouraged by the government, are working to starve the people of Gaza by blocking aid trucks and harming innocent Gazans and the hostages who are dying in captivity. We must oppose it, we must break the barrier of hunger. please join our efforts.
Last week, around a 1,000 Israeli citizens, bothe Jewish and Palestininan, donated food and aid which we took to our first convoy. We were more than 40 cars heading to the border with Gaza, but the Army and police stopped us 10km from the border. We will not give up. We must take the human path and to make sure no one person on our land dies of starvations.
The Hamas assault on Israel on October 7 and the war it triggered in Gaza–by far the most deadly conflict between Israel and the Palestinians since 1948–are seismic shocks whose impact is yet to be fully understood.
What’s already clear is that the magnitude of these events will have major, long-term repercussions for Israel’s foreign relations, for Israeli-Palestinian relations, for Jewish communities worldwide, and for Israel’s domestic politics and societal relations.
This conference will explore these repercussions, offering insights and analyses from a wide range of speakers. Going beyond the news of the day, the conference will provide viewers from around the world with a much-needed comprehensive, yet nuanced, understanding of how the October 7 attack and resulting war have profoundly changed Israel and its critical relationships in an unprecedented fashion.
Die deutsche Nahost-Wissenschaftlerin zu Besuch im Jüdischen Museum Hohenems Der Mittschnitt (ab Min 10:30) ihres Vortrages auf Youtube, davor eine Einführung des Chefredakteurs der österreichischen Zeitschrift International, Fritz Edlinger.
Die deutsch-israelische Historikerin Tamar Amar-Dahl bespricht das 2023 im Westend-Verlag erschienene Buch „Denk ich an Deutschland… Ein Dialog in Israel“, der beiden Experten auf dem Gebiet des deutsch-israelischen Verhältnisses, Moshe Zuckermann und Moshe Zimmermann, im Online Fachjournal der Geschichtswissenschaft sehepunkte 24 (2024), Nr. 1 [15.01.2024].
