Author: Tania Krämer

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Volunteers from Rabbis for Human Rights pick olives (photo: Tania Krämer/DW)

Middle East

West Bank: Palestinians harvest olives under rabbi protection

Almost every year, during olive harvest season, Palestinian farmers are at risk from settler-related violence. Israeli human rights organisations like Rabbis for Human Rights help with their presence. Tania Kraemer reportsMore

Attack on West Bank village Mufkara: Militant settlers sow the seeds of violenceInterview with Arab Israeli MP Essawi Frej: "Israel is my country, the Palestinians are my people"Interview with Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm: The Haifa Republic – full equality for Middle East peaceMiddle East conflict: "The Palestinians face repression on all sides"
A Palestinian boy pulls a cart carrying his brother and their belongings as they flee their home (photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

Middle East conflict

Gaza and Israeli residents struggle through a new reality

Hostilities broke out between Hamas and Israel less than a week ago. But a swift escalation has left civilians on both sides trying to come to terms with the maddening unpredictability. Tania Kraemer reports from IsraelMore

Escalation in the Middle East: Flare-up between Israel and Hamas paints a bleak pictureJoseph Croitoru's "Al-Aqsa oder Tempelberg": Zeroing in on the Middle East conflictInterview with Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm: The Haifa Republic – full equality for Middle East peace
Protests against IS's killing of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh Amman, 6 February 2015 (photo: picture-alliance/epa/J. Nasrallah)

Killing of Jordanian pilot

United in sorrow, united against IS

IS's brutal killing of a Jordanian fighter pilot has shaken the people of Jordan and united the nation. The war and chaos in neighbouring Syria and Iraq no longer seem as far away as they used to. By Tania Kramer in AmmanMore

Islam and violence: Conservative Muslims refute the violence of ISStrategies for combating IS: Plea for a wide-angled view of the Arab worldThe genesis of Islamic State: A new chapter in the decline of the Arab worldIslamic State (IS): A totalitarian, expansive and hegemonic project
Uri Avnery (photo: DW/Tania Krämer)

Interview with Uri Avnery

"Pessimism Means Nothing to Me"

Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery is celebrating his 90th birthday. In this interview with Tania Krämer, he offers his perspective on the recent Middle East peace talks and the many questions arising from the Syrian conflictMore

Interview with the Israeli Peace Activist Uri Avnery: ''Israel Needs Peace, Not Settlements''Interview with Uri Avnery: ''Israel Was Also Proclaimed Unilaterally''Qantara Dossier: Israel