Newsletter: Qantara.de – "Juergen Habermas Contradicts His Own Ideas When It Comes to Gaza" – 22.12.2023

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  Israel-Hamas war

  Juergen Habermas contradicts his own ideas

  One of the world's most influential philosophers has weighed in on the war in Gaza. So why is he wrong?

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  War in Israel and Gaza

  Germany's war discourse

  The manner in which the escalation of violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip is being discussed is, in many ways, unsurprising

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  Jewish-Islamic Research Centre

  "Jews and Muslims need to talk together more"

  The Hamas attacks on Israel and Israel's military response are putting further strain on relations between Jews and Muslims in Germany. Fahimah Ulfat and Asher Mattern from the Jewish-Islamic Research Centre in Tubingen explain how education and encounters can help change one-sided perspectives

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  War in Sudan

  Conflict fuelled by climate change and the Emirates

  The violent conflicts in the western region of Darfur, which were triggered by decades of drought, have now spread to central Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates is adding fuel to the fire

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  Israel's goal in Gaza

  Can Hamas really be completely 'eliminated'?

  The short answer, military analysts say, is "no". The long answer is more complex. Israel's campaign may degrade the group's capabilities, but defeating its ideology is likely impossible without a political solution

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  Fikra culture magazine

  Showcasing Palestinian perspectives

  Fikra culture magazine publishes literature and art by Palestinians from all over the world. The editors hope it will serve as a platform for the dispersed community to debate and dream – and defend itself against censorship from all sides

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  U.S. universities and anti-Semitism

  Spotlight on freedom of speech

  Since the eruption of the Israel-Hamas war, New York's Columbia University has been gripped by divisions over the conflict and rancour over where free speech ends and hatred begins

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  Destination Morocco

  A magnet for migrant women?

  Morocco has slowly transformed from a transit country to a destination country for sub-Saharan African migrants – almost half of whom are women