Matthias Sailer

May 24, 2024 | qantara.de | Charlotte Wiedemann |Stefan Buchen |Matthias Sailer

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has stated that it is not about taking sides in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas in the Middle East. Baerbock said at an election campaign event on Thursday evening that she was doing everything she could to ensure that humanitarian aid reached Gaza, in a situation where Hamas had attacked Israel. "That is not a contradiction for me," she said.

Apr 22, 2024 | qantara.de | Stefan Buchen |Matthias Sailer |William Glucroft |Karim El-Gawhary |Karim el-Gawhary

Germany and the Netanyahu government · 22.04.2024 For years, Germany has been Israel's second most important supplier of arms. As a result, German weapons have ended up being used in the Gaza war.

Mar 6, 2024 | qantara.de | Matthias Sailer |Mohamed ElBaradei |Kristin Helberg |Stefan Buchen

Israelis for Peace in Berlin · 06.03.2024 For seven weeks now, left-wing activist Nimrod Flaschenberg and other like-minded Israelis have been demonstrating outside Germany's foreign ministry https://qantara.de/en/node/43600 Print Nimrod Flaschenberg campaigns for the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, an Israeli Jewish-Arab party. He spent three years advising Israeli Knesset Member Aida Tuma Suleiman.

Mar 1, 2024 | qantara.de | Kristin Helberg |Matthias Sailer |Mohamed ElBaradei |Ella Joyner

Three dozen leaders at news organisations around the world have signed a letter expressing solidarity with journalists in Gaza, calling for their safety and freedom to report in the war zone. The letter, released on Thursday, was spearheaded by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said at least 89 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, the vast majority of them Palestinians.

Feb 27, 2024 | qantara.de | Kristin Helberg |Christian Meier |Matthias Sailer |Ceyda Nurtsch

Israel, Hamas and the war in Gaza · 27.02.2024 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 https://qantara.de/en/node/43546 Print Regional tensions will not de-escalate without a ceasefire in Gaza.