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The article by Wolfgang Sobotka addresses October 7, 2023, as a turning point in anti-Israel rhetoric and the resurgent antisemitism following the Hamas massacre, and criticizes the unequal consideration of the global community towards Israel and other states. #Nahostkonflikt #Antisemitismus #Hamas (translated)

In the broadcast of the nightly news on October 11, 2026, topics such as the outrage over the diesel deal between Trump and Putin, the debate over executions in the USA, three years of war in the Gaza Strip, and the first anniversary of the ceasefire will be addressed. #DieselDeal #TrumpundPutin #NahostKonflikt (translated)

Juliane von Mittelstaedt's analysis highlights why, despite a year of ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the conflict persists, while the Israeli army continues to occupy parts of Gaza and daily kills Palestinians, without any reconstruction taking place. #Gaza #Waffenruhe #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

The Houthis are threatening attacks on the oil industry in Saudi Arabia in response to an offensive by the Yemeni government troops, which is supported by Saudi Arabia, while Lufthansa is suspending its flights to Riyadh due to increased security concerns. #Huthis #Nahostkonflikt #SaudiArabien (translated)

The author wrote that Mosab Hassan Yousef, also known as the "Green Prince," is the son of a co-founder of Hamas and sets the record straight regarding what he believes are false portrayals of Palestinians. He also claimed that Palestinians are not a homogeneous group but consist of many clans that kill each other. #Palästinenser #Hamas #Nahostkonflikt #PS (translated)

Three years after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains without a political solution, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure in the Knesset election campaign due to missed security measures. #Dialog #Diplomatie #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

Tobias Huch accused Federal President Steinmeier of relativizing the suffering of October 7, 2023, with a statement and equating Israel with antisemitic terrorism. This, Huch wrote, inflames antisemitism. He also criticized Steinmeier's Iran policy during his time as Foreign Minister and claimed it contributed to setting the Middle East on fire. Steinmeier had, at that time, supported Israel's enemies like hardly anyone else. Huch called him the worst Federal President in history and accused him of devaluing the Federal Cross of Merit by awarding it to people more favorable to him. #Bundespräsident #Antisemitismus #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

U.M. OSINT explained that he is often criticized for speaking of "the Palestinians" instead of just Hamas. Highlighting Hamas conveys the impression in the West, in his view, that the Palestinians are largely innocent and the responsibility lies solely with a ruling class. In the Gaza Strip and, in a different composition, in the West Bank, the Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the PFLP, the DFLP, the Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah, and other groups are also active. According to U.M. OSINT, the motivation of these groups is distorted in the West. Their goal is the destruction of Israel; they internally view Israel's existence as an occupation of their land. This perspective is also adopted by Western left extremists. U.M. OSINT referred to the resistance against Israel's existence as Muqāwama and stated that civilian, peaceful resistance means Ṣumūd. Citing the recent survey by the Palestinian PCPSR (Poll No 97, 12.08.2026), he wrote that 50% of respondents opposed a two-state solution and 32% supported armed resistance. The latter figure is the lowest ever recorded; in December 2023, it was at 68%. According to an INSS survey (National Security Studies INSS, Special Survey: Palestinian Public Opinion in the West Bank, 17.09.2026), 43% support a Palestinian state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Of those, 26% wanted to allow no Jewish presence in such a state, which, according to U.M. OSINT, affects nearly 1.5 million Palestinians. To justify his terminology, he referred to historical comparisons: despite armed resistance in Italy, today, people talk about the Allies' fight against Italy and not just against the Partito Nazionale Fascista. The pro-imperial Taisei Yokusankai is hardly known in Europe; people simply talk about Japan. In World War II, more than 17 million Germans fought, and millions also contributed to the armaments industry and in organizations. It would be strange, he wrote, to attribute the war solely to members of the NSDAP. U.M. OSINT argued that a society bears collective responsibility when it is permeated by a system. Whether Palestinians internally struggle for an Islamist or secular society is of no consequence to Israel externally. In his view, the portrayal of the situation as an occupation of the West Bank is directed at uninformed people in the West. The so-called resistance began long before the founding of Israel and took on current structures while Israel had not yet occupied anything; at that time, the Palestinian autonomous areas were occupied and annexed by Jordan and Egypt. Additionally, from at least 1947, about 1,000 former members of the Waffen-SS fought on the Palestinian side in the so-called Arab Liberation Army (ALA). If he refers to a specific association or terrorist organization, he names it explicitly; otherwise, he speaks of the Palestinians. #Palästinenser #Hamas #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

Middle East expert Simon Fuchs explains in the ZiB 2 under the moderation of Armin Wolf that the two-state solution is considered unrealistic for Israel and that the word peace has taken on a dirty character, while Israel reacted to the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, with massive attacks on Gaza and ignored Palestinian society from its perspective. #Nahostkonflikt #Frieden #Israelkritik (translated)

Matthias wrote that he stands firmly with the Jewish people on October 7. He stated that he had seen the images of the massacre and said that anyone who had seen them could not support Hamas or those people in Gaza who had celebrated the vehicles with the abductees. He referred to a mother who, according to his account, had cheered next to a young Jewish girl drenched in blood in the back of a truck. Matthias described this behavior as heartless and indoctrinated. He called it grotesque when people lamented their own victims after a massacre of Jewish civilians had enraged the strongest military power in the Middle East. He also criticized people worldwide who, in his opinion, took the side of the aggressor and accused Israel. Furthermore, Matthias condemned what he described as a newly emerging left-wing driven anti-Semitism in Germany. He accused the government of doing nothing to counter it and wrote that he had never thought he would have to witness this again. #Israel #Antisemitismus #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

The Global Risk Map 2027 by Global Guardian shows a deterioration of the security situation in several countries around the Persian Gulf, particularly in Iran, while Jamaica, South Korea, and Hungary are improving their security. #GlobalRiskMap #Reisesicherheit #Nahostkonflikt (translated)