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Romania, Poland, Portugal... and of course, most importantly of all (?), Eurovision. It's been a huge week of voting across Europe! This week we're mostly diving into Romania's election drama with Codruţa Simina, a journalist with an extremely helpful specialism in online misinformation and disinformation. We're also tackling the controversy over Israel's continued participation in Eurovision, as well as the Pfizergate scandal: will we ever get to read the text messages Ursula von der Leyen sent to one of the world's most powerful pharmaceutical bosses?    Codruţa's excellent newsletter, Misreport, can be found here.   Thanks for listening. If you enjoy our podcasts, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting our work. You can chip in to help us cover the weekly research and production of The Europeans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available), or gift a donation to a super fan here. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast!   This podcast was brought to you in cooperation with Euranet Plus, the leading radio network for EU news.   This week's Inspiration Station recommendations: The EU's personal carbon footprint calculator and 'Apeirogon' by Column McCann. You can find McCann's conversation with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, recorded in November 2023, here.   Other resources for this episode:    'Politics by WhatsApp? Even "Pfizergate" won't end that' - Politico Europe, May 14, 2025   'The maths behind the public votes at Eurovision 2025' - RTE, May 18, 2025   'Wasted love?: broadcasting and fandom at a crossroads after Eurovision 2025' - Catherine Baker, May 18, 2025   'Why doesn't the EBU kick Israel out of Eurovision?' - Overthinking It, May 8, 2025   'Coal produces less than half of Poland's power for first time' - Notes from Poland, May 13, 2025   00:00:46  An election bonanza hangover 00:06:58  Bad Week: Pfizergate 00:21:50  Good Week (?): Austrian Eurovision winner JJ 00:45:12  Interview: Codruţa Simina on Romania's election drama 01:02:51  The Inspiration Station: The EU's personal carbon footprint calculator, and 'Apeirogon' by Colum McCann 01:07:00  Happy Ending: Is Poland finally kicking its coal habit?   Producers: Morgan Childs and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com  

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The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been deemed chaotic and overzealous, even by Americans, with multiple polls this week showing the President's approval rating underwater, even on his signature issues like the economy and mass deportations. There is an uneasy feeling that Trump is pushing America and the world away from democratic norms by stretching the limits of executive power. Christiane speaks with historians Jill Lepore from Harvard University and Timoth Garten Ash from Oxford University about America's illiberal turn under Trump 2.0 and the deep-seated roots of that illiberalism. Then, as President Trump pressures Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to take decisive action against her country's cartels,  CNN's Isobel Yeung went there to investigate what the crackdown looks like first-hand in Sinaloa. Also, as sirens sounded across Israel this week to honor those lost to terror and war, while Israel's total siege on Gaza enters its third month, Christiane talks to bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin who've channeled their grief and pain into friendship and a joint struggle for peace. To mark 50 years since the chaotic end of the Vietnam War, from her archives, Christiane pays a tribute to the famous wartime photographer Eddie Adams who captured some of the worst moments of the war and with his camera, helped change hearts and minds and ultimately, shaped government policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Killing and Starving children is not Jewish. Fighting antisemitism demands decoupling of Jews from Israel." Since many people don't have time to read full articles anymore, I want to start by linking to two poignant interviews I've had the privilege of conducting over the last few years: - Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the first Palestinian doctor to work in an Israeli hospital: lost his wife to leukaemia aged just 43, leaving him with their 8 children. Just four months later,during the 2008-9 Gaza War, three of his daughters and one niece were killed. And yet Izzeldin has dedicated his life to using health as a vehicle for peace.  https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/in-conversation-with-lisa-burke/episodes/n/1612726 - Bassam Aramin, Palestinian, and Rami Elhanan, Israeli, are members of The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF), due to the most painful loss of their daughters at different times due to the intractable Israel and Palestine conflict. They have become 'brothers' and advocate constantly for solidarity and peace in their land. https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/in-conversation-with-lisa-burke/episodes/n/2171062 Last week saw the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It also saw the return of Palestinians to the north of Gaza. This juxtaposition of events hits hard. The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz had 56 survivors of the camp in attendance; down from 200 survivors for the 75th anniversary. We are losing the voice of those who experienced violence, discrimination, hatred and genocide first hand in these camps of torture and death. Of course we must add it was not only Jews that suffered in these camps. Meanwhile, anti-semitism is on the rise since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023 and the ensuing war in Gaza and Lebanon. This sudden attack on 7 October was not out of nowhere of course. It follows in a line of attacks on both sides, and in the greater region, over decades, despite various ‘agreements', ‘accords', political handshakes… nothing has yet brought peace. On my show this week I have four strong and learned voices on the region, the culture and the law: - Dalia Hader, a Palestinian living in Luxembourg who is asking for petition signatures here so that the Government of Luxembourg discusses this topic in the chamber: “Luxembourg must sanction Israel for its policies in Palestine.” https://www.petitions.lu/petition/3231 - Martine Kleinberg, President, Jewish Call for Peace a.s.b.l. - Dr. Michel Erpelding, International lawyer specialising in this region - Dr. Engy Ali, President of MSF Luxembourg Dalia Hader, is a Palestinian from Jerusalem but grew up primarily in Amman, Jordan. Like so many Palestinians, families often move if they have a choice as it becomes untenable to ‘live' and raise a family in Israel / Palestine. Current records show the state of Palestine to have about 5.5 million inhabitants. The Palestinian diaspora is numbered at about 7.4 million. About one third of Palestinians living in Palestine are under the age of 15; only about 3% live to be over 65. We discuss one definition of genocide with Dr. Michel Erpelding, which targets the killing of children to minimise population growth. Access to care and medication Dr. Engy Ali, President of Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF Luxembourg, is specialised in Critical Care medicine and public health, working for over 20 years in the medical and humanitarian field; 12 years with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders. She has worked in Bangladesh, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Haiti, Liberia, DRC, Philippines, Pakistan, Gaza and Europe.   The MSF team in Gaza have lost 9 members since 7 October 2023. This loss is deeply felt by the MSF family as they dedicate their lives to giving access to health to all, equally. ‘Access to care and medication' is, according to Dr. Ali, the driving force of MSF. Dr. Ali reminds us that MSF has been present in Gaza for years. She herself was working Gaza in 2020, trying to organise medical evacuation programmes for complex trauma cases (but then Covid 19 happened.) “Our humanitarian action in Gaza is guided by our core humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality, but we do not stay silent about humanitarian crises as in Gaza. We publicly speak out and report attacks on healthcare facilities, shortages of medical supplies, and obstacles to access care, ensuring that humanitarian needs are recognized.” The testimonials you hear in this interview are from from Nadia Abo Mallouh, MSF medical coordinator from Rafah, and Abu Abed, Deputy Medical Coordiantor. Impunity reinforces antisemitism Martine Kleinberg, President of Jewish Call for Peace (JCP) has worked unceasingly to increase the clamour of Jewish voices that do not want to be connected with the direction of Israel's government and want to work with Palestinians for peace. This is a growing movement around the world with the Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Not in My Name refrain. https://jewishcallforpeace.lu Martine is herself trained in conflict resolution and prevention.  JCP is a founding Member of the European Jews for Palestine launched in October 2024, with more than 20 organisations in 14 European countries, a member of Global Jews for Palestine, and a Member of Luxembourg Collectives for Palestine. On 1 February Martine organised a conference to discuss: “Exploiting Memory: the Holocaust and the distortion of antisemitism” In organising this event, Martine faced cultural decision makers in Luxembourg who did not want their venue associated with such open conversations. Neimënster said no; the Culture Bar said yes. Neimenster said this event did not “correspond to their values…the title leads to negative interpretations against associations and institutions partnered with Neimënster. As a public establishment we remain a neutral entity and cannot be associated with this type of event” Martine is extremely clear in her own reckoning of what the Israeli government are doing to use Judaism as an instrument of war: “I refuse the instrumentalization of my Jewish identity for colonialist supremacist purpose, that has nothing to do with Judaism. My commitment is the solidarity with the oppressed and deconstruction of antisemitic prejudices.” Martine believes strongly that there is a “weaponization of the Holocaust memory and antisemitism by Israel, to gain impunity, which is destroying international law”. “Fighting antisemitism demands decoupling of Jews from Israel.” Martine Kleinberg is aghast on why almost no religious leaders, of all religions, cannot speak out with clarity that the violence against a trapped civilian population in Gaza is indefensible and wrong Does International Law have any power anymore? Michel Erpelding, is a legal scholar in the history of international law, with an additional degree in Middle Eastern studies, and works on international law particularly related to colonialism and individual rights. We speak about the definitions of international lawyers and the International Criminal Court of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and apartheid.   Israel was viewed by the UN, well before 7 October 2023, as an occupying power in Gaza, and as such remained bound by international law to meet the essential needs of the civilian population. Israel can control water going into Gaza. It can exert decisive control over Gaza via land, air and sea. We explore the notion of ‘double standards' in political discourse when it comes to annexation (for example, Putin annexing Crimea; Netanyahu annexing East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights and the West Bank). Naturally the 7 October attacks by Hamas was the catalyst to this most recent war, but there is also the legal notion of ‘proportionality' in war. Dr. Erpeling and Dalia discuss why the Oslo Accords of 1995 did not work. “Oslo led to a clearer apartheid reality in the West Bank and Jerusalem” says Dalia, and goes on to say how certain Palestinian segregation means one cannot drive on certain roads, cannot visit certain parts of Palestine without the ‘right' passport, requires a certain number plate, will be held up for hours at check-points to be humiliated, and so the layers of discrimination continue. This un-ending story of war sits in a region where, fundamentally, humanity has been abandoned. And this humanity at its core, will find not much difference between Israelis and Palestinians, just like the Irish and Northern Irish, just like the Ukrainians and Russians. When the Ukraine war started, how often did we hear the line, “But they are our brothers and sisters?”  Humanity is a source of life and support. Borders, walls, check-points, active discrimination and suppression are not the acts of humans who, with a religion or not, know what is right in their heart. Let's end with a recent poll in the French newspaper La Tribune Dimanche, which showed that when 986 people aged between 16 and 24 were questioned about the Holocaust, one in five had never heard of it (18%), and almost one in five had heard of it without knowing more (17%). Let's try to remember what has gone before.  Let's try to break the circles of hatred in history. Get in touch  Contact Lisa on LinkedIn or via her website. Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast. Watch on RTL Play. Tune in to The Lisa Burke Show on Today Radio Saturdays at 11am, Sundays at noon, and Tuesdays at 11am.

L'offensiva israeliana, scatenata dopo gli attacchi terroristici di Hamas del 7 ottobre 2023, ha causato la morte di oltre 16.000 bambini palestinesi, oltre 25 mila piccoli, piccole, hanno perso un genitore o sono rimasti orfani, in moltissimi hanno perso un arto. Dietro ogni numero c'è una storia, la tragedia di una famiglia. Il costo della guerra, infatti, non è solo quello visibile: la distruzione, le macerie di case e ospedali. Oltre il numero delle vittime, ci sono ferite invisibili destinate a passare tra le generazioni. Quali sono queste ferite e come possono diventare uno strumento per la pace? Abbiamo cercato di capirlo raccogliendo le storie e le testimonianze di Izzeldin Abuelaish, primo medico palestinese a lavorare in un ospedale israeliano che nel 2009 ha perso tre figlie a causa di un bomdardamento israeliano sulla Striscia di Gaza, Davide Musardo, psicologo clinico per Medici Senza Frontiere che ha prestato servizio a Gaza, collegato con noi dalla Giordania, e lo scrittore irlandese Colum McCann che una speranza l'ha vista nella storia, vera, di amicizia tra due padri, un palestinese e un israeliano, Bassam Aramin e Rami Elhanan, che hanno perso entrambi le figlie a causa della violenza e che hanno deciso di fare del loro dolore un ponte di dialogo, per la pace. Una storia che Colum McCann ha raccontanto nel libro “Apeirogon” (Feltrinelli, 2022).

Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan (peace activists with Parent's Circle) are the two protagonists from Colum McCann's Booker-Prize-longlisted book Apeirogon. Both lost their daughters to the conflict, ten years apart. Yet in spite of – or because of - this horror they became dedicated friends, or “brothers”, committed to opposing the Israeli occupation of Palestine and working with “the enemy” via Parent's Circle, a peace group set up for parents from “both sides” who've lost a child.I spoke to Bassam and Rami on day #169 in the conflict and they'd just come from seeing the Pope. We cover how Bassam decided to study the Holocaust while imprisoned in an Israeli jail as a teenager for seven years, why Israelis are trapped by their victimhood and how we've all been locked into seeing this conflict as a football game of two sides.This interview is a chapter in an incredible story that involves a big-time Hollywood actor, who reached out to me while I was camping in remote Western Australia, a secondhand book find, a six-way email chain and an incredible love that reaches across history, walls and global fragmentation. NOTE: I will cover the very intersecting story of how we (the dads, Colum, the actor and I met) in the next episode. SHOW NOTESRead Apeirogon by Colom McannLearn about Parent's Circle and donate here.If you want a bit of extra background to this whole story, I write about it here on Substack.I mention Naomi Klein's work on the role of victimhood. A good starting point is this podcast interview with On the Nose. Naomi has also released two chapters from her latest book Doppelgänger for free online that cover her thesis super well.If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" pageFor more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it's where I interact the most!Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious LifeLet's connect on Instagram and WeAre8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

El palestino Bassam Aramin y el israelí Rami Elhanan conversaron con La W a propósito de su encuentro con el papa Francisco tras la muerte de sus hijas.

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has resulted in catastrophic suffering for the civilian population. In a devastating situation where hope seems distant, it is important to remember that war is not the solution. Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan have both lost a daughter in the conflict. But instead of succumbing to bitterness and hatred, they have joined forces to work for peace. How did they manage to overcome hatred? Bassam Aramin is a former Palestinian freedom fighter born and raised in Hebron. He was imprisoned at the age of 17 and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. Rami Elhanan is an Israeli Jew from Jerusalem and was a combatant soldier in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Bassam lost his 10-year-old daughter Abir in 1997, she was killed by Israeli border police right in front of her school. Rami lost his 14-year-old daughter Smadar in 1983 in a Hamas-led suicide attack in Jerusalem. Despite the circumstances, the two have become close friends, and have dedicated their lives to working together for peace between Palestinians and Israelis through the organization The Parents Circle - a group for Israeli and Palestinian parents who have lost children in the conflict. Their friendship is a living testament to the transformative power of empathy and compassion, challenging us to imagine a world where peace and reconciliation are not just a dream but an achievable reality - if the parties dare to do so. We invite you to a conversation with Bassam and Elhanan where the two share their story and reflections on the ongoing war, and what is required for reconciliation and a future of peace.

Israelske Rami Elhanan og palestinske Bassam Aramin mistet begge to døtrene sine da de ble drept av fienden. I dag er de fredsaktivister og medlemmer i organisasjonen Parents Circle. Veien dit var lang. I lang tid kjente ikke Rami til palestinernes lidelser og Bassam hadde aldri hørt om Holocaust. I dag er de uttalte og uredde kritikere av sine egne politiske ledere, og vil hedre døtrenes minne gjennom et kontroversielt fredsarbeid. Programleder er Dana Wanounou. Foto: Erlend Berge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan became ‘brothers' due to the most painful loss of their daughters at different times due to the intractable Israel and Palestine conflict. Bassam Aramin, Palestinian, and Rami Elhanan, Israeli, are members of The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF), families whose lives have been upended due to tragedy. However, instead of giving into hate, each member has worked to understand and listen to the other side. They have become friends and advocate constantly for solidarity and peace in their land. Luxembourg hosts the Festival des Migrations this weekend, and will showcase the documentary film, ‘The Narrow Bridge', written, directed and produced by Esther Takac in 2022. This film features the stories of Rami and Bassam, Meytal and Bushra who have all lost loved ones. Their hope, as a group of bereaved families, is to catalyse communities to stop the senseless killing on both sides. Bassam and Rami have been invited to Luxembourg once more by Martine Kleinberg, the President of Jewish Call for Peace. They were here previously in 2018. JCP a small association founded in 2021, to give Luxembourg a different Jewish voice on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to fight against anti-Semitic stereotypes and prejudices, especially when linked to the conflict in Israel-Palestine. The Parents Circle – Families Forum PCFF aims to lay a path towards a reconciliation process on how to live together in peace with equal respect for one another. My guests: Bassam Aramin lost his 10 years old daughter Abir on the 16th January 2007. She was killed by an Israeli border policemen in front of her school in Anata, East Jerusalem. Rami Elhanan is a 7th generation Jerusalemite. He lost his daughter Smadar on her first day of the school year in September 1997, aged just 14. Two Palestinian suicide bombers murdered 5 people that day, of which three were girls aged 14. Previous interviews You can listen to my poignant interivew with Dr. Izzeldine Abuelaish here from November 2020. https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/in-conversation-with-lisa-burke/episodes/n/1612726 Links event of 24th of February 2024 https://facebook.com/events/s/film-rencontre-the-narrow-brid/1396329117982253/? https://x.com/jewishcall/status/1747921713105436880?s=61&t=H8yz9ukJPnMhxa4qqo4_xQ https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PTuc9t78u/?igsh=MW9jenp6MHlnaG51MA== https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/pcff-home-page-en/ https://festivaldesmigrations.lu/ https://www.thenarrowbridge.com www.jcp.lu https://www.tiktok.com/@jewishcallforpeace

Der Israeli Rami Elhanan und der Palästinenser Bassam Aramin haben im Nahostkonflikt beide ein Kind verloren. Heute sind sie Freunde und kämpfen gemeinsam für Frieden in ihrer Heimat. Dabei stossen sie auf viel Widerstand. Wir erzählen die Geschichte dieser erstaunlichen Freundschaft noch einmal, mit Auszügen aus der News Plus Folge vom 2.2.2023. Und wir fragen bei den beiden Männern nach, wie es heute steht, um ihre Freundschaft – nach dem Ausbruch des Kriegs im Nahen Osten.  Wenn ihr Feedback habt zu News Plus oder eine Themenidee für den Podcast, dann meldet euch auf 076 320 10 37 oder newsplus@srf.ch.

Der Israeli Rami Elhanan und der Palästinenser Bassam Aramin haben im Nahostkonflikt beide ein Kind verloren. Heute sind sie Freunde und kämpfen gemeinsam für Frieden in ihrer Heimat. Dabei stossen sie auf viel Widerstand. Wir erzählen die Geschichte dieser erstaunlichen Freundschaft noch einmal, mit Auszügen aus der News Plus Folge vom 2.2.2023. Und wir fragen bei den beiden Männern nach, wie es heute steht, um ihre Freundschaft – nach dem Ausbruch des Kriegs im Nahen Osten.  Wenn ihr Feedback habt zu News Plus oder eine Themenidee für den Podcast, dann meldet euch auf 076 320 10 37 oder newsplus@srf.ch.

Parte III: ¿Cómo se va a vivir esta Navidad en Tierra Santa? ¿Cómo afecta la guerra a Belén y a Jerusalén?; Ciencia: Entra en erupción el volcán islandés de Grindavik¡Gente, gente! En la última hora del programa hablamos sobre:Parte III: ¿Cómo se va a vivir esta Navidad en Tierra Santa? ¿Cómo afecta la guerra a Belén y a Jerusalén? Hablamos con Bassam Aramin, musulmán palestino, perdió a su hija de 10 años por la guerra en 2007. Se unió al Círculo de Padres, un grupo en el que padres israelíes y palestinos comparten sus vivencias ante la pérdida de hijos por el conflicto.Ciencia: Entra en erupción el volcán islandés de Grindavik, desencadenando varios terremotos y una grieta de de unos 3,5 km. Se ha decretado el Estado de Emergencia, nos lo explica Jorge Alcalde, divulgador científico. Además, crean una inteligencia artificial capaz de predecir la muerte de una persona para los próximos cuatro años de su vida. Escucha ahora 'La Tarde', de 18 a 19 horas. 'La Tarde' es un programa presentado por Pilar Cisneros y Fernando de Haro que se emite en COPE, de lunes a viernes, de 16 a 19 horas, con 498.000 oyentes diarios, según el último EGM. A lo largo de sus tres horas de duración, "La Tarde" ofrece otra visión, más humana y reposada, de la actualidad, en busca de historias cercanas, de la...

L'émission 28 Minutes du 07/12/2023 Entre le Palestinien Aramin et l'Israélien Elhanan, l'amitié est plus forte que la guerre Ils sont nés pour se haïr. Le pire va les unir. Rami Elhanan est un ancien soldat israélien. Bassam Aramin a grandi à Hébron en Cisjordanie et défend la cause palestinienne. L'un a perdu sa fille de 14 ans, Smadar, victime d'un attentat-suicide du Hezbollah à Jérusalem en 1997. L'autre, dix ans après, voit sa fille, Abir, être assassinée en pleine rue par un policier israélien. Lorsque ce deuxième drame a lieu, Rami et Bassam se connaissent depuis deux ans et sont membres des associations  « Le Cercle des Parents » et  « Les combattants pour la paix ». Ils prônent inlassablement la réconciliation entre les deux peuples. Mais comment leur amitié a-t-elle été affectée ou renforcée par l'attaque du Hamas le 7 octobre dernier et la riposte israélienne qui s'en est suivie ? Ils nous répondent en duplex. L'Europe peut-elle imposer ses règles commerciales à la Chine ? C'est un record absolu : 396 milliards d'euros ! Le déficit commercial de l'Union européenne avec la Chine en 2022 court au grand galop. Mais les Européens ont bien l'intention de faire entendre leur voix ce jeudi à Pékin lors du 24e sommet UE-Chine. Les dirigeants européens devraient s'entretenir avec Xi Jinping, le tout puissant président chinois, avec un message clair porté par Ursula von der Leyen, la présidente de la Commission européenne : « Les dirigeants européens ne tolèreront pas dans la durée un déséquilibre dans les échanges commerciaux, [...] nous avons des outils pour protéger notre marché. » L'UE pourrait par exemple augmenter les droits de douane sur certains produits chinois ou limiter ses exportations vers la Chine, dans le domaine de la haute technologie. De quoi faire peur aux Chinois ? On en débat sur le plateau de 28 Minutes. Enfin, retrouvez également les chroniques de Xavier Mauduit et Marie Bonnisseau !  28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio.   Enregistrement : 07 décembre 2023 - Présentation : Elisabeth Quin - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

Israeli, US and Qatari intelligence chiefs met in Doha today for hostage negotiations. Over 200 hostages were taken by Hamas and other groups are still not freed. Some of what we do know about their conditions comes mostly from one woman: Yocheved Lifschitz. At 85, on October 7, she was grabbed in her nightgown and taken by Hamas into Gaza. She is one of only four people to be released so far. Her daughter Sharone was by her side at a Tel Aviv Hospital, as Yocheved explained the spiders web of tunnels she was held in. But the family nightmare continues, with Sharone's elderly father Oded is still being held. Sharone joins Christiane to mark one month since the Hamas atrocities and call on her government to put the fate of hostages first.  Also on today's show: Israeli peace activist Robi Damelin & Bassam Aramin, The Parents Circle Families Forum; Giva Haveeva Education Center Director of Strategy Mohammad Darawshe  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Parents Circle is the club nobody wants to belong to. Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, co-directors of the club, advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians after both lost their young daughters to the violence that has embroiled their region for decades. As Israel and Hamas dig in for a protracted fight, the war teeters on the edge of becoming a much wider conflict with many more civilian lives at stake. Rami and Bassam join USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard to share why they are using their grief as a platform to advocate for peace.Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Israeli families await news of loved ones who were taken hostage during the attacks by Hamas on 7 October, two men from different sides of the conflict share their story of grief, an unexpected friendship and forgiveness. On the Sky News Daily, Belle Donati is joined by Rami Elhanan, an Israeli Peace Advocate and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian Peace Advocate – after they were brought together nearly two decades ago following the loss of their daughters.Rami's teenage daughter was killed by a suicide bomber during a shopping trip, while Bassam's 10-year-old girl was shot by border police outside her school. Plus, Belle speaks to Sky's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn about his exclusive interview with Qatari's senior hostage negotiator who says that he's hopeful all the civilian hostages could be released if there is a pause in the bombing of Gaza. Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi Promotion producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce Editor: Wendy Parker

As Israeli families await news of loved ones who were taken hostage during the attacks by Hamas on 7 October, two men from different sides of the conflict share their story of grief, an unexpected friendship and forgiveness. On the Sky News Daily, Belle Donati is joined by Rami Elhanan, an Israeli Peace Advocate and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian Peace Advocate – after they were brought together nearly two decades ago following the loss of their daughters.Rami's teenage daughter was killed by a suicide bomber during a shopping trip, while Bassam's 10-year-old girl was shot by border police outside her school. Plus, Belle speaks to Sky's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn about his exclusive interview with Qatari's senior hostage negotiator who says that he's hopeful all the civilian hostages could be released if there is a pause in the bombing of Gaza. Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi Promotion producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce Editor: Wendy Parker

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Palestinian public health expert Yara Asi about the consequences of war on Gaza's healthcare system, author Zadie Smith talks about the enduring relevance of the 19th century trial that inspired her new novel The Fraud, Bassam Aramin and Ayelet Harel reflect on identifying with the bereaved in the Israel-Hamas war, and Osage National Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear and author David Grann discuss the true story that inspired Martin Scorsese's new film Killers of the Flower Moon. For more, visit https://cbc.ca/sunday.

Né en 1965 à Dublin, Colum McCann vit aujourd'hui à New York avec sa femme et leurs trois enfants... Nouvelliste, essayiste, il est également auteur de romans dont Le Chant du coyote, Les Saisons de la nuit, Danseur, Zoli, Et que le vaste monde poursuive sa course folle, tous multiprimés, entre autres par le prestigieux National Book Award. Son œuvre traduite en français a paru chez Belfond et chez 10/18 en poche. Son nouveau roman traduit par Clément Baude s'intitule Apeirogon. (Rediffusion)   "Apeirogon, n.m. : figure géométrique au nombre infini de côtés.Rami Elhanan est israélien, fils d'un rescapé de la Shoah, ancien soldat de la guerre du Kippour ; Bassam Aramin est palestinien, et n'a connu que la dépossession, la prison et les humiliations.Tous deux ont perdu une fille dans le conflit. Abir avait dix ans, Smadar, treize ans.Passés le choc, la douleur, les souvenirs, le deuil, il y a l'envie de sauver des vies.Eux qui étaient nés pour se haïr décident de raconter leur histoire et de se battre pour la paix.Afin de restituer cette tragédie immense, ce conflit infini, et de rendre hommage à l'histoire vraie de cette amitié, Colum McCann nous offre une œuvre totale à la forme inédite." (Présentation des éditions 10-18).

The surprise attack by Hamas was devastating, leaving hundreds of Israeli civilians dead, injured or taken hostage. Israel's response was swift, with airstrikes on Gaza killing hundreds of Palestinians, including children. The scale of the attack was unprecedented, but the cycle of violence and escalation is all too familiar in this land that has been contested for more than a century. Now another generation sees the bloodshed at first hand. Hamas is dedicated to the destruction of Israel, so for many Jews this is about survival. At the same time, many Palestinians have come to see Israel as a brutal oppressor. Each side sees the other as an existential threat. Even those who refuse to define their neighbours across the Gaza border as ‘the enemy' may find themselves defined in those terms against their will – and threatened with death. How should we understand conventional rules of morality in such intractable circumstances? What is a proportionate response to an act of aggression? And what conditions are necessary for a realistic peace process to take hold? Perhaps the most radical statement in all of human history is “love your enemies”. Those who are pessimistic about peace in the Middle East might dismiss that as naïve. But there are some who can give us real-life examples of the human capacity to rise above anger and grief for a greater good. How should we think about our enemies? With Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, Atef Alshaer, Gabrielle Rifkind, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin. Producer: Dan Tierney.

After the Hamas attacks at the weekend and Israel's order of a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip in response, we talk to two people from the different communities involved. A few years ago, Bassam Aramin lost his 10-year-old daughter, Abir, who was killed by an Israeli soldier, and Robi Damelin lost her 28 year old son, David, after he was killed by a Palestinian sniper. Neither were killed in this latest stage of the Israel-Gaza conflict but as members of a cross-community group called the Parents Circle-Families Forum, they're uniquely placed to comment on the situation. Esther Abrami was handpicked by Julian Lloyd Webber as one of 30 under 30 to watch, and she is the first classical musician to win the ‘Social Media Superstar' category at the Global Awards. With more than 400,000 followers on TikTok, Esther joins Emma Barnett to discuss her new album, Cinema, and to perform live in the studio. Women dominated headlines at the Conservative Party conference last week. But is the future of the Labour Party female? Rachel Cunliffe, Associate Political Editor at the New Statesman, and Alice Thomson, columnist and interview at The Times, bring us the latest news from Liverpool. The Government's official independent rape advisor Emily Hunt has decided to walk away from her role. She advised the government in the run-up to the landmark 2021 End-to-End Rape Review - which has successfully increased the number of rape cases getting to court to pre-2016 levels. But she has said that her own experiences within the justice system as an abuse victim have left her feeling unsafe. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Manager: Tim Heffer and Gayl Gordon

Jewish Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin both lost innocent daughters in the Israel-Palestine violence. But in their grief, they have become close friends, on a pursuit for peace.

Jewish Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin both lost innocent daughters in the Israel-Palestine violence. But in their grief, they have become close friends, on a pursuit for peace.

Bassam Aramin und Rami Elhanan hätten allen Grund, sich zu hassen. Denn beide haben im Israel-Palästina-Konflikt eine Tochter verloren: erschossen von einem israelischen Soldaten und in die Luft gesprengt von einem Selbstmordattentäter der Hamas. Doch sie setzen sich gemeinsam für den Frieden ein. Themen in diesem Kontext: * Die Geschichte der Freundschaft von Bassam Aramin, Palästinenser, ehemaliger Häftling und Friedensaktivist, und Rami Elhanan, Israeli, Graphiker und heftiger Kritiker der israelischen Regierung. * Wie Bassam und Rami den Verlust ihrer Töchter verarbeiten und wie sie daraus Kraft ziehen für ihre Friedensarbeit. * Wie die beiden Friedensaktivisten an israelischen und palästinensischen Schulen ihre Geschichte erzählen und dabei immer wieder auf Hass und Widerstand stossen. Oder in Rami Elhanans Worten: «Es ist, wie wenn Du sehenden Auges in einen brodelnden Vulkan läufst.» * Was dialogorientierte Friedensarbeit im Israel-Palästina-Konflikt bewirken kann. Und weshalb die Friedensarbeit zurzeit einen schweren Stand hat. Im Podcast zu hören sind: * Bassam Aramin, palästinensischer Friedensaktivist * Rami Elhanan, israelischer Friedensaktivist * Dana Landau, forscht über Mediation und Friedensarbeit bei Swiss Peace * Inbal Ben Ezer, forscht über die Psychologie von Friedensarbeit an der ETH Zürich Buchtipp: Die Geschichte von Bassam Aramin und Rami Elhanan steht im Zentrum des Romans Apeirogon von Colum McCann, erschienen im Rowohlt Verlag. Bei Fragen, Anregungen oder Themenvorschlägen schreibt uns: kontext@srf.ch Mehr zum Kontext Podcast: https://srf.ch/audio/kontext

Der Israeli Rami Elhanan und der Palästinenser Bassam Aramin haben jeweils eine Tochter durch den Nahostkonflikt verloren. Doch statt Vergeltung wollen sie Verständigung. Mit dieser Botschaft sind sie auch nach Deutschland gereist.Von Kai Adlerwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Né en 1965 à Dublin, Colum McCann vit aujourd'hui à New York avec sa femme et leurs trois enfants..Nouvelliste, essayiste il est également auteur de romans dont "Le Chant du coyote", "Les Saisons de la nuit", "Danseur", "Zoli", "Et que le vaste monde poursuive sa course folle", tous multiprimés, entre autres par le prestigieux National Book Award. Son œuvre traduite en français a paru chez Belfond et reprise chez 10/18. Son nouveau roman traduit par Clément Baude s'intitule "Apeirogon".    "Apeirogon, n.m. : figure géométrique au nombre infini de côtés. Rami Elhanan est israélien, fils d'un rescapé de la Shoah, ancien soldat de la guerre du Kippour ; Bassam Aramin est palestinien, et n'a connu que la dépossession, la prison et les humiliations. Tous deux ont perdu une fille dans le conflit. Abir avait dix ans, Smadar, treize ans. Passés le choc, la douleur, les souvenirs, le deuil, il y a l'envie de sauver des vies. Eux qui étaient nés pour se haïr décident de raconter leur histoire et de se battre pour la paix. Afin de restituer cette tragédie immense, ce conflit infini, et de rendre hommage à l'histoire vraie de cette amitié, Colum McCann nous offre une œuvre totale à la forme inédite." (Présentation des éditions 10-18)

Mentre la guerra Israele-Hamas prosegue, abbiamo provato ad aggiungere elementi storici con Lorenzo Kamel (Professore di Storia del Medio Oriente all'Università di Torino, analista dello IAI e direttore delle collane editoriali dell'Istituto Affari Internazionali). Siamo tornati sul campo per far sentire le voci della società civile israeliana e di quella palestinese con Ayala Shalev (esponente israeliana di Combatants for Peace, associazione di reduci di entrambe le parti che conducono attività contro la guerra) e Bassam Aramin (responsabile per il lato palestinese di Parents Circle Families Forum, associazione che riunisce i genitori di vittime su entrambi i fronti).

As Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire continue to volley back and forth, correspondent Ben Wedeman joins Christiane Amanpour from Jerusalem to discuss this worsening conflict in the Middle East. Israeli mother Robi Damelin and Palestinian father Bassam Aramin, who each lost a child in the conflict, discuss forgiveness and the path to peace. Turning to America, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey speaks about his memoir "Greenlights" and his three decade career in Hollywood. Then an insight into living with autism, Walter Isaacson speaks to Jory Fleming, author of "How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life," about the profound value of what some consider a disability.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Colum McCann's profoundly moving masterpiece, Apeirogon, is based on a true story of a friendship between “An Israeli, against the Occupation. A Palestinian, studying the Holocaust.” United by the devastation of losing a daughter to political violence, Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan together tell their daughters' stories over and over, to anyone that will listen, in an attempt to bring a peaceful resolution to the endless conflict. Colum's radically empathetic novel is infused with both desperate hope and poetic power. Chaired by Sophie Cunningham

The Parents Circle - Families Forum: https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/stories/rami-elhanan_eng/ American Friends of the Parents Circle; Palestinian and Israeli Bereaved Families for Peace: https://parentscirclefriends.org/encounter/ Combatants for Peace: https://cfpeace.org/ Colum McCann's website: http://colummccann.com/ Narrative 4 Foundation: http://colummccann.com/narrative-4-main-page/ Amblin Films buys film rights: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amblin-nabs-israeli-palestinian-friendship-novel-apeirogon-1278792 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tom-jackson2/support

Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin live near one another - yet they exist worlds apart. Rami is Israeli. Bassam is Palestinian. Rami's license plate is yellow. Bassam's license plate is green. It takes Rami fifteen minutes to drive to the West Bank. The same journey for Bassam takes an hour and a half. Both men have lost their daughters. Rami's thirteen-year-old girl Smadar was killed by a suicide bomber while out shopping with her friends. Bassam's ten-year-old daughter Abir was shot and killed by a member of the border police outside her school. There was a candy bracelet in her pocket she hadn't had time to eat yet. The men become the best of friends. In this epic novel - named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides - Colum McCann crosses centuries and continents, stitching time, art, history, nature and politics into a tapestry of friendship, love, loss and belonging. Musical, muscular, delicate and soaring, Apeirogon is the novel for our times.'A quite extraordinary novel. Colum McCann has found the form and voice to tell the most complex of stories, with an unexpected friendship between two men at its powerfully beating heart' KAMILA SHAMSIE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/support

Colum McCann, whose latest novel is Apeirogon, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. This is the story of two men, Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, best of friends, who have been traveling the world attempting to bring about peace in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Apeirogon is only tangentially a novel. These are real people and this reads more like augmented non-fiction. Colum McCann is the National Book Award winning author of “Let the Great World Spin,” “Zoli,” “Thirteen Ways of Looking” and other books. Special thanks to Richard Lavin for post-production assistance.   The post Colum McCann: Apeirogon appeared first on KPFA.

Bookwaves Colum McCann, whose latest novel is Apeirogon, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. This is the story of two men, Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, best of friends, who have been traveling the world attempting to bring about peace in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Apeirogon is only tangentially a novel. These are real people and this reads more like augmented non-fiction. Colum McCann is the National Book Award winning author of “Let the Great World Spin,” “Zoli,” “Thirteen Ways of Looking” and other books. 41- minute complete interview.   Arts-Waves Terrence McNally (1938-2020) died on March 24, 2020 of complications from COVID-19. A prolific playwright and librettist, among his works are Frankie and Johnny at the Claire de Lune, The Ritz, Lips Together Teeth Apart, Lisbon Traviata and Master Class. Among his musicals are Ragtime, Anastasia, A Man of No Importance, and The Rink. In this interview conducted by Richard Wolinsky on March 18, 2004, he discusses his history as a playwright as well as his process as a librettist, and his work as an activist writer, most notably for gay causes. 49-minute complete interview   The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 2, 2020: Colum McCann; Terrence McNally appeared first on KPFA.

An Israeli and a Palestinian share their stories of reconciliation with https://www.newyorkencounter.org/bassam-aramin (Bassam Aramin), Palestinian Co-Director of The Parents Circle Families Forum and https://www.newyorkencounter.org/robi-damelin (Robi Damelin), Israeli spokesperson for the Parents Circle Families Forum, moderated by https://www.newyorkencounter.org/marta-zaknoun (Marta Zaknoun), journalist https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/pcff-home-page-en/ (The Parents Circle – Families Forum ("PCFF")) is the only association in the world that does not wish to welcome any new members into its fold. The bloody conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian societies has taken a heavy toll on each of its members. Each of them, in fact, has lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict. It is through this pain that all of the PCFF members have chosen to exchange their feelings of rage and revenge, helplessness, despair and the void, with activities of hope for reconciliation. Speakers will show that when attention is paid to a shared human experience rather than to abstract ideas and preconceptions, seemingly unbridgeable distances between people are discovered to be, in reality, paper-thin.

Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, and Robi Damelin, an Israeli, talk with Jesse and Jen about their powerful experience with The Parents Circle Families Forum, a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization with over 600 families, all of whom have lost a close family member as a result of the prolonged conflict. Bassam and Robi share how they turned the loss of their children into a quest for understanding and peace. During the interview they mention several programs and documentary films, all of which are listed below. The Parents Circle Families Forum http://www.theparentscircle.org American Friends of the Parents Circle Families Forum http://parentscirclefriends.org Two Sides http://twosides.today/?page_id=274&lang=en Taking Steps http://steps4peace.org “One Day After Peace” (documentary about Robi Damelin) http://onedayafterpeace.com “Within the Eye of the Storm” (documentary about Bassam Aramin) http://withineyeofstorm.com