Israel und Palästina: Warum Dialog und Diplomatie alternativlos sind
Der Standard
Drei Jahre nach dem Hamas-Angriff vom 7. Oktober 2023 steckt der israelisch-palästinensische Konflikt in einer Sackgasse. Gastbeitrag für DER STANDARD.
How has the Federal Republic of Germany positioned itself towards Israel, the Arab states and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict since 1949 — from the Hallstein Doctrine and Ostpolitik to today's notion of Israel's security as German Staatsräson? The project connects diplomatic history with current debates and feeds directly into teaching at the University of Vienna.
Publications
Speaking the Unspeakable: Sounds of the Middle East Conflict
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (Masters of Peace, Vol. XII), 110 pp.
How can a metaphoric understanding of the Middle East as an open space full of resonating sound bodies be applied to the Middle East conflict? Using the Israeli–Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus and the Egyptian band Eskenderella as case studies, the book argues that music carries a potential for speaking 'unspeakable' truths.
