Israel
Trio Joubran: ‘It’s hard to be Palestinian musicians in the world’
Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran are international musicians whose performance and perspectives nonetheless remain rooted in their homeland: Palestine. Just before the UN is due to consider Palestine’s official bid to become a UN member as well as a state, we meet the brothers in Paris about how their hopes for their country influences their music
israel, middle east, united nations, paris, palestine occupied territory, culture, music
Baking a state for Palestine at the United Nations kitchen
64 years ago, the UN granted the Palestinians a state on 43% of the former mandate Palestinian territory. This state never came into being. The bid for this and UN membership will likely take place on 24 September. A divided EU once again shows its reluctance to form a common foreign policy with the member states’ 'for', 'against' and 'wait-and-see' positions
israel, vote, united nations, discrimination, palestine occupied territory, human rights, european union
Self-identification, multiculturalism and erasmus in the EU
In a world where the physical borders are a blur, no wonder the mental ones are blurring as well. With nationalists turning to the 'protection of Europe' rather than the 'protection of the homeland', it is fair to say that the erasmus generation is the face of future Europe. United within itself, far past the division to Germans, French, Poles, or Italians, it's an identity in its own right - even for me
israel, identity, angela merkel, thilo sarrazin, youth, ukraine, society
Itamar Shapira: former Israeli soldier on killing in Palestine
The organisation of veterans talks about the occupation of Palestinian territory and the moral price paid for it. Photos and combatant stories reveal the clear picture of the battlefield
Turkey-Israel: credibility and question of anti-semitism
Since heavy criticism from the Turkish side after the Israeli attack on a Gaza aid ship on 31 May, relations between the two states have entered a further ice age. There has been rising concern in Europe that Turkey is increasingly turning away from the west. A babelian political theorist explains the problems inherent to the Turkish response
israel, gaza strip, religion, identity, middle east, europe, second world war
Diary: Vilnius and I, reluctant bedfellows
The passion evaporated years ago, after the capital became expensive and inconvenient to live in, or maybe since I stopped being a student. However, jobs for a social science graduate with a Lithuanian passport are here. Anecdote from cafebabel.com expat blogger 'Wonderland
israel, identity, diary, expatriation, expatriates, lithuania, cities
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