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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
palestine occupied territory, united nations, paris, theatre, culture calendar, family, music
Question of the week: if the euro dies, will Europe go with it?
Everyone's talking about saving the euro - but is money really the only thing holding us together? That's this week's theme on Europa plus, cafebabel.com's project with German TV channel ZDF. Four young Europeans tell us what they think: add your two (euro) cents at here before Thursday 29 September!
palestine occupied territory, united nations, bologna process, russian federation, european union, euro
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
palestine occupied territory, vote, united nations, discrimination, human rights, european union, politics
Giacomo Abbruzzese: 'I’m no longer able to make a film without talking about Palestine'
The Italian director's short film Archipelago (2010) explores the West Bank from its various forms of transport. The arduous journey from Ramallah to Jerusalem and back highlights the absurdity of the situation that Israel and Palestine have been in for decades. Interview
palestine occupied territory, cinema, film, brunch, culture, middle east
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
Israeli and Arab film pick at the Berlin film festival
On the 60th anniversary of the Berlin film festival, cinema should be just that: cinema. But this year the international film festival introduces people, landscapes and cultures who and which you'd never encounter in real life
Olga Rodríguez: 'Journalists tend to be very individualistic'
On a famed terrace close to Madrid’s Palacio Real (Royal Palace) at nightfall, the 34-year-old Spanish award-winning journalist talks about two of her passions, the Middle East and journalism
palestine occupied territory, european media, iraq war, iraq, journalism, spain, war
A cultural cacophony; international festival in Germany
'Beirut? Isn't that in the near East?' You frequently hear this question when telling European friends about the Festival of Young Artists in Bayreuth. Has anyone other than avowed Wagner admirers heard of this small town deep in the franconian province?
palestine occupied territory, arts, germany, dance, festivals, theatre, culture calendar
Israeli-German theatre: the Holocaust, Nazi and Palestinian 'Third Generation'
Together with the dramaturges Amit Epstein and Irina Szodruck, Israeli director Yael Ronen ventured on an experiment with Third Generation. The theatre project has already been performed as a work in progress in Halle (Germany), Tel Aviv and Parma (Italy). A newly finished version hit the Berliner Schaubühne in early May. Review and interview
palestine occupied territory, germany, nationalism, theatre, auschwitz, youth, berlin
Middle-East: British students still mobilised
Fighting in the Gaza Strip may be over, but sit-in demonstrations organised via email and Facebook continue in 21 UK universities. Amongst other things, students demand bursaries for Palestinian students. This is a campaign which 'has only just begun'
palestine occupied territory, university, london, students, protest, society, middle east
Aviv Geffen: 'Israel is a paranoid country'
Hopeful sounds from Israel: the 35 year old pop singer was one of the first conscientious objectors in Israel. Today, he sings about peace in the Middle East and wants to lend a voice to a 'new generation' with his songs
palestine occupied territory, aviv geffen, brunch, best of cafebabel.com, music, leonid kuchma, culture
Turin in the Israel-Palestine crossfire
During the military campaign against Hamas on the Gaza Strip, a wave of Muslim immigrants across Europe, stretching from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Brussels as well as Milan and Rome – protested against Israel’s actions, supporting their Palestinian ‘brothers’. Perspective of the communities in Turin, a twin city of Gaza and Haifa
palestine occupied territory, gianluca costantini, turin, protest, society, middle east, world affairs
Middle East conflict: the EU has to be more proactive
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian National Authority, visits the members of the European parliament in Strasbourg to discuss the EU’s role in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Interview with French MEP Catherine Boursier-Mougenot
palestine occupied territory, european parliament, the eu in the world, world affairs, israel
Israeli sculptress Nathalie Alony: ‘Palestinians in Gaza should be given something to lose’
The Italy-based artist says her viewpoint on the Middle East is fairly ‘balanced’, but Europeans do not realise what it is like for ‘Israel to be attacked in its sleep and continually threatened with annihilation’
palestine occupied territory, gaza strip, tel aviv, israele, conflict, culture, middle east
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