On Europe's doorstep: How to manage divisions over Israel-Hamas war?

18.10.2023 - 11:25 france24.com

We ask about a virtual EU summit that has now picked up on the language it took nine days for the bloc to agree on, namely about "Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law" against the "violent and indiscriminate attacks" by Hamas.

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MAINZ: German soccer club Mainz terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi on Friday following his social media posts about the Israel-Hamas war. The announcement by Mainz came two days after El Ghazi disputed the club’s version of events when it lifted an earlier suspension. German news agency dpa reported Friday that prosecutors in the city of Koblenz were also investigating. Mainz originally suspended El Ghazi on Oct.

Mainz terminate El Ghazi's contract over posts on Israel-Hamas conflict

Mainz 05 have terminated Anwar El Ghazi's contract following the forward's social media posts in connection with the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Bundesliga club said on Friday.

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Weisfeld is also a passionate advocate of the importance of nuance in the debate generated by the conflict, arguing that binary dichotomies that split people into either pro-Hamas or pro-Netanyahu camps do little to foster the compassionate dialogue needed to work towards peace. She joined us for Perspective.