Nirit Sommerfeld on The Dirk Pohlmann Show - 28 October 2023

On today's show, Nirit Sommerfeld delves into the latest developments in the Israel-Gaza conflict. It all began three weeks ago with an attack by Hamas on Israel, leading to an escalation in military operations and an increasingly assertive stance from the Israeli government. The burning question is whether this conflict has the potential to ignite further tensions in the Middle East. Additionally, we explore how global players like Russia and China might respond to this situation. Furthermore, there is growing concern about whether the handling of this crisis might have a lasting impact on the credibility of Western nations within the global community.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Nirit Sommerfeld is a German Israeli actor and singer who lived in both countries. She is a Jewish peace activist with good contacts into the Palestinian community in Israel. Among many other things she organized trips to Israel and the West Bank and Gaza to inform interested Europeans about the stories behind the story. Most members of the family of her father were murdered by the Nazis. After emigrating to Israel, he became a member of the Haganah. Her mother was a Moroccan Jew and her heritage thus taught her many facets of the conflict in the Middle East.