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zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#7 Gaza: Reconstruction and Responsibility — In Conversation with Tahani Abu Daqqa
Tahani Abu Daqqa is a Palestinian entrepreneur and former Palestinian Minister of Youth, Sport, and Culture. She is the founder of Gaza Life Power, an organization working on renewable energy and community development in Palestine. She is a Gaza War survivor and has been displaced since April 2024.
For more than four decades, Tahani Abu Daqqa has been involved in building women’s cooperatives and developing local economic and social infrastructure in Gaza under conditions of occupation, blockade, and repeated military escalation.
In 2023, she completed a major solar energy project intended to provide more stable electricity to...
2026-01-2135 min
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#6 Combatants for Peace: Nonviolent Resistance & Collective Liberation - With Sulaiman Khatib
For the sixth Candid Conversation on Palestine, Israel, and Europe, we are joined by Sulaiman Khatib, co-founder of Combatants for Peace - a grassroots movement built by former Palestinian and Israeli fighters who chose joint nonviolence to work toward ending the occupation and creating a just, shared future.
Sulaiman reflects on his personal transformation from armed resistance and a decade in prison to rejecting military solutions and zero-sum thinking. The conversation traces the history, beliefs, and ideas behind Combatants for Peace, explores their current work and projects, and examines what it takes to open up to the...
2025-12-081h 04
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#5 Ehud Olmert and Why Israel’s Future Depends on a Palestinian State
In this episode of the EPICON Podcast, Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel, joins Daniel Gerlach, Director of the Candid Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of zenith magazine, to discuss the aftermath of October 7, the future of Israeli–Palestinian peace, and Europe’s role in reviving the two-state solution.
About EPICON:
Palestinian and Israeli civil society still has agency—agency over shaping the current realities and the future of Palestine and Israel. Against all odds, courageous individuals from both sides are choosing to engage, to defy political stagnation, and to present concrete ideas and plans for a peaceful soluti...
2025-11-1440 min
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#4 Dialogue Across the Divide — In Conversation with Palestinian Political Activist Samer Sinijlawi
In this Candid Conversation on Palestine, Israel, and Europe, Anne Bauer, Political Officer at the Candid Foundation, speaks with Samer Sinijlawi, renowned Palestinian political activist and founder of the Jerusalem Development Fund. As a teenager during the First Intifada, Samer spent five years in an Israeli prison. Today, he works to promote dialogue and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians. From his childhood in East Jerusalem to his encounters with Israelis across political divides, he shares a rare perspective on trust, empathy, and leadership.
About EPICON:
Palestinian and Israeli civil society still has agency—agency over shaping the cu...
2025-10-1655 min
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#3 International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Context — In Conversation with Dr. Eitan Diamond
In this episode, Valeska Heldt—Political Officer at the Candid Foundation and a lawyer by training—speaks with legal expert Dr. Eitan Diamond, who sheds light on the growing challenges faced by civil society and humanitarian actors in the Israeli-Palestinian context. He also unpacks the often-confused fields of human rights and humanitarian law, showing how the law is stretched to justify violations rather than protect civilians. Together, Eitan and Valeska clarify how these violations create legal obligations for third states, including EU member states.
About EPICON:
Palestinian and Israeli civil society still has agency—agency over shaping the cu...
2025-09-1856 min
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#2 Against the Rule of the Sword — In Conversation with Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg
In this episode of the EPICON Podcast, Pascal Bernard (Political Officer at the Candid Foundation) speaks with Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, Associate Director of the New Israel Fund. Together, they explore Shira’s personal story, her faith, her work in Israeli civil society, and her vision for peace in Palestine and Israel.
Drawing on her deeply personal family history – including the remarkable stories of how both her grandmothers survived thanks to the courage of others during the Hebron massacre of 1929 and the Holocaust in Ukraine – Shira reflects on the power of human solidarity across borders.
As a mode...
2025-08-2854 min
zenith - Der Nahost-Podcast#1 A Palestinian Armistice Plan — In Conversation with Dr. Jamal NusseibehA transition plan for justice, safety, and political renewal in Palestine and Israel
In this debut episode of the EPICON podcast, Dr. Jamal Nusseibeh discusses the »Palestinian Armistice Plan«—a bold proposal for a long-term ceasefire, international protection, and a political restart. We explore the broader political context surrounding Netanyahu, Trump, and the two-state debate, as well as the role of safety as a foundation for peace. Dr. Nusseibeh reflects on the urgent need for internal Palestinian reform, including the future of the PLO and engagement with Hamas. The conversation also examines the idea of international peacekeepers, potential political outc...
2025-08-061h 07