Hatred, revenge, destruction: the Middle East conflict has robbed Aziz Abu Sarah of his brother and Magen Inon of both his parents. Today, the Palestinian Abu Sarah and the Israeli Inon are appearing together to counter the devastating spiral of violence with a vision of a peaceful future. Topics in this episode: 00:00 What is your personal connection to the Middle East conflict? 07:29 How do you remember your childhood in Gaza and East Jerusalem? 16:43 How did you become peace activists? 26:22 Can religion bring about peace? 29:17 How can hatred be overcome and does education play a role in this? 34:57 Do you find your job mentally challenging? 39:59 Is peace an illusion? 46:04 What national and international commitment is needed for peace? 54:12 Can peace be fair? Since the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israeli villages and the Israeli army's counterattack on Gaza, hatred, retaliation and destruction seem to reign in the Middle East. And yet there is also the opposite: people who build bridges. The Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah lost his brother in 1991, and the Israeli Magen Inon lost both parents on October 7, 2023. Today they appear together to counter the spiral of violence with forgiveness, understanding, a conversation on equal terms and the vision of a peaceful future. At some point, say the two, Israelis and Palestinians will live together, the only question is how long that will last and how many human lives they are willing to sacrifice for it. Olivia Röllin talks to Magen Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah about the transformative power of anger, the power of charity, the moments that change a life forever and what vision of the future they have. In this version the questions are in German and the answers in English: • Overcoming Revenge in the Middle East... Sternstunde Religion from November 10th, 2024 ____________________ ✨ New conversations with exciting guests every week Program responsible: ???? Director: Astrid Dolenc, Editors: Maurice Koepfli, Jolanda Fazzone, Production: Christian Walther, Management: Judith Hardegger, SRF 2024 ____________________ Subscribe now to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ????https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Instagram ???? / ​​srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ____________________ The big questions of life, discussed in conversation with people who move, understand, believe and doubt. That is our approach. We conduct social debates and profound conversations that entertain and inspire. Religion can be many things and it reaches deep into the heart of society. From Zen meditation to the abuse of power in the church, from football fan cults to the gender debate: we approach the broad subject area of ​​religion, faith and spirituality with critical distance. ____________________ Moderation: Olivia Röllin: / oliviaroellin Ahmad Milad Karimi: / donkarimi ____________________ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFKultur #SRFKulturSternstunden #SRFSternstunde #Religion #NaherOsten #Gaza #SRF #Kultur