Prof. Dr Moshe Zimmermann, one of Israel's most renowned historians, will analyse Israel's conflict over security, democracy and religion for us: How has the spectrum of religious and political currents changed since the founding of the state? Against this background, how can we understand the current struggle within Israeli society: about the Supreme Court, about military action in the Gaza Strip, about settlement construction, about a future perspective for the Palestinian people, about the right strategy to guarantee Jews a life in security in the state of Israel ...
with: Prof Dr Moshe Zimmermann
Special note:
Online participation in the event is possible via livestream on the YouTube channel of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria:Livestream on YouTube
Programme of the event:
Israel's society is torn apart. This often goes unnoticed when the current government is equated with the entire state or even with Judaism. Everyone shares the trauma of 7 October. But whether the military action in Gaza makes Israel safer is an issue on which opinions differ widely, even within Israel.Professor Moshe Zimmermann, one of the country's most renowned historians, analyses the development that has led to the current situation and its hopelessness. He pays particular attention to the changing role of religion: what significance did Jewish religiosity have for the predominantly secular immigration movement? Which currents then combined a religious-orthodox identity with political nationalism? How did the Six-Day War and later the religiously motivated colonisation of the West Bank change the social fabric? Which groups dominate the discourse and politics today? And what demographic and demoscopic upheavals are the supporters of a liberal democracy currently confronted with? In the increasingly polarised debate, this evening is intended to make distinctions and make a Jewish voice from Israel heard that asks critical questions about the policies of the current government: not out of hostility, but out of love for Israel and out of an interest in ensuring that the state and its people are doing well.Moshe Zimmermann's latest book "Never Peace? Israel at the Crossroads" was recently nominated for the German Non-Fiction Prize 2024.
