People - Müller-Westernhagen: Only radical positions in the world
Musician Marius Müller-Westernhagen bemoans hardened positions in the search for solutions in the Middle East conflict. "The whole discussion is not very differentiated, sides are not being heard," the singer told the news agency dpa in Berlin. "The big problem in the world at the moment is that you only have radical positions, positions that stand there like a wall." This has nothing to do with politics, where compromises have to be found.
Müller-Westernhagen ("Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz", "Zeitgeist"), who turns 75 this Wednesday (December 6), had returned all seven of his awards in protest in 2018 during the anti-Semitism debate surrounding the Echo Awards at the time.
With regard to Israel and the Palestinian territories, he now said: "How can both parties live together? For me, that's diplomacy. For me, that is politics. And for me, that is also democracy." Much of it has nothing to do with anti-Semitism, he said. "For me, it has to do with an incredibly complex problem in the Middle East, which has been struggling for a long time. And where many opportunities have been missed."
In all the years of the history of the conflict, hatred has been educated. In the musician's view, it would be a mistake to equate the Israeli government with Jews, and the same applies to Hamas and the Palestinians. "I firmly believe that the majority on both sides want to live in peace, want peace," said Müller-Westernhagen.
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Source: www.stern.de
