Connections Episode 116
Germany's Jewish Problem
Mouin Rabbani Interviews Wieland Hoban
Friday, 26 June 2026
2:00 PM ET | 20:00 CET
Join us on Friday, 26 June for a conversation with Wieland Hoban about Germany’s response to the Gaza Genocide. This episode of the Connections podcast examines how the Germany state has interpreted its responsibility to atone for the Holocaust in the context of the Gaza Genocide, and how it has applied the wrong lessons.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship.
Guest
Wieland Hoban is a composer, author and academic translator in the fields of philosophy, art music and literature. He is chairman of the organization Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, based in Germany, which he also represents in the umbrella organization Global Jews for Palestine (GJP). Hoban is the author of Germany’s Jewish Problem: Genocides Past and Present, published this year by OR Books.
Host
Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, and a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report.