The terror in Israel is shaking the world. Another turning point. And another crisis that leaves us perplexed and horrified. But even if we only experience a lot of things from a distance – how can we remain confident? A very personal sigh.

And suddenly he is there again, waking up from a restless twilight sleep. The monster has reared its head and is back in the spotlight of a horrified public. It is as if the world spirit had asked itself in thieving sadism: In what other way could the planet be tortured? What could further drive collective attrition after the pandemic, recession, inflation, fear of relegation, climate catastrophe and war in Ukraine? And now also the Middle East conflict.