{"id":8477,"date":"2026-04-01T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fokusisrael.ch\/questions-and-answers-on-israel-gaza-and-the-palestinians\/is-the-war-against-iran-necessary\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:41:15","slug":"is-the-war-against-iran-necessary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fokusisrael.ch\/en\/questions-and-answers-on-israel-gaza-and-the-palestinians\/is-the-war-against-iran-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the war against Iran necessary?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He is one of the most important &#8211; and loudest &#8211; Jewish voices in Germany: Henryk M. Broder fights on his platform <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achgut.com\/autor\/broder\"><strong>&#8220;Axis of Good&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><strong>in newspaper columns and at events against anti-Semitism and for Israel&#8217;s right to exist. Astute, courageous and to the point.  FokusIsrael.ch met the 79-year-old in Zurich and asked him nine questions about the war against the mullahs in Iran, Israel and anti-Semitism.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ist der Krieg gegen den Iran notwendig?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5tBUWUO7XAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fokusisrael.ch\/en\/nicht-kategorisiert\/henryk-m-broder-israel-is-disturbing-because-it-exists\/\" title=\"\">You can read the interview with Henryk M. 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