Hamburg's Parliamentary President Veit is stuck for Middle East conflict

Hamburg's Parliamentary President Veit is stuck for Middle East conflict

In the middle of the recent escalating conflicts in the Middle East, Carola Veit, the Parliament President of Hamburg, is currently set in Tel Aviv. Originally, your return flight to Hamburg was supposed to take place on Friday morning, but airspace over Israel has been closed since the night attacks on Iranian cities and nuclear areas. In these turbulent times it is unclear when and how Veit Israel can leave, reports the Tagesschau .

The situation in Israel is tense. In response to the Israeli attacks, Iran sent several drones to Israel, but have been intercepted so far. The security situation is unpredictable, and as Veit emphasizes, people in Israel are used to sudden changes. They often accept the decisions of their government, but the current escalation is perceived as "highly dangerous" and questions the usual security architecture. This leads to a noticeable decline in public life, since many schools are closed and the people in Tel Aviv had previously celebrated for a large pride parade, but now find empty-winged roads, as the Mopo communicated.

Contact with the German Embassy

Carola Veit is in constant contact with the German Embassy in Tel Aviv and is waiting for more information about possible flights together with its protocol chief Marco Wiesner. The uncertainty remains great because the air spaces over Jordan and Iraq are also closed, which is also complicated. Her visit to Israel, which was planned two years ago at the invitation of the Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor, was not influenced by the war after Hamas' terrorist attack in October 2023, as she confirmed.

"The people here are in shock about the current events," reports Veit. In the background, a multi -layered geopolitical situation takes place, whereby Israel sees Iran as an underestimated threat to the western world. This is underpinned by the recent developments in the Knesset and the stability of the government under Premier Netanyahu, which could continue to cheer on the dynamics of the conflict, such as the Spiegel The situation remains tense while the world hopes for a de -escalation. Carola Veit hopes to be able to return safely soon and remains to continue to observe the developments.