The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has disinvited five politicians from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from its opening event.

The article discusses concerns about Israel's new far-right government and its potential impact on innovation and human capital.

Dr. Erica Weiss, an anthropologist at Tel Aviv University, explores the dilemma of Israeli conscientious objectors, caught between their values and the country's struggle for survival in her book "Conscientious Objectors in Israel: Citizenship, Sacrifice, Trials of Fealty."