Idit Ohel: From a Hamas video I saw that my son was kidnapped and his friends were killed.
Idit Ohel, the mother of 23-year-old Alon, who was kidnapped from a music festival on October 7th by Hamas, tells in Labyrinth about the agony she has been living in for half a year since her son was held hostage. She says that she knows absolutely nothing about her son for half a year. Alon is a promising pianist and has dual Israeli and Serbian citizenship, and his mother says she contacted the Serbian government to help somehow. Idit tells about the terrible October 7th, about her son and the efforts of families to get their loved ones back.
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General Arsoski on the potential consequences of active wars
Analysis with General Arsoski about Macedonian relations with neighbors and global military players
The guest in this edition of Labyrinth is Major General Pavle Arsoski, who in the last elections was also elected as a deputy in the Macedonian Assembly from the ranks of the new political party ZNAM. We discussed the future steps of the Macedonian Government regarding the respect of international agreements, as well as the relations between the coalition partners. The General says that everything is already clear regarding the observance of international agreements, namely that the agreements will be respected where they should, and the Government will make great efforts to improve good neighborly relations.
With General Arsoski, we also discussed the regional open issues, as well as the active military hotspots and the possibility of ending them. General Arsoski reiterated the position that the attacked side has the right to defend itself, and he sees the end of the two active wars in the very near future. For the new Secretary General of NATO, Rutte believes that he is an excellent choice for the Alliance.
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EU residents vote for their future - the Balkans remain in the waiting list
What course will the new political setup in the EU take?
Macedonia's neighbors are again using the country for internal political purposes, the European Union is in an election process that has greatly divided the residents of the Union, even greater challenges await the new European set-up, military hotspots are still part of the world - we talk about these topics in Labyrinth with the political scientist Viktor Jakimovski.
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Shekerinska appointed as NATO's second-in-command - What does that mean for the country?
Interview with security expert and former advisor to the Ministry of Defense, Emir Hasanović
Former Defense Minister, Radmila Sekerinska has been appointed Deputy Secretary General of NATO, making her the first Macedonian woman to hold a high position in the world’s most powerful military alliance. Sekerinska was at the helm of the ministry at the very moment when NATO accession took place, and her appointment can only be positive for our country – believes security expert and former advisor to the Ministry of Defense, Emir Hasanovic. We also discussed future expectations from the Alliance, as well as current European and global security issues.
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