Israel Is Stepping Up Its Campaign against Hizballah
Making sense of a daring raid.
September 17, 2024
The story of Klaus-Michael Kuehne.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne is the richest man in Germany, heir to the freight-forwarding firm Kuehne + Nagel, which was cofounded by his grandfather and which he has stewarded for much of his life. A supporter of the centrist Christian Democratic Union (the party of the former chancellor Angela Merkel) and generous philanthropist, Kuehne lives the sort of life one expects from Europe’s super-rich: dividing his time among his estate near Lake Zurich, his chalet in the Swiss Alps, his yacht, and his villa in Mallorca. David De Jong takes a look at his company’s dark past, a story that begins in 1933, when Hitler took power:
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And why Arab Israelis are most sanguine about peace.
And why they’re afraid to self-identify.
The story of Klaus-Michael Kuehne.
Understanding the Roman assault.