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    Katharina Weiss

    • Katharina Weiss
    • 17 May 2007

    Katharina is a yoga teacher based in Melbourne, and is a student of Tibetan buddhism. She also has a degree in history, and volunteers with Eureka Street as a proof-reader.

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    Compassion requires more courage than war

    • Katharina Weiss
    • 07 August 2006

    To fight wars we have to deny our own and others’ humanity. Israeli Defence Force commander General Dan Halutz was asked about his feelings when he piloted a plane dropping bombs on people in Gaza in 2002. His reply was that he felt 'a light bump to the plane'.

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