Rob Schmitz

The last thing I wanted to ask you on is, you know, because Nimr is still a child, I wanted you to ask him about his thoughts on school. You know, Nimr has not been to school since October of 2023. Here's what he told you. And he's saying here, I miss school so much. I miss my friends. I miss learning. I miss writing. I just want to see my friends again and to play with them again.

The last thing I wanted to ask you on is, you know, because Nimr is still a child, I wanted you to ask him about his thoughts on school. You know, Nimr has not been to school since October of 2023. Here's what he told you. And he's saying here, I miss school so much. I miss my friends. I miss learning. I miss writing. I just want to see my friends again and to play with them again.

But the war continues. What, he asks, can we do? Anas, I want to thank you for all of your reporting from Gaza. You've brought us so many stories like this one, and they're very, very important for all of us to hear. Thank you, Anas. Thank you, Rob. That's NPR Gaza producer Anas Baba joining us from Gaza. This episode was produced by Kira Wakim, Erica Ryan, and Anas Baba.

But the war continues. What, he asks, can we do? Anas, I want to thank you for all of your reporting from Gaza. You've brought us so many stories like this one, and they're very, very important for all of us to hear. Thank you, Anas. Thank you, Rob. That's NPR Gaza producer Anas Baba joining us from Gaza. This episode was produced by Kira Wakim, Erica Ryan, and Anas Baba.

But the war continues. What, he asks, can we do? Anas, I want to thank you for all of your reporting from Gaza. You've brought us so many stories like this one, and they're very, very important for all of us to hear. Thank you, Anas. Thank you, Rob. That's NPR Gaza producer Anas Baba joining us from Gaza. This episode was produced by Kira Wakim, Erica Ryan, and Anas Baba.

It was edited by Adam Rainey, James Heider, and Courtney Dorney. Our executive producer is Sammy Yennegan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Rob Schmitz.

It was edited by Adam Rainey, James Heider, and Courtney Dorney. Our executive producer is Sammy Yennegan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Rob Schmitz.

It was edited by Adam Rainey, James Heider, and Courtney Dorney. Our executive producer is Sammy Yennegan. It's Consider This from NPR. I'm Rob Schmitz.

Well, for the most part, it was the struggling German economy. Scholz's government collapsed over a dispute about how to revive it. But it was also Scholz himself who's been the problem for voters. His slow, methodical approach to governing did not suit the chaotic times that Europe is in with a war on European soil and an economic downturn.

Well, for the most part, it was the struggling German economy. Scholz's government collapsed over a dispute about how to revive it. But it was also Scholz himself who's been the problem for voters. His slow, methodical approach to governing did not suit the chaotic times that Europe is in with a war on European soil and an economic downturn.

Well, for the most part, it was the struggling German economy. Scholz's government collapsed over a dispute about how to revive it. But it was also Scholz himself who's been the problem for voters. His slow, methodical approach to governing did not suit the chaotic times that Europe is in with a war on European soil and an economic downturn.

You know, these challenges require decisive action, and his three-party coalition government had a difficult time rising to the occasion.

You know, these challenges require decisive action, and his three-party coalition government had a difficult time rising to the occasion.

You know, these challenges require decisive action, and his three-party coalition government had a difficult time rising to the occasion.

Well, Scholz's center-left Social Democrats will likely remain in the government, but it's the center-right Christian Democrats under Friedrich Merz that will be in the driver's seat now, and Merz seems ready to move fast. He wants a government formed by mid-April, which is very quick for Germany, and he says he has big plans.

Well, Scholz's center-left Social Democrats will likely remain in the government, but it's the center-right Christian Democrats under Friedrich Merz that will be in the driver's seat now, and Merz seems ready to move fast. He wants a government formed by mid-April, which is very quick for Germany, and he says he has big plans.

Well, Scholz's center-left Social Democrats will likely remain in the government, but it's the center-right Christian Democrats under Friedrich Merz that will be in the driver's seat now, and Merz seems ready to move fast. He wants a government formed by mid-April, which is very quick for Germany, and he says he has big plans.

He said last night that his number one priority is to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that it can achieve independence from the United States. He went on to say, I never thought I'd be saying this, but after Donald Trump's statements last week, it's clear the Americans, or at least this administration, is indifferent to the fate of Europe.

He said last night that his number one priority is to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that it can achieve independence from the United States. He went on to say, I never thought I'd be saying this, but after Donald Trump's statements last week, it's clear the Americans, or at least this administration, is indifferent to the fate of Europe.

He said last night that his number one priority is to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that it can achieve independence from the United States. He went on to say, I never thought I'd be saying this, but after Donald Trump's statements last week, it's clear the Americans, or at least this administration, is indifferent to the fate of Europe.