AUDIENCE —
Pope Francis: “The Middle East does not need war, but peace”
di M.Michela Nicolais“It is the right of those who are attacked to defend themselves, but I am very concerned about the total…
AUDIENCE —
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT —
Attack on Israel. Bertolotti (ISPI): “With a land invasion, Israel is aiming for a decisive and violent action”
di Daniele RocchiThere is increasing talk of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza. What are the options on the ground? What are…
TESTIMONY —
Attack on Israel: Pope’s phone call to a priest in Gaza. Testimonies amid fears and prayers
di Daniele RocchiOn the fourth day of the war, the number of dead and wounded Israelis and Palestinians continues to rise. Gaza…
EU Parliament: Brussels, MEPs to discuss escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine tomorrow
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT —
Attack on Israel. Bressan (LUMSA): “Israel’s September 11, a qualitative leap beyond terrorist action”
di Daniele Rocchi“We could call it Israel’s September 11. But what stands out in this case is the qualitative leap of that…
condemnation —
Israel: spitting on Christians, Cohen (Israeli Foreign Minister) to msgr. Gallagher (Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See) “strong condemnation of the shameful attacks against Christians”
REMEMBRANCE DAY —
EU Parliament: Herzog (Israeli President), “detect the symptoms of the pandemic of antisemitism and fight it”
REMEMBRANCE DAY —
EU Parliament: Herzog (Israeli President), “Antisemitism still exists”. Commemoration of Holocaust victims
RELIGIONS AND POLITICS —
Israel. Berg-Rafaeli (MFA): “Tolerance and dialogue to counter all forms of extremism and fundamentalism”
di Daniele RocchiInterview with Tania Berg-Rafaeli, Director of the Department for World Religions at Israel’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs. “Tolerance and dialogue,”…
SOLIDARITY VISIT —
Holy Land. HLC 2022: “Jerusalem must never become the exclusive monopoly of any one religion”
di Daniele RocchiThe final communiqué of the bishops of the Holy Land Coordination, on a solidarity visit to the local Christian communities…
PILGRIMAGES —
Holy Land: return of the pilgrims. CIC, “promising restart.” Awaited return of Italians
di Daniele RocchiAfter two years of suspension due to the pandemic, pilgrims are slowly but steadily returning to the Holy Land. Hotels,…
DIPLOMACY —
Ukraine: Fr Zelazko (Russian-speaking Catholics in Israel), Israel’s mediation is “a drop of peace.”
di Daniele RocchiIsraeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s mediation effort meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow last Saturday. The reactions of Israel’s ambassador…
