Middle East

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of Gaza City”, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.  The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of…

The image is moving and sublime. A ballerina in full grand jeté, suspended in the air with a Chilean flag waving above her head, while behind her a water cannon truck and an ammunition carrier loom: a symbol of criminal…

This column responds to the debate sparked by my previous editorial critiquing President Boric’s cautious stance amid the genocide in Gaza. It is not a personal critique nor a polemical gesture, but a demand for coherence grounded in international law.…

The image is brutal. The explosion—like a torn throat—shatters the silence of the night and lights up the ruins of Gaza surrounding the UN clinic, which blew into a thousand pieces, leaving behind yet another toll of dead and injured…

Several flash mobs have been held in Milan to denounce the genocide in Palestine, but one in particular has not only been repeated many times but has also been held by citizens in other Italian cities. The organizers were very…

In March 1896, William Hechler, the Anglican chaplain at the British Embassy in Vienna, came across a book titled Der Judenstaat (The State for Jews). Hechler belonged to a centuries-old Protestant movement that aimed at gathering Jews in Palestine and converting them…

This morning, 18-year-old Ayana Gerstmann and Yuval Pelleg refused to enlist in the Israeli military. Gerstmann was sentenced to 30 days in military prison, and Pelleg was sentenced to 20 days. Before entering the Tel HaShomer enlistment base, Mesarvot Network…

On Thursday, July 31, at 10:00 AM at the Tel HaShomer military base, activists from the Mesarvot network will hold a demonstration in support of enlistment refuser Ayana Gerstmann, an 18-year-old from Ramat-Gan. Gerstman will refuse to enlist in the…

In June 2025, while indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States were still underway, Israel  followed soon by the U.S.  launched a military attack on Iranian territory. The attack, met with a 12-day Iranian response of surprising scale and…

We, the undersigned: Raniero La Valle, Tomaso Montanari, Bishop Giovanni Ricchiuti (President of Pax Christi), Father Franco Mosconi (Archbishop of Manfredonia), Elena Basile, Ginevra Bompiani, and many others… Hereby declare our decision to make the city of Gaza our legal…