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+972 blogger Orly Noy stands alongside the 'Zaytouna,' which sailed to Gaza as part of an all-women aid flotilla.

Why I’m not on my way to Gaza (the IDF had nothing to do with it)

Technical problems kept myself and almost 20 other women off the latest Gaza flotilla. Despite my disappointment, I wish these inspirational women nothing but a safe journey. “If everything goes according to plan, on Monday, September 26 an all-woman flotilla will set sail for Gaza. If everything goes according to plan, I will be on that flotilla.”…

By Orly Noy September 29, 2016

Palestinian refugees from Syria fleeing the horrors of war on a boat originally headed to Italy.

Lifelong refugees: Palestinian boat people search for a new home

After escaping the horrors of the Syrian Civil War by boat, a group of Palestinian refugees washed up on the shores of Greece. Now they are wandering the streets of Athens without food or shelter. After four days at sea, with no food or fuel, 175 Palestinian refugees were rescued by the Greek navy. After…

By Samah Salaime May 21, 2015

Italian activists from the NO TAV movement walk along the separation wall with Gaza. (photo: NO TAV Movement)

From Italy to Israel/Palestine: Activists share insights on popular struggle

Since 1994, activists in the Italy’s Susa Valley have been engaged in a popular struggle against government plans to build a 57 kilometer high-speed railway. On a trip to the West Bank, the Susa Valley activists came to better understand life under Israeli occupation, and came away with new insights for their own struggle back…

By +972 Magazine October 13, 2013

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Silvio Berlusconi (credit: Alessio85 / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-2.0)

The strange relationship between Silvio Berlusconi and Italian Jews

Why would Italian Jews vote for a man who says Mussolini wasn’t all that bad? By Anna Momigliano ROME – After dominating Italian politics for two decades, Silvio Berlusconi is running for re-election. Recently, the flamboyant 77-year-old tycoon spoke in praise of Mussolini – incredibly, he made his remarks on Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the January 27…

By +972 Magazine February 6, 2013

Muslims march in Buckinghamshire, England to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. (photo by MonkeySimon CC BY 2.0)

Autoxenophobia: The ‘demographic threat’ goes worldwide

The real demographic balance that should worry liberal, humanist, open and progressive people is the number of xenophobes in our society, rather than the number of people with beards, skullcaps or hijabs. By Dubi Kanengisser When I lived in Toronto, I used to jokingly exclaim “man, I hate those immigrants.” Like all jokes, this had a…

By +972 Magazine October 3, 2012

Italian Communist party likens Merkel to Hitler, Rome, Italy, June 24, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

Italian Communists liken Merkel to Hitler

Rome, Italy — Ahead of last week’s visit to the Italian capital by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy’s Communist party put up posters likening Merkel to Adolf Hilter. Posters have appeared in a few spots in Rome portraying the German Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing an SS-style uniform, with a Euro-currency emblem on the arm patch…

By Roee Ruttenberg June 26, 2012