Roma CapocciaOlimpico, Pietralata and Flaminio: one city, three stadiumsThis week sees the presentation of the plans for the Olimpico stadium ahead of Euro 2032, but without Lazio and Roma, what will become of the stadium? The CONI has grand plans in mind.byGianluca De Rosa7 OCT 26
Rome, the ringleaderThe minicar rampage by a group of teenagers: actor Daniele Iacopini is in a serious conditionThe actor is in intensive care at San Camillo Hospital after being hit by a minicar whilst riding a scooter. The public prosecutor’s office is investigating the incident as attempted murder and is searching for two possible minors; a similar attack that took place the previous evening in the same area is also being examined.7 OCT 26
Memorials in IsraelOn 7 October, Tel Aviv is seething with grief. The road out of traumaThe country is placing great significance on this vote – a cathartic 27 – to reclaim the future it left behind three years ago. A report exploring memory and reconstructionbyMicol Flammini7 OCT 26
EditorialsGrace and self-defenceThe very precise and cautious nature of a measure taken by MattarellabyRedazione7 OCT 26
in RussiaThe plague denied by Moscow. A second case and sealed bordersFollowing the death of a researcher at the Anti-Plague Institute, rumours are circulating of a second, unconfirmed death. The WHO is seeking clarification, Washington is monitoring the situation “hour by hour” and neighbouring countries are stepping up controls. There is no evidence of an outbreak, but too many questions remain unansweredbyGiovanni Rodriquez7 OCT 26
the factsheetHere’s what’s changing for political parties under the new electoral law. The final vote will take place tomorrow after 12 noon.Barring any major changes by the Constitutional Court, the Stabilicum is set to come into force. From the collection of signatures to the nomination of a candidate for Prime Minister (and the associated issue of the primaries), here is what the political parties will need to take into account before the election.byRedazione7 OCT 26
trample on the memory7 October: Palestinian Youth Day – the massacre dubbed ‘resistance’, in the classroom and on the streetsOn the third anniversary of the Hamas attack, a debate on the “Palestinian resistance” took place at the University of Bologna, which had not authorised the event. In Turin, preacher Brahim Baya celebrated “78 years of resistance”. Marches were banned in Bergamo, Lecco, Lucca and Vicenza.byRedazione7 OCT 26
video2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: live coverage from StockholmThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce the winner at 11.45. Last year, the prize was awarded for the ‘sponge materials’ developed by Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi. The prize has been awarded since 1901: here is this year’s winnerbyRedazione7 OCT 26
the anniversaryStatements from Meloni and Mattarella: "No cause can justify the massacre of 7 October"The Prime Minister and the President of the Republic reiterate their condemnation of terrorism and anti-Semitism and their commitment to protecting civilian populations, with a view to a peace based on the two-state solutionbyRedazione7 OCT 26
Saverio, that’s rightOnly painters and slackers like an extra sixty minutes of daylight. The farce of daylight saving timeWhat’s happening on Sunday 25 October – do we have to turn the clocks back an hour or not? Good reasons to oppose the legalisation of daylight saving timebySaverio Raimondo7 OCT 26
THE EDITOR’S EDITORIALThe normalisation of the global intifada and being Jewish as a mortal sin. 7 October, three years onFirst the outcry, then normalisation, removal and acceptance. 7 October reminds us what it means to turn a blind eye to the new global intifada, which turns being Jewish into a mortal sinbyClaudio Cerasa7 OCT 26
the interviewHate and indifference. How the world has changed for young Jews since 7 OctoberLife in Italian universities according to Maia Piperno, president of Ugei: “What was a pogrom against the Jews is, for some, still a day of resistance. The Anti-Semitism Bill? We need it.”byLuca Roberto7 OCT 26
7 OCTOBER SPECIALWe are made of ‘our loves’. A conversation with Avi NesherThe director of “Our Loves” tells us how his film, which was screened in Toronto – one of the few festivals that does not boycott Israeli cinema – came about. Intertwined stories, a before and an afterbyFiammetta Martegani7 OCT 26
Special: 7 OctoberWhy has support for Israel eroded so much in America?Since 7 October, U.S. support for Israel has been shaken as never before. The fact that Palestinians have overtaken Israelis in the polls, the rift among Democrats and the new dissent even within the right are altering a balance that once seemed unshakeable.byMarco Bardazzi7 OCT 26
7 October specialRaphaël Enthoven explains the vocabulary of intellectual failureSince 7 October, the French philosopher has been waging a war of words over Israel and Gaza. France insoumise, Rima Hassan, Francesca Albanese and, above all, those who dare not contradict them: “Cowards are more dangerous than madmen, because there are more of them.”byMauro Zanon7 OCT 26
Special: 7 OctoberShort memories when it comes to Israel: “Even laughter is a cure,” says Israeli stand-up comedian Yohay Sponder“We all have a responsibility towards peace,” says Yohay Sponder, who has learnt to choose what to talk about and what to laugh at: it has to be relevant to you. His four circles, Naza’s mistake and the pain in the backgroundbyMicol Flammini7 OCT 26
Special: 7 OctoberIsrael has won the war, but Hamas has succeeded in consigning the Jews to moral and cultural exileThe Jews have returned to exile: exile from bookshops, university chairs, hotels and festivals. An exile in which one can remain in Tel Aviv and yet be cut off from the world once known as the ‘West’.byGiulio Meotti7 OCT 26
EditorialsTrump’s ‘red diesel’With one month to go until the elections, the president is plagued by high fuel prices. However, the latest executive order – which will allow agricultural diesel to be used on the roads until the end of the year – is unlikely to have much impact on prices at the pump.byRedazione7 OCT 26
7 OCTOBER SPECIAL“Fauda” crosses hostile borders, whilst our public debate seeks to shut every window“Fauda” is a drama series. But great storytelling can convey what a chronology leaves out: the terror, the bewilderment, time standing still. It brings home a wound which, three years on, continues to shape the life of a nationbyDavid Parenzo7 OCT 26
a motorway without peaceIn Libya, Haftar tears up the contract with Webuild for the Highway of Peace‘It’s taking too long,’ complains the general; ‘we lack the security to start the construction site,’ replies the Italian company. The matter ends up in courtbyLuca Gambardella7 OCT 26
The Strait in crisisBab el Mandeb: caught between the Houthis and the war in Ethiopia. Aspides may not be enoughTwo conflicts on two separate sides of the Red Sea – one in Yemen and one in Ethiopia – could end up forming a single frontbyLuca Gambardella7 OCT 26
The scenarioRenzi’s sights set on Forza Italia, from Emilia to Tuscany (and Campania)Five Forza Italia candidates in Modena. There is also movement in the municipalities within the former prime minister’s region. In the Messina area, Vannacci "snatches" two Forza Italia candidates: the Calderone effectbyLuca Roberto7 OCT 26
EditorialsA breach in the German wall against the AfDTobias Rausch, an MP from the far-right party, has been elected President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Parliament. For Merz, things are not looking any better now.byRedazione7 OCT 26
7 October 2023–2026SPECIAL EDITION 7 October. Short memories when it comes to IsraelThree years ago, Hamas invaded Israel, killing, kidnapping and raping as many Jews as it could. Let us remember the horror and the scars it left behind, without allowing ourselves to be swept up by the crowds chanting in support of the Palestinian resistance. Here are all the articles from our special feature7 OCT 26
lettersIsrael at the box office. What if, on 7 October, some Arab countries had understood this better than the West?Who wrote to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa7 OCT 26
the caseMalagò: the chairman who put himself in charge, or the eternal return of the sameMalagò was ousted from his role as president of the FIGC following a vote of no confidence by the CONI executive committee, only to return to the very same position, albeit as a special commissioner. So that everything could return to exactly the same, placid state as the River AnienebyMaurizio Crippa7 OCT 26
Paid informantsThe arrest of the former head of the German intelligence services is the biggest scandal since the end of the Cold WarAugust Hanning was arrested at his home in Nordwalde, near Münster, in the Rhineland. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that the former senior official is under investigation for attempted treason and for acting as an agent for a foreign intelligence service.byDaniel Mosseri7 OCT 26
War of truths over ZionismTracing the rise of the new anti-Zionism. The wars (and the government) that serve Israel’s interestsThe meaning of Zionism has been turned on its head. It is now in Israel’s interest not to abandon the war on terror and to launch a campaign of clarification and dialogue. A Netanyahu government of national unity: the wise folly that we needbyGiuliano Ferrara7 OCT 26
Towards the voteMeloni is already bracing for the Court’s ruling on the electoral lawThe government secures votes of confidence on the Stabilicum bills. Conte and Schlein prepare for the primaries at Carnival. The ‘phantom’ Gabrielli byCarmelo Caruso7 OCT 26
tensions on the leftConte is already in ‘primary mode’: he is considering his next move against Kyiv’s arms. And he takes another dig at SchleinEven the street protests against the electoral law are a problem for the opposition. Meanwhile, the leader of the M5S is stepping up the pace on the ‘Gazebo’ campaign, pressing his rival. “Let’s get a move on.” Next week, alongside Meloni, he will do battle in the Chamber over foreign policy. Meanwhile, the Democrats await the Party Assembly and Montepulciano. The programme may come laterbyRuggiero Montenegro7 OCT 26