The Intifada of SavageryThe PD in keffiyehs. Everyone’s taking to the streets to protest against the Anti-Semitism Bill; Schlein’s young supporters will be there (along with the editorial board of Rep.). On 9 September, the bill will be debated in the Chamber of Deputies’ committee. The Democratic Party risks splitting once again, as it did in the Senate where Graziano Delrio found himself isolated. The Democratic Party secretary supports the protest against the bill, which is also being organised by ANPI and ARCI. Zampa’s warningbyCarmelo Caruso4 SEP 26
Nameless pogrom“The massacre of Jews in Bondi is not anti-Semitism,” assures the multi-award-winning writer FlanaganAccording to the Booker Prize winner, the blame for the attack in Australia, in which sixteen Jews died, lies with “the Israeli lobby’s politicisation of the massacre”.byGiulio Meotti2 SEP 26
The eventThe anti-Semitism bill reaches the Chamber of Deputies. And the ANPI is organising a protest. Zampa: “The PD must show unity”On 9 September, the bill will be put to a vote in committee at the Chamber of Deputies. Outside the Chamber, various organisations – including USB, ANPI and Amnesty – will gather for a sit-in to protest against the introduction of the legislation. The Democratic Party senator who voted in favour said: “The protests do not frighten us; we regret them.”byNicolò Zambelli31 AUG 26
EditorialsFootball and anti-Semitism: we’re off to a bad startBergamo’s poor start and the need to ensure that hatred does not take holdbyRedazione21 AUG 26
the characterMohamsson, the Swedish and Palestinian minister with the Star of David“I’m wearing it for the children who no longer dare to do so.” Meanwhile, Sweden, like other European countries, is witnessing shocking incidents of anti-SemitismbyGiulio Meotti20 AUG 26
The interviewThe new global Intifada unfolding before usThe words that mask anti-Semitism, the indifference of those who use anti-Zionism as a shield, the everyday hatred that no longer makes the news. The antidote lies in culture and politics, says the president of the Union of Italian Jewish CommunitiesbyClaudio Cerasa13 AUG 26
Anti-Jewish propagandaNormalised anti-Semitism, even on the leftNeither the exclusion of Jews from Gay Pride, nor the blacklists targeting Jewish holidaymakers, nor the diktat issued by lecturers at La Sapienza University provoke any outrage. Even democratic culture turns a blind eye and a deaf earbyPierluigi Battista10 AUG 26
the editor’s editorialJohn Fetterman’s handbook of resistance against the left, which targets the Jewish peopleThe Democratic senator from Pennsylvania has spoken out against progressives who seek to gain support by demonising IsraelbyClaudio Cerasa7 AUG 26
The Elefantino editorialFrom Sofia to Michigan: here’s why we must stand up against anti-Semitism and anti-ZionismThere are many blameless people who hate Israel, euphemistically ‘criticising’ it and regarding it as the root of all evil in the world. Well, these blameless people ought to take two educational trips: to Sofia in Bulgaria and to MichiganbyGiuliano Ferrara6 AUG 26
the threatGuilty of being JewishThe anti-Semitism directed against Italians in Sofia makes it urgent to take a stand against such atrocities. This applies to Parliament toobyLivia Ottolenghi5 AUG 26