THE VOTEIsrael’s strange apartheid: the only place where Arabs experience democracyIn Israel, there has been a record turnout among Arab voters (80 per cent, three percentage points higher than the national average) and a record number of Knesset seats for Arab parties – rising from ten to nineteen – including those that do not recognise the Jewish state and more than double the number of far-right parties. Yet the accusation levelled at Israel of ‘new apartheid’ remains the most sadly effective and persistent. byGiulio Meotti29 OCT 26
IN ISRAELThe missing majority. A guide to Arab political parties in IsraelFrom the Joint List to Mansour Abbas’s Islamists, a profile of the parties representing the Arab minority, their priorities and potential alliances. Diverse in ideology and strategy, they could prove decisive in the formation of the next Israeli governmentbyFiammetta Martegani26 OCT 26
The editor’s editorialPro-Pal rhetoric taken to extremes creates monstersAnyone who wants a future for the Palestinian people must oppose Hamas and those who use pro-Palestinian rhetoric – even in our own streets – as a weapon to foster hatred against the West, against capitalism, globalisation and an open societybyClaudio Cerasa26 OCT 26
THE ANALYSISGaza: the void that nobody fillsHamas and Israel are deadlocked over whether disarmament or withdrawal should come first. The Palestinian political game is playing out against the backdrop of this stalemate. Hamas and Fatah have agreed to a new round of talks in Cairo, ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled by Abu Mazen for 28 November, with the presidential elections postponed until 2027. byEmanuele Calò e Daniela Santus22 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
Beyond sportIreland’s hostility towards Israel off the football pitchThe controversy surrounding the Nations League match is the latest chapter in a long-standing tension between the two countries, ranging from the recognition of Palestine to the closure of the Israeli embassy and boycotts in sport and culture byRedazione29 SEP 26
