Historian Simon Schama in The Telegraph: “In ‘progressive’ circles, the massacres at the Nova and in the kibbutzim, rather than eliciting sympathy, sparked jubilation.” Translated by Giulio Meotti  

On 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.

The 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’.

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.