February 17, 2025
Opinion
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Who is Farhad Noor, the Munich attacker?

by Stefano Piazza Farhad Noor, known for being a muscular internet star, drove his car into a group of demonstrators in Munich. He injured 30 people, including a child. What’s even more shocking is that before committing this horrible act, he had posted a religious speech on the internet. Having arrived in Germany at a […]

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The Italy/Islamists file: File 3. Yaeesh Anan and the Italy-based al-Aqsa cell planning attacks in Israel

by Giovanni Gicalone On January 29th, 2024, the Italian police detained Anan Kamal Afif Yaeesh (Yaeesh Anan, 1987); the arrest was conducted in the city of L’Aquila at the request of Israeli authorities who also asked for Anan’s extradition. The individual is accused of being a leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades’ “Rapid Response-Tulkarem Unit” and of […]

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Defense and Sacredness

by Elisa Garfagna In Jewish thought, life is a supreme value—a divine gift to be safeguarded and protected. The principle of pikuach nefesh (saving a life) takes precedence over almost all other religious commandments. However, this sanctity does not exclude the right to self-defense, both on an individual and collective level. It remains a complex […]

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The Italy/Islamists files: File 2. The Sala/Abedini exchange and the relations between Italy and the Iranian regime – December 2024/January 2025

by Giovanni Giacalone Mohamad Abedini Najafabadi’s arrest On December 16th 2024, Iranian citizen Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi was arrested by the Italian authorities on US request after landing at Milan’s Malpensa airport. As indicated in the press release of the DOJ, Abedini and his colleague Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi (who was arrested in Massachusetts) have been charged […]

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The Italy/Islamists files: File 1. Najeem Almasri and the GNA connection – January 2025

by Giovanni Giacalone On January 19th, 2025, Libyan police chief and director of Tripoli’s infamous Mitiga detention center, Najeem Almasri, was arrested by Italian authorities on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Libya from February 2015 onwards. On January 21st, three judges of […]

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Has Israel lost the communication battle?

by Elisa Garfagna In times of war, communication is more than just a means to disseminate information; it is a powerful tool that can shape public opinion, mobilize international support, and bolster internal morale. Effective communication involves delivering clear, consistent messages that are strategically aligned with political and military objectives. Transparency and the timeliness of […]

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How Trump 2.0 May Be Shaping Up to Be Different from Trump 1.0

by Scott Morgan The second Trump Administration is well underway with the contrasts to the previous four years very noticeable. There are several crucial reasons for this. First off has to be the term of former President Joe Biden. Although Mr. Biden campaigned as a moderate and pledged to unify the country after the COVID […]

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Everything you need to know about the Abedini/Sala deal

by Giovanni Giacalone The Sala-Abedini negotiation fiasco, certainly not a “diplomatic success” for Italy Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi (38), the Iranian engineer arrested on December 16th in Milan on US request was released shortly after 9 am on Sunday January 12th, 2025, at the request of the Italian Minister of Justice, Caro Nordio. The judges of […]

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The Transformation of Antisemitism and the Identity of the Jewish People

by Elisa Garfagna Contemporary antisemitism has taken on a new guise, evolving into something profoundly different from what we knew in the past. What we see today in our societies is no longer the classic antisemitism, but rather a phenomenon that could be described as a “Palestinianization” or sectarian “Islamization” that has permeated the social […]

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Italian journalist apprehended in retaliation for Abedini’s arrest. Italy must not negotiate with a terrorist regime.

by Giovanni Giacalone On December 19th, 2024, at around noon, Italian journalist and reporter, Cecilia Sala was apprehended from her hotel in Teheran and placed under arrest, without any clear reason, by the Iranian authorities. Sala left Rome for Iran on December 12th, with a regular visa, to conduct interviews and record some episodes for […]

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