EU Parliament: Brussels, MEPs to discuss escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine tomorrow
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT —
Attack on Israel. Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “This is not a reaction to a surprise visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound”
di Daniele RocchiShrines and holy places are open so that pilgrims in the Holy Land may be able to “have a full…
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT —
Attack on Israel. Bressan (LUMSA): “Israel’s September 11, a qualitative leap beyond terrorist action”
di Daniele Rocchi“We could call it Israel’s September 11. But what stands out in this case is the qualitative leap of that…
WAR IN ISRAEL —
Security alert in Italian synagogues. Di Segni (UCEI): “Life goes on, we will not give in to terror”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“We are shocked, horrified. We are devastated, shattered by the images we are seeing. We are in a state of…
FAFCE: surrogacy included by EU Parliament in the list of human-trafficking offences. “Exploitation of poorer women for the purposes of providing a child to richer couples”
FAFCE: surrogacy included by EU Parliament in the list of human-trafficking offences. Mr Bassi, “violation of human dignity”
EU: European Week of Regions and Cities kicks off. Ferreira, “territorial cohesion policy is a tool that unifies Europe”
Eurostat: returns of migrants from the EU up by 29% in the second quarter of 2023. Mandatory returns also to Afghanistan
condemnation —
Israel: spitting on Christians, Cohen (Israeli Foreign Minister) to msgr. Gallagher (Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See) “strong condemnation of the shameful attacks against Christians”
TESTIMONY —
Haiti: awaiting the UN, life in Jérémie, ‘free zone’. Father Miraglio: “We reach the mountains on mules”
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)The United Nations has decided to send a military contingent: the Central American country is at the mercy of guerrilla…
AFTER THE COUP —
Niger: France starts to pull out its troops. Father Armanino, missionary: “In Niamey, it feels like a great victory over the colonial past (and present)”
di Patrizia CaiffaAfter the military coup of July 26 that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s junta demanded the departure of the French…
