POLITICS —
POLITICS —
MARCH 8 —
Israel and Hamas. Nili Bar Sinai (Kibbutz Be’eri): “On women and the education they give their children lies the future of both peoples”
di Daniele RocchiWhat is the role of women in a situation of war? The testimony of a 73-year-old psychologist, a survivor of…
TESTIMONY —
Israel and Hamas. Sister Saleh (from the parish): “Gaza, our home, our church, our cemetery”
di Daniele Rocchi“The war takes away even human dignity. The local population have been degraded to living like animals, or worse. My…
STATEMENT —
Israel and Hamas. Father Faltas (Custody of the Holy Land): “The people of Gaza face hunger on two fronts”
di Daniele RocchiFather Faltas, Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, commented to SIR on the death of more than 100…
AFTER 7 OCTOBER 2023 —
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sinijlawi (JDF): “Dialogue will bring about new leadership and new peace talks”
di Daniele RocchiA conversation with Samer Sinijlawi, Palestinian activist and politician, President of the Jerusalem Development Fund based in Tel Aviv. A…
HUMANITARIAN MISSION —
Israel and Hamas: the first group of children from Gaza in Italy for medical treatment. Father Faltas (Custody): “This is the right path to peace”
di Daniele RocchiLast night, on a special Air Force flight, the first 11 Palestinian children to be treated in specialised children’s hospitals…
SOLIDARITY —
Gaza. Father Faltas (Custody of the Holy Land): “Children appeal to Italy for help and peace”
di Marco CalvaresePope Francis renewed his appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine and for an end to all wars during the…
BRUSSELS —
Irene, Holocaust survivor: “Hitler did not win. And today I have a dream…”
di Gianni BorsaThe European Parliament remembered the extermination of European Jews. Irene Shashar, who survived the Nazi atrocities thanks to her mother,…
TESTIMONY —
Israel and Hamas: at Kibbutz Be’eri, Bar Sinai: “Teaching to live, not to kill”
di Daniele RocchiNili Bar Sinai is a survivor of the Be’eri kibbutz massacre, one of the cruellest massacres perpetrated by Hamas on…
TESTIMONIES —
Israel and Hamas: the ‘Way of the Cross’ of Christians in Bethlehem
di Daniele RocchiThe “sad Christmas” of three of Bethlehem’s Christian inhabitants. Three voices that describe the local Christian community’s feeling of abandonment,…
TESTIMONY —
Israel and Hamas. Father Patton (Custos): “Re-interpreting the violent verses in Scripture.” Msgr. Shomali (Patriarchate): “Break the cycle of hatred”
di Daniele RocchiThe first group of Italian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land since the outbreak of war met yesterday with the Custos…
TESTIMONY —
Holy Land: Christmas is near, but the atmosphere is not one of joy
di Padre Ibrahim Faltas*In the days leading up to Christmas, institutional and inter-religious meetings are held in accordance with the rules laid down…
