UK shift in stance on Israeli occupation ‘potentially seismic’: Francesca Albanese
The UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has welcomed a UK-led ban on illegal Israeli settlement exports but said it doesn’t go far enough.
Albanese said that while the shift in policy was “potentially seismic”, it should not be limited to the occupied West Bank.
“The occupation entails East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. It’s wrong to see it only limited to the West Bank,” she said.
“The occupation, as recognized by the International Court of Justice in 2024, is unlawful and is totally and unconditionally to be dismantled. And also recognition of the work of the commission of inquiry which has concluded that Israel is committing genocide.”
She said the export ban could force Israel to “stop their criminal activities in what remains of Palestine”.
“It’s an incredible change, at least of language, at least of scenery, so thank-you, UK government,” she said.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a genocide: In his telling, he’s a victim
Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel’s most electorally successful — and longest-serving — prime minister. He has also overseen Israel’s greatest internal security failure and genocide in Gaza, yet has clung on to power.
As he heads to his 13th parliamentary election, critics say Netanyahu is relying on an old strategy that he has deployed for years — responding to accusations that might normally end a political career with deflections, subterfuge and claims of victimhood.
In the last few days, an article in the Israeli daily Haaretz stating that the United Arab Emirates gave Netanyahu advance warning of the Hamas-led attack in 2023, has been met not with reflection but with legal action, counter-accusations and claims of “foreign interference” in Israel’s elections.
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UN expert Albanese, protesters warn against Italy’s anti-Semitism bill
Rome, Italy – “Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism”, read the black-and-yellow signs distributed by Amnesty International outside the Italian parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
Hundreds gathered in front of Montecitorio Square in Rome to oppose Italy’s so-called anti-Semitism bill, which critics argue conflates anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel.
The demonstration was organized to coincide with a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitutional Affairs Committee, which is examining legislation approved by a large majority of the Senate in March. Under Italy’s constitutional system, a bill must be approved by both chambers in the same text before it can become law.
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In the context of the entry, conflation is the deliberate act of mixing two or more separate things, ideas into a single, unified whole.
Conflating "anti-Zionism is antisemitism" and "Zionism is Semitism" began during the student protests at universities in the US to find a way to have pro-Palestine students, lecturers, professors and academics removed and their careers destroyed.
On July 10, 2025, the Israelis spread a paid Google ads an Italian version of a false propaganda video about October 7th.
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