Italy

Europe’s love affair with Israel is over - Gaza images broke the bond - opinion

Since October 7, I’ve visited several other European capitals and written before about the Israeli-Jewish experience in some of them. Since then, things have changed.

 Secretary of the Italian Democratic Party (PD) Elly Schlein speaks on stage at a pro-Palestinian demonstration calling for an end to the bombing in Gaza, in Rome, Italy, June 7, 2025.
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

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 Duomo Arcipretale di Sant'Ambrogio, Saint Ambrose Cathedral, in Monfalcone, Italy.

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Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the volcano was experiencing strong strombolian explosions.

Plumes of ash and volcanic steam rise from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025.

Italy's FM: Ready to contribute to Arab-led peacekeeping mission in Gaza

The Italian Foreign Minister Tajani spoke in parliament on Wednesday about the war between Israel and Gaza and possible Arab-led peacekeeping missions that Italy is ready to contribute to.

 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speak before the unveiling of a red bench to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, on the first day of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 25, 2024

Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces, report says

Italy's mafia has heightened technological expertise, using encrypted communication channels and maintaining contacts with prison inmates through drones.

 Carabinieri members stand guard outside 'La Maddalena' hospital, where Italy's most wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested, in Palermo, Italy, January 16, 2023

Italian jurists warn Meloni gov't to terminate Israel defense pact

The jurists claim that a 2003 Memorandum, which is set to renew for another five years next month, is in "blatant, deliberate, systematic, and intersectional violation of humanitarian law."

 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference after their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2023.

Italian FM: Hamas dragged Israel into war, but now it's time for a truce

The remarks come as Israel faces mounting international calls to end its military campaign in Gaza, now in its eighth month.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar shakes hands with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the end of a joint news conference in Rome; illustrative..

Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain near Zermatt

Local airline Air Zermatt said that three of the bodies were found on the debris of an avalanche a few hundred meters below where the skis were spotted.

 People wearing protective masks ski with the Matterhorn mountain in the background, in the ski resort of Zermatt, Switzerland November 21, 2020

'Unacceptable,' foreign ministries summon Israeli ambassadors over IDF firing near diplomats

The IDF fired warning shots near a delegation of 25 people, after they entered an unapproved area in order 'to distance them.'

 IDF troops being interviewed in Jenin, following IDF operations in the city, January 27, 2025.

The Jewish Simpsons Holocaust mural in Milan defaced in latest act of antisemitism - interview 

AleXsandro Palombo spoke to the Post about the vandalism of the Jewish Simpsons work, and how, despite intimidation and death threats, he will not stop creating art.

Free Pal Palestine Palestina The Jewish Simpson Auschwitz Shoah Holocaust mural vandalized street art aleXsandro Palombo Memoriale Shoah Milano, Milan.

Authorities block German far-right nationals from flying to Milan neo-Nazi conference

One member of the group had reportedly been photographed performing the 'White Power' symbol at the airport.

 A demonstrator gestures, what is believed to symbolise "WP" for 'white power', at a right-wing protest at Friedrichshain district in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2025.

Italy's Tajani tells Israel to halt Gaza offensive

The Italian government has been one of Israel's most vocal supporters within Europe, but unease is building over the devastation being wrought on Gaza.

 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speak before the unveiling of a red bench to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, on the first day of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 25, 2024

Summer 2025’s secret map – are travelers skipping the big cities?

A new study shows: Rotterdam over Amsterdam, Alassio over Positano. “Star chasers” reshape tourism trends, while more travelers opt for authentic, local, and spontaneous vacations near home.

 Alassio on the Italian Riviera