October 29, 2025
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Iran Israel Middle East Opinion Politics

Gaza to the Arabian Sea: The Straits and the Balance of Power

By Amb. M. A. Qubaty A Defining Regional Moment The arc stretching from Gaza to the Red Sea, from Lebanon to Yemen and across to the Arabian Sea, is entering a perilous new phase. The region is no longer defined by Gaza alone, but by a wider confrontation pitting Israel against Iran and its regional […]

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Europe Israel Opinion Politics

Italy’s ambiguous positions regarding Israel’s war on terror may have multiple goals

by Giovanni Giacalone As the Israeli operations against Hamas move closer to their final objectives with the beginning of the IDF operations in Gaza City, aiming to eradicate the Palestinian terrorist organization and the raids in Doha against the Hamas leadership, the masks worn by some of the European leaders begin to fall. While the […]

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Hamas-linked activist sanctioned by DOT attacks the US administration from Italian soil: “liars”

by Giovanni Giacalone On Saturday, August 16, the controversial Italy-based Palestinian preacher Mohammad Hannoun attacked the US Treasury Department during a street demonstration in Milan organized by the Association of Palestinians in Italy, of which he is president. Hannoun and two of his associations (ABSPP and Golden Dome) were blacklisted by the US DOT twice, […]

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Albanese’s acrobatics after US sanctions – A potential political future in Italy with the anti-US far-left?

by Giovanni Giacalone On July 29 and 30, 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, Italian citizen Francesca Albanese, was invited to hold a series of press conferences at the Italian parliament by Alessandra Maiorino and Stefania Ascari, representatives of the Five Star Movement respectively at the […]

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Jihadist propaganda: 20-year-old arrested in Lecco with bomb-making manuals

by Stefano Piazza Several videos promoting the ideology and activities of the Islamic State were found on the devices of the young man, a university student in Milan In recent days, the State Police arrested a 20-year-old Egyptian citizen for possession of material for terrorist purposes. Yesterday, as requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in […]

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How not to win a war: negotiations, procrastination and terror-empowerment

by Giovanni Giacalone The war initiated by the IDF in Gaza to release the hostages and eradicate Hamas has been dragging on for over sixteen months now. Around 58 hostages, two dozen of whom possibly alive, are still in the hands of the Palestinian terrorist organization which hasn’t been defeated or eradicated yet. The war […]

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Trump is no ally of Israel and Netanyahu needs to act now

by Giovanni Giacalone It is widely known how the Biden administration was quite problematic for Israel with its pressure to limit the IDF’s actions against Hamas, the entrance into Rafah, cutting the weapon shipment and imposing continuous “humanitarian aid” into Gaza that went straight into Hamas’ pockets. However, sometimes things can only get worse and, […]

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Passover: The Thrill of Freedom

by Elisa Garfagna Passover, the Jewish holiday, is much more than a date on the calendar. It’s a time when the heart of every Jew beats together with that of our ancestors, still feeling the joy of freedom regained after the long slavery in Egypt. This year, however, as we prepare to sit around the […]

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Russia and The Middle East

by Rustam Taghizade   The primary political and strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Middle East can be categorized into three overarching domains: Geopolitical Influence & Counterbalancing the West. The Russian Federation seeks to challenge the prevailing Western hegemony and maintain a multipolar world order by strengthening ties with Middle Eastern states. The […]

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The Italy/Islamists files. File 4: Mohammad Hannoun and the Hamas money-collecting network

By Giovanni Giacalone On October 7th, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and one sham charity that are prominent international financial supporters of Hamas, as well as one Hamas-controlled financial institution in Gaza. Among the sanctioned individuals is Hannoun, who has been indicated by Washington […]

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