The Islamic Cultural Center appealed to Italian president Giorgio Napoletano to press for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Secretary-general of the centre, Abdellah Redouane, addressed the letter to the president. “Prayers are accompanied by broken-hearted anguish, pain, expressions of sadness and concern. Men, women, and citizens wherever they are in the world, feel…
The Jewish community in Belgium is leading to extra protection due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza. Attacks and vandalism on Jewish synagogues have been reported, and anti-Semitism has been expressed during demonstrations. An increase in police presence in Antwerp and Brussels has been put in place to monitor potential targets. “Our community…
The Vatican expressed alarm over the burning of Israeli flags by Muslims, who were protesting against the Israeli actions in Gaza. The protests included holding Muslim prayers outside Italian cathedrals, which solicited a variety of reactions. Cardinal Renato Martino responded that he was not disturbed so much by the prayers, as he was by the…
Thousands of Muslim Americans and non-Muslims marched through the streets in several US cities, promoting solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding an end to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. In Washington DC, nearly a thousand took to the streets in front of the State Department, involving ordinary citizens and anti-war organizations. Demonstrators also…
About 5,000 people demonstrated themselves in the streets of Seville against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Many people wore garments in support – a Palestinian scarf and/or a shoe over a stick or an umbrella, as a symbol of the shoe that was thrown against former US President George W. Bush during his last visit…
