As Israeli bombs continue to fall and international condemnation mounts, a long-avoided question resurfaces in Israeli society: when are soldiers morally bound to disobey orders?
Author: Anna Foa
Anna Foa is an Italian historian, author of numerous studies on the cultural history of the early modern age and works on the history of the Jews in Europe and Italy. Former professor of Modern History at La Sapienza in Rome. She has always been committed to the front of memory, the teaching of history and the sensitization of the younger generations to the historical knowledge of the facts regarding the Shoah and the deportation to the concentration and extermination camps, emphasizing the condition of women.
The link between political developments in the Middle East and the theological and cultural exchange between Judaism and Christianity has always remained tight. Since Oct. 7, old ghosts have appeared — and ugly insinuations against the late Pope.
The upcoming International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will include leaders from the European far right, revealing a disturbing shift in the meaning of solidarity, memory and the political use of the Holocaust.