https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Chef Rubio, a regular face on Italian TV, is serving up a taste of home cooking in the unlikeliest of places: a Gaza jail. https://www.thelocal.it/20200124/italian-tv-chef-serves-up-cooking-lessons-at-gaza-prison Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:24:57 +0100 italian-tv-chef-serves-up-cooking-lessons-at-gaza-prison The Palestinians accused the organisers of the Giro d'Italia cycle race Friday of being "complicit in Israel's military occupation" by starting the 2018 race from Jerusalem. https://www.thelocal.it/20171202/palestinians-giro-ditalia-complicit-in-israeli-occupation Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:08:32 +0100 palestinians-giro-ditalia-complicit-in-israeli-occupation Pope Francis will grant Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas an audience at the Vatican on Saturday, the Holy See confirmed indirectly on Tuesday by announcing arrangements for media coverage of the visit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170111/pope-to-host-palestinian-president-abbas-this-weekend Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:45:34 +0100 pope-to-host-palestinian-president-abbas-this-weekend The Vatican's first accord with the Palestinians -- an agreement that Israel has attacked as counter-productive to the Middle East peace process -- has come into force, the Holy See announced Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160102/historic-vatican-accord-with-palestine-takes-effect Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:13:12 +0100 historic-vatican-accord-with-palestine-takes-effect In the corner of a pristine Jerusalem church, the tomb of Marie Alphonsine Ghattas looks out over just a small part of her legacy, days ahead of her canonization in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/palestinians-first-saints-leave-mark-on-holy-land Fri, 15 May 2015 12:03:52 +0200 palestinians-first-saints-leave-mark-on-holy-land A UN body on Friday slammed a lack of action over Palestinian refugees, after nine Palestinians were reported to be among 50 migrants who drowned off Sicily's coast. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/un-anger-after-50-migrants-to-italy-drown Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:37:08 +0100 un-anger-after-50-migrants-to-italy-drown The Italian parliament will vote whether to recognize the State of Palestine on February 27th. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/italy-to-vote-on-recognition-of-palestine-state Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:35:00 +0100 italy-to-vote-on-recognition-of-palestine-state US Secretary of State John Kerry will head to Rome on Sunday for a surprise meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/john-kerry-to-meet-israel-leader-in-rome-on-sunday Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:59:00 +0100 john-kerry-to-meet-israel-leader-in-rome-on-sunday The organizers of an upcoming concert in Milan by the Israeli singer and peace activist Noa say they have cancelled the event due to "economic reasons". But the singer's Italian manager insists she is being ostracized for her views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. https://www.thelocal.it/20140728/controversy-as-israeli-concert-cancelled-in-milan Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:32:00 +0200 controversy-as-israeli-concert-cancelled-in-milan A top Italian philosopher has sparked outrage in Israel and at home after saying that he would like to “shoot those bastard Zionists” and that Israel was “a bit worse than the Nazis”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140723/shoot-those-bastard-zionists-top-italian-scholar Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:43:00 +0200 shoot-those-bastard-zionists-top-italian-scholar Israel has accused Italy, Britain, France and Spain of being pro-Palestinian after they summoned their Israeli ambassadors in a row over plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank. https://www.thelocal.it/20140117/israel-slams-italy-for-pro-palestine-bias Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:30:00 +0100 israel-slams-italy-for-pro-palestine-bias Prime Minister Enrico Letta has expressed hope that US-led peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians would be fruitful, while on a three-day visit to Israel. https://www.thelocal.it/20130701/letta-discusses-peace-deal-in-israel Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:11:00 +0200 letta-discusses-peace-deal-in-israel