Italian Catholics and the June 1967 War: A Turning Point.
In: Israel Studies, Jg. 28 (2023-10-01), Heft 3, S. 50-75
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This article examines the debate in the Italian Catholic world which erupted during the Arab-Israeli war of June 1967. At the time, Italy was governed by the Christian Democrats, a Catholic-based party in a center-left coalition and the Italian electorate leaned heavily towards Israel, as newspapers, magazines and many politicians feared a possible resurgent genocide against the Jews. Only a few important but minority public figures took radically different positions: Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani and, more moderately, Prime Minister Aldo Moro together with their allies in the party. After the end of the war, many Italian Catholics changed their minds: Israel no longer risked "a new holocaust," and the tragedy of the Palestinian people became obvious. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Italian Catholics and the June 1967 War: A Turning Point.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Palumbo, Enrico |
Zeitschrift: | Israel Studies, Jg. 28 (2023-10-01), Heft 3, S. 50-75 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1084-9513 (print) |
DOI: | 10.2979/is.2023.a903072 |
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