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| − | Widely regarded as a "staunch support of Israel,"<ref>Cnaan Liphshiz, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-should-drop-apologetic-tactics-admit-it-is-at-war-1.281625 "'Israel should drop apologetic tactics, admit it is at war'"], Haaretz, 8 August 2009</ref> '''Fiamma Nirenstein''' is an Italian writer and member of the Italian Parliament as a legislator within [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s right-wing [[The People of Freedom]] party.<ref>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> Since 1998 Nirenstein has been a resident | + | Widely regarded as a "staunch support of Israel,"<ref>Cnaan Liphshiz, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-should-drop-apologetic-tactics-admit-it-is-at-war-1.281625 "'Israel should drop apologetic tactics, admit it is at war'"], Haaretz, 8 August 2009</ref> '''Fiamma Nirenstein''' is an Italian writer and member of the Italian Parliament as a legislator within [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s right-wing [[The People of Freedom]] party.<ref>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> Since 1998 Nirenstein has been a resident of the Israeli settlement of Gilo (located in East Jerusalem), which Israel annexed during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Development in the settlement has resulted in Palestinian house demolitions and the displacement of Palestinian residents for years, causing it to be referred to as a major obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace.<ref>DPA, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/un-official-gilo-expansion-threatens-middle-east-peace-1.3499 "UN official: Gilo expansion threatens Middle East peace"], Haaretz, 24 November 2009</ref> Gilo is categorized as illegal by the United Nations,<ref>UN New Centre, [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32990&Cr=palestin&Cr1 "Ban deplores Israeli decision to expand Jerusalem settlement"], UN News Centre, 17 November 2009</ref> the European Union<ref>Leigh Phillips, [http://euobserver.com/9/29018 "EU rebukes Israel for Jerusalem settlement expansion"], EU Observer, 19 November 2009</ref> and the International Court of Justice.<ref>Victor Kattan, [http://jurist.org/forumy/2010/04/us-israel-standoff-over-settlements.php "The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements"], Jurist, 7 April 2010</ref> |
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 16 October 2010
Widely regarded as a "staunch support of Israel,"[1] Fiamma Nirenstein is an Italian writer and member of the Italian Parliament as a legislator within Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing The People of Freedom party.[2] Since 1998 Nirenstein has been a resident of the Israeli settlement of Gilo (located in East Jerusalem), which Israel annexed during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Development in the settlement has resulted in Palestinian house demolitions and the displacement of Palestinian residents for years, causing it to be referred to as a major obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace.[3] Gilo is categorized as illegal by the United Nations,[4] the European Union[5] and the International Court of Justice.[6]
Contents
Publications
- (2007) Israele Siamo Noi, On the State of Israel as archetype for a liberal democracy at war with terror.
- (2006) La Sabbia di Gaza, On the Israeli disengagement from Gaza.
- (2005) Terror: The New Anti-Semitism and the War Against the West,An English-language selection of various articles.
- (2004) Gli Antisemiti Progressisti, A look at the new anti-Semitism.
- (2003) Islam, la guerra e la speranza, An interview with Bernard Lewis.
- (2002) L'Abbandono, come l'Occidente ha tradito gli ebrei, A book that argues the West has betrayed the Jewish people.
- (2001) Un solo Dio, tre verità, (One god, three truths)
- (1998) Come le cinque dita di una mano – una famiglia di ebrei da Firenze a Gerusalemme, Written with her family.
- (1996) Israele: una pace in guerra, Israel, at peace in war
- (1990) Il Razzista Democratico, The Democratic Racist
Affiliations
Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee [7]| Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Associate[8] | Member of the Global Forum against Antisemitism instituted by Nathan Sharansky[9] | Member of the board of the Italian Foundation Magna Carta[10]| Fellow of the Hudson Institute, Washington[10] | Director of the Italian Institute of Culture Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Tel Aviv in '93 and '94[10] | NGO Monitor, member of international advisory board[11] | Introduced and written prefaces for translations of the works of Bernard Lewis, Nathan Sharansky, and Ruthie Bloom in Italy.| International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom, conference participant [12] |
Contact
- Website: http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/
- Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiamma-Nirenstein/14103401719?ref=search
- Facebook personal page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000973369659&ref=search
Notes
- ↑ Cnaan Liphshiz, "'Israel should drop apologetic tactics, admit it is at war'", Haaretz, 8 August 2009
- ↑ Fiamma Nirenstein, "Biography", Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010
- ↑ DPA, "UN official: Gilo expansion threatens Middle East peace", Haaretz, 24 November 2009
- ↑ UN New Centre, "Ban deplores Israeli decision to expand Jerusalem settlement", UN News Centre, 17 November 2009
- ↑ Leigh Phillips, "EU rebukes Israel for Jerusalem settlement expansion", EU Observer, 19 November 2009
- ↑ Victor Kattan, "The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements", Jurist, 7 April 2010
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
- ↑ Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Our Key People, Accessed, 12 September 2007
- ↑ Fiamma Nirenstein Global Forum contro l'Antisemitismo, accessed 8 August 2010
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 NGO Monitor Fiamma Nirenstein, accessed 8 August 2010
- ↑ NGO Monitor International Advisory Board Profiles, accessed 8 August 2010
- ↑ Text of Conference Invite Email
