Fiamma Nirenstein

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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[3] (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 the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.[4] Gilo is categorized as illegal by the United Nations,[5] the European Union[6] and the International Court of Justice.[7] Nirenstein has worked in Israel and Europe and she contributes to the New York Post and Commentary Magazine.[2] According to Nirenstein's official biography, the "pivotal focus" of her work "is the fight against totalitarianism and terrorism as connected to anti-Semitism and hate for Israel."The pivotal focus and underlying idea that runs through all Fiamma Nirenstein's work is the fight against totalitarianism and terrorism as connected to anti-Semitism and hate for Israel.[2]

Early Life

The daughter of a former soldier in the Jewish brigade and a mother who allegedly fought against fascism in Italy as well as Nazism, Nirenstein has stated that she spent part of her youth as a Leftist and feminist in Italy, but changed after returning from a Kibbutz in Israel where she lived during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war:

After the 1967 Six-Day War, a rift began to develop between her and her "communist comrades," who saw Israel as an occupying country. "I was confused for a long time," she says. "In 1982, I signed a petition against the First Lebanon War. Today I wouldn't sign it. What did Israel gain from the withdrawal from Lebanon?"[3]

Affiliations

Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee [8]| Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Associate[9] | Member of the Global Forum against Antisemitism instituted by Nathan Sharansky[10] | Member of the board of the Italian Foundation Magna Carta[11]| Fellow of the Hudson Institute, Washington[11] | Director of the Italian Institute of Culture Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Tel Aviv in '93 and '94[11] | NGO Monitor, member of international advisory board[12] | 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 [13] |

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

Contact

Notes

  1. ↑ Cnaan Liphshiz, "'Israel should drop apologetic tactics, admit it is at war'", Haaretz, 8 August 2009
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fiamma Nirenstein, "Biography", Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meron Rapoport, "Haaretz: Nirenstein makes history", Fiamma Nirenstein website, 18 April 2008, accessed on 16 October 2010
  4. ↑ DPA, "UN official: Gilo expansion threatens Middle East peace", Haaretz, 24 November 2009
  5. ↑ UN New Centre, "Ban deplores Israeli decision to expand Jerusalem settlement", UN News Centre, 17 November 2009
  6. ↑ Leigh Phillips, "EU rebukes Israel for Jerusalem settlement expansion", EU Observer, 19 November 2009
  7. ↑ Victor Kattan, "The US-Israel Standoff over Settlements", Jurist, 7 April 2010
  8. ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
  9. ↑ Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Our Key People, Accessed, 12 September 2007
  10. ↑ Fiamma Nirenstein Global Forum contro l'Antisemitismo, accessed 8 August 2010
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 NGO Monitor Fiamma Nirenstein, accessed 8 August 2010
  12. ↑ NGO Monitor International Advisory Board Profiles, accessed 8 August 2010
  13. ↑ Text of Conference Invite Email
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