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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 name=bio>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<ref>Meron Rapoport, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/articoli.asp?Categoria=5&Id=1960 "Haaretz: Nirenstein makes history"], Fiamma Nirenstein website, 18 April 2008, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> (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.<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> Nirenstein has worked in Israel and Europe and she contributes to the [[New York Post]] and [[Commentary Magazine]].<ref name=bio>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> 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.<ref name=bio>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> | + | 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 name=bio>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<ref name=history>Meron Rapoport, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/articoli.asp?Categoria=5&Id=1960 "Haaretz: Nirenstein makes history"], Fiamma Nirenstein website, 18 April 2008, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> (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.<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> Nirenstein has worked in Israel and Europe and she contributes to the [[New York Post]] and [[Commentary Magazine]].<ref name=bio>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> 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.<ref name=bio>Fiamma Nirenstein, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/pagine.asp?id=2 "Biography"], Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> |
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| + | 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: | ||
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| + | :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?"<ref name=history>Meron Rapoport, [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/articoli.asp?Categoria=5&Id=1960 "Haaretz: Nirenstein makes history"], Fiamma Nirenstein website, 18 April 2008, accessed on 16 October 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Democracy and Security International Conference]], Attendee <ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref>| [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]], Associate<ref>Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs [http://www.jcpa.org/jcbrd.htm Our Key People], Accessed, 12 September 2007</ref> | Member of the [[Global Forum against Antisemitism]] instituted by Nathan Sharansky<ref>Fiamma Nirenstein [http://www.fiammanirenstein.com/appuntamenti.asp?Id=25 Global Forum contro l'Antisemitismo], accessed 8 August 2010</ref> | Member of the board of the Italian [[Foundation Magna Carta]]<ref name="biog">NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?viewall=yes&id=2951 Fiamma Nirenstein], accessed 8 August 2010</ref>| Fellow of the [[Hudson Institute]], Washington<ref name="biog"/> | Director of the Italian Institute of Culture [[Istituto Italiano di Cultura]] in Tel Aviv in '93 and '94<ref name="biog"/> | [[NGO Monitor]], member of international advisory board<ref>NGO Monitor [http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=2028 International Advisory Board Profiles], accessed 8 August 2010</ref> | 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 <ref>[[Media:IAB_Conference_Agenda.pdf|Text of Conference Invite Email]]</ref> | | ||
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*(1990) ''Il Razzista Democratico'', The Democratic Racist | *(1990) ''Il Razzista Democratico'', The Democratic Racist | ||
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Revision as of 18:11, 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[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
- 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fiamma Nirenstein, "Biography", Fiamma Nirenstein official website, accessed on 16 October 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meron Rapoport, "Haaretz: Nirenstein makes history", Fiamma Nirenstein website, 18 April 2008, 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 NGO Monitor Fiamma Nirenstein, accessed 8 August 2010
- ↑ NGO Monitor International Advisory Board Profiles, accessed 8 August 2010
- ↑ Text of Conference Invite Email
