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A Wizz Air flight at Ben Gurion International Airport. July 22, 2019 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 8, 2026, 9:50 am
Man worried about flying on Shabbat sparks security scare, delay, on flight to Tel Aviv
Passenger demands to exit Wizz Air aircraft just before takeoff from Rome without initially giving crew a reason; flight delayed for hours after all passengers made to redo security screening
By ToI Staff
A motorcade arrives for a new round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy, on August 4, 2026. (Tiziana FABI/AFP)
August 4, 2026, 5:42 pm
Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Rome despite fierce Hezbollah opposition
As negotiators discuss pilot zones, borders and Iran-backed terror group’s disarmament, Naim Qassem condemns the process as ‘humiliation,’ drawing rebuke from Beirut
By Lazar Berman and AFP
Illustrative: People hoist Pride flags emblazoned with a Star of David at the annual Pride parade in Rome, Italy, on June 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 20, 2026, 1:28 pm
Jewish LGBTQ group reaches deal to march in Rome Pride after float banned over Gaza
Keshet Italia hails ‘victory for Pride’ after compromise mediated by mayor lets group march on foot with extra security and gives it a spot on next year’s coordinating committee
By ToI Staff
People hold a banner in Italian reading "Skin and sweat have the same color, no deportation' during a march in Rome, June 13, 2026, to protest Italy's security and migration package, including a migrant "repatriation bonus" scheme criticized by opposition parties and legal groups as unconstitutional and ethically problematic. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 13, 2026, 9:57 pm
Thousands march through Rome in rival anti- and pro-migration rallies
As far-right demonstrators perform fascist salutes and praise Mussolini, a larger crowd of counter-protesters wave Palestinian flags and back migrant rights
By AP
People hoist a Palestinian flag during a Pride parade in Rome, Italy, on June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 28, 2026, 9:44 pm
Rome Pride bars Jewish LGBT group for not ‘distancing itself’ from Gaza ‘genocide’
Organizers say all groups that want to be formally recognized with float in parade must sign onto political platform that includes condemnation of Israeli actions in Gaza, which Keshet refused to do
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
A rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn — the oldest surviving poem in Old English — is visible in the five lines above the final line of a page from an 8th-century manuscript copy of the Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, at Rome's National Library, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Rosa)
May 17, 2026, 10:11 am
Researchers find oldest English poem in a Roman library
Caedmon’s Hymn, composed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in 7th century, attests to language’s wide diffusion, long before what was previously understood
By Andrea Rosa
People demonstrate on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Italy from Nazi Germany and the Fascist regime, in Rome, Italy, on April 25, 2026. (Riccardo De Luca / Anadolu via Reuters)
April 29, 2026, 10:12 pm
Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun
Suspect has reportedly confessed to attack, condemned by Jewish leaders, during Liberation Day celebration that has seen rising tensions around Israel, Jewish attendees
By Rossella Tercatin
A 500-year-old first printed edition of Maimonides’ ‘Guide for the Perplexed,’ combining two books to make it complete, is set to be auctioned on February 26, 2026, by the Jerusalem-based Kedem Auction House. (Kedem Auction House)
February 23, 2026, 4:16 pm
First printed edition of Maimonides’ ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ on auction for $1M
The volume, which combines two books experts believe were printed in Rome around 1473, to be auctioned Tuesday by Jerusalem-based Kedem
By Rossella Tercatin
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (2ndL), Swedish activist of Global Sumud Flotilla, Greta Thunberg (C) and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila (R) march during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration as part of the nationwide general strike, in Genoa on November 28, 2025 (Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)
December 6, 2025, 7:54 am
With Gaza a rallying cry in Italy, a growing number justify hostility against its Jews
Despite the ceasefire, workers’ unions and political parties are leveraging the Palestinian cause to gain influence. What’s increasingly noteworthy is when their efforts backfire
By Rossella Tercatin
Black spray paint found Monday on the memorial plaque for Stefano Gaj Taché at the Beth Michael Synagogue, in Rome. (European Jewish Congress)
December 3, 2025, 1:01 am
Italian Jewish groups condemn vandalism of memorial plaque for terror victim
Synagogue memorial for 2-year-old killed in 1982 Palestinian attack vandalized with ‘Free Palestine’ and slogan proclaiming neighborhood is ‘anti-Zionist and anti-fascist’
By Zev Stub and JTA
From right, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Italian government undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano look at the 15th century Borso D'Este Bible, after its unveiling at the Italian Senate as part of the Vatican's Holy Year celebrations in Rome, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
November 29, 2025, 9:46 pm
‘Mona Lisa of manuscripts’: Rare 15th-century bible on display in Rome
The Borso D’Este Bible, famed for its intricate gold and lapis-lazuli illuminations, is accessible to the public in Italian Senate for first time in decades
By AP
A group of people on board the boat “Karma,” which is escorting the Global Sumud Flotilla, as it sails towards Gaza in September 2025. (Courtesy Arturo Scotto)
September 30, 2025, 5:11 pm
Nearing Gaza, ‘peace’ flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm
Rome reels from the fallout of the Middle East conflict, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attempting to steer a course between domestic pressure and international concerns
By Rossella Tercatin
Anne Doliwa, a Catholic pilgrim from California, visiting Rome with her family, in St. Peter’s Square on September 15, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2025, 11:40 am
In St. Peter’s Square, pilgrims hail new ‘Millennial’ saint, unaware of anti-Jewish undertones
Chief rabbi of Rome says it’s unsurprising many know little of the Church’s history of antisemitism, but focusing on newly canonized Carlo Acutis’s work is not the right way to address it
By Rossella Tercatin
Stranded Israelis gather at the Chabad Piazza Bologna Center in Rome ahead of Shabbat after Israel closes its airspace following the tensions with Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025. (Courtesy)
June 18, 2025, 5:50 am
‘We’re all in this together’: Rome’s Jews rally to help Israelis stranded by Iran war
With Israel’s skies closed, local expats and institutions provide shelter, meals and medical help to hundreds stuck in the Eternal City — reviving a network born after October 7
By Rossella Tercatin
Protesters hold a banner reading "Free Palestine" as they join a demonstration called by Italian opposition parties in support of Palestinians amid the war in Gaza, in Rome, on June 7, 2025. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
June 8, 2025, 6:09 am
Mass anti-Israel march held in Rome to denounce Italian ‘complicity’ in Gaza war
Organizers estimate some 300,000 people attended anti-war protest, urging end to violence and denouncing what some say is the silence of Italy’s far-right government
By AFP and ToI Staff
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