Italian magazine cover of Israeli settler sparks diplomatic backlash
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“An Italian magazine cover featuring a photograph of an armed Israeli settler grinning at a distressed Palestinian woman under the title “The Abuse” has caused a diplomatic backlash from Israel.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the Italian magazine L’Espresso featured a cover titled 'The Abuse' (L'Abuso) depicting an armed Israeli settler and a distressed Palestinian woman, which subsequently caused a diplomatic backlash from Israel.
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— An Italian magazine cover featuring a photograph of an armed Israeli settler grinning at a distressed Palestinian woman under the title “The Abuse” has caused a diplomatic backlash from Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/15/italian-m…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/15/italian-m…
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— Italian magazine L’Espresso sparks diplomatic backlash over “The Abuse” cover depicting an armed settler and a Palestinian woman in the West Bank.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/68923
https://en.royanews.tv/news/68923
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— The magazine titled its latest edition "L'Abuso" or "The Abuse", illustrating the cover with a photo of an armed Israeli settler sneering, whilst pointing his smartphone at a visibly distressed Palest…
https://www.france24.com/en/l-abuso-real-italian-magazine-co…
https://www.france24.com/en/l-abuso-real-italian-magazine-co…
“The magazine issue explores the expansion of settlements and settler violence in the occupied West Bank.”
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Multiple sources confirm the content of the issue. Al Jazeera explicitly states the issue explores the expansion of settlements and settler violence, and another source mentions the Israeli ambassador attacking the cover for 'exposing reality of settler violence in West Bank'.
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— Physical violence by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank started in a systematic manner in 1980, as some religious settlers created a secret organization later referred to as "the Jewish Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settler_violence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settler_violence
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— Israeli ambassador mocked online after attacking cover exposing reality of settler violence in West Bank.Israel’s ambassador to Italy has lashed out at a magazine cover highlighting violence against P…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-envoy-italy-calls…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-envoy-italy-calls…
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— The magazine issue explores the expansion of settlements and settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/15/italian-m…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/15/italian-m…
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