July 22, 2025, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the decision to finally withdraw the US from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

More than 1,150 representatives of the Italian cultural and scientific elite have signed the manifesto “In Support of Israel — Against the Hunt for Jews”, published in the newspaper Il Riformista.

When American universities were engulfed in anti-Israel protests, many wondered: where did such hatred for the Jewish state come from? Why are students, who yesterday didn’t know where Gaza was, today chanting “From the river to the sea” and demanding the destruction of Israel.