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The World in Images
Season 5 · Episode 74
Israel-Palestine: Images at the heart of a war of narratives
0.011mJune 23, 2026
On April 10 2026, Italian weekly L'Espresso published a striking photo of an Israeli settler in military clothing grimacing opposite a Palestinian woman with downcast gaze. The image sparked accusations of stereotyping and antisemitism and triggered diplomatic reactions, becoming part of the broader Israel-Palestine war of narratives.
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