Italy pot

I wonder how the rest of the Mediterranean is dealing with this issue.

Italian Soccer’s Anti-Racism Campaign Features Paintings of Monkeys - The New York Times

The stupidity of it all.

Anna Karina, luminous star of French New Wave films, dies at 79 - The Washington Post

I don't remember her very well. Need to brush up!

For African Migrants, Hope and a Home in a Vacant French School - The New York Times

This should not be.

France — Writeaways

Interesting idea. One of the key people in Chapel Hill?

They Came to Play Table Tennis. They Were Deported at Gunpoint in the Dark. - The New York Times

Want more of this story. Sounds awful.

Israel Heads to Record Third Election, Extending Deadlock - The New York Times

Why so much focus on just one Mediterranean country? Hmmm.

Inside Rawabi: A new West Bank city built by Bashar Masri for Palestinians - 60 Minutes - CBS News

I hope it flourishes!

Opinion | A Journalist’s Murder in Malta Puts Democracy on Trial - The New York Times

Tough times.

Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat resigns amid Daphne Caruana Galizia killing probe - The Washington Post

It's not over yet.

Turkey's Ilisu dam is about to flood Hasankeyf, one of the oldest continuously settled places on Earth - The Washington Post

Bad move.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust - CNN

The inevitable meets the present.

Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. to Say - The New York Times

Obnoxious move.

Holocaust Survivor Is Swept Up in Italy’s Storm of Vitriol - The New York Times

Discouraging to say the least.

Le roi Mohammed VI gracie Hajar Raissouni, la journaliste condamnée pour avortement illégal

Bon.

Catalan Separatist Leaders Get Lengthy Prison Terms for Sedition - The New York Times

Does not seem like the right result to me.

Egypt Curbs Online Dissent With Street Searches: ‘He Asked to See My Phone’ - WSJ

Pretty bad.

Voters in Portugal, a Beacon of Stability in Europe, Head to the Polls - The New York Times

I hope it goes well.

Emmanuel Macron déclare sa flamme à la presse régionale - Nice-Matin

Hmm.

Nice-Matin

Kids Matin! Neat. Fix your own price!

The Story Behind the Times Correspondent Who Faced Arrest in Cairo - The New York Times

Such a risky business.

Arabic Readers in Israel Have to Hope the Border Guards Are Sloppy - The New York Times

This undermines so many core principles.

‘We’re at War’: A Covert Social Media Campaign Boosts Military Rulers - The New York Times

Bad.

Mark Bittman on Twitter: "Much of Iowa's landscape has been reshaped to make large-scale mechanical farming productive. 50% of the corn is used to produce ethanol. Crops look like food, but no one's eating it. Inside a system that traps farmers + screws up the planet: https://t.co/PLQ9yNGWAi @heatedmag" / Twitter

He was on MSNBC Morning Joe today talking about a variation on this........ fascinating stuff.

Italy’s Politics Go to the Beach - The New York Times

Lots of evolution.

The US should live up Lazarus poem, not change it | Durham Herald Sun

So well put.

“As a nation, we began by declaring ‘all men are created equal.’ We now read it ‘all men are created equal, except Negroes.’ When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read ‘all are equal, except Negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.’ When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”

Why Markets Are Not Panicking About Italy (Yet) - The New York Times

Interesting story.

Sardinia sand stealing: French couple could get six years in prison

How about a belly full of Sardinian food? Illegal to leave until that is digested and returned to Sardinian sewers?

Scorched Portugal Turns to the Goat as a Low-Cost Firefighter - The New York Times

So much more of this to come.

Spain’s Most Celebrated Writer Believes the Fascist Past Is Still Present - The New York Times

So much suffering because of really bad history.

Le milliardaire franco-libanais Iskandar Safa retire son offre de reprise de « Nice-Matin »

Such a tortured path.

In an Epic Standoff, Unarmed Algerians Get the Army to Blink - The New York Times

A suivre.

‘The Era of People Like You Is Over’: How Turkey Purged Its Intellectuals - The New York Times

Scary.

Pour limiter l'impact du tourisme de masse, ils lancent une mobilisation citoyenne en Méditerranée - Nice-Matin

I look forward to the details.

In Firing Central Bank Chief, Turkey’s Leader Trades Credibility for Growth - The New York Times

How will this get resolved?

La mer n'a jamais été si chaude début juillet... Quelles conséquences ? - Nice-Matin

For the rest of the Mediterranean?

Ship Captain Who Landed Migrants in Italy Sails Into Political Storm - The New York Times

There is an elephant swimming in these waters and it is one side not wanting free movement of people and the other determined to do just that.

A Rape Case and a Wedding Strain Ties Between Arab and Jewish Villages - The New York Times

Life must be so hard there. I try to imagine it, but I cannot.

Des Mentonnais, sur la trace des migrants, au cœur d’un docu de Yasmina Farber - Nice-Matin

Might be really interesting.

European Elections 2019: Matteo Salvini Italy League claim stunning victory in polls | World | News | Express.co.uk

So much more to this than this story.

In Search of Ancient Morocco - The New York Times

Would love to visit.

A "Sunday Morning" in Florence 5/19 - CBS News

Super show.

The Secrets of Marrakesh | City Food Tour | Book With Times Journeys | Educational Travel | Small Group | Cruises | Shortbreaks | Times Journeys

Interesting.

Genoa Bridge Collapse Throws Harsh Light on Benettons’ Highway Billions - The New York Times

A scratch on the surface.

Capernaum (film) - Wikipedia

There are few superlatives good enough to describe the film. One of the best I've ever seen.

Capernaum || A Sony Pictures Classics Release

Sounds like well worth seeing.

Senate Passes Bill That Rebukes Trump and Opposes Israel Boycott - The New York Times

As expected.

Pierre Duquesne : "La France souhaite redynamiser la Méditerranée sur la base du Dialogue 5+5 mais avec l'inclusion de la société civile"

Interesting.

Egypt's President El-Sisi denies ordering massacre in interview his government later tried to block - 60 Minutes - CBS News

Easy to see why they did not want it broadcast.