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Why a Catholic Cannot Reduce the Promise Made to Israel to a Political Project, by Gaetano Masciullo – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Why a Catholic Cannot Reduce the Promise Made to Israel to a Political Project, by Gaetano Masciullo

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By Gaetano Masciullo, Crisis Magazine, Nov. 3, 2025

Gaetano Masciullo is an Italian philosopher and historian. After collaborating for 3 years and 3 months with Fede & Cultura, one of the leading traditional Catholic publishing houses in Italy, he started working full-time as a freelance journalist, educator, consultant, and editorial promoter. He has published with 12 prestigious Italian and international outlets, both Catholic and general-interest; he has collaborated with two publishing houses; and he is the author of six books.

A Catholic must first understand the true nature of the modern State of Israel before deciding what support—if any—to offer.

The Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, caused a deep rupture in Western public opinion, polarizing the debate between supporters of Israel and advocates of the Palestinian cause. Yet the stakes go far beyond the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the historical tensions of the Middle East: what is emerging is a strategic confrontation between blocs of power.

On one side, the West and its fragile internal consensus; on the other, the Russo-Chinese axis, which includes Iran and, by extension, Palestine. The conflict thus becomes a mirror of the new global fault lines, where each camp reflects opposing visions of order, sovereignty, and civilization. …

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