Angels on Israel and Ismael waiting for peace. Velletri, presentation of the book by Marcello del Verme

Event title: Angels over Israel and Ishmael, Awaiting PeaceWhen: Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 6:00 PMWhere: Sala Paolini Angelucci, Diocesan Museum, Velletri (Rome)Speaker: Pasquale GiustinianiBook presented: Angels over Israel and Ishmael, Awaiting Peace by Marcello Del Verme (La Valle del Tempo, Naples 2025) This podcast discusses the new work by Christian scholar Marcello Del Verme, who uses the symbolic image of angels—Israel and Ishmael—as a vision of peace between the warring peoples of the Holy Land. Against the backdrop of a never-ending war, exacerbated by Israel’s June 2025 military strike on Iran, the book offers a spiritual, historical, and ethical reflection. Giustiniani underlines that these angels are not drones of war but messengers of reconciliation, metaphors for the children of Isaac and Ishmael. The narrative spans biblical history and personal memories, including Del Verme’s haunting vision of unburied corpses in post-conflict Jerusalem. The book criticizes the use of armed drones and autonomous weapon systems, echoing the Vatican’s call for a moratorium. Pope Francis is portrayed as a third angel of peace, alongside prophets Martin Buber, Carlo Maria Martini, and Yitzhak Rabin. Del Verme’s work is a plea to redirect technological power: from destruction to aid, from death to life. In the night of global conflict, his is a prophetic voice asking us to reprogram our drones—and our hearts—for peace.