The Italian magazine L’Espresso was criticized by the Israeli ambassador for its front cover choice, titled 'L’Abuso' (The Abuse). The cover features an armed Israeli settler pointing a smartphone at a distressed Palestinian woman.

Prominent left-leaning Italian weekly L’Espresso is at the centre of a diplomatic storm online, after the Israeli ambassador to Italy slammed its choice of front cover as "manipulative." The magazine titled its latest edition “L’Abuso” or “The Abuse,” illustrating the cover with a photo of an armed Israeli settler sneering, whilst pointing his smartphone at a visibly-distressed Palestinian woman.