Italy

Holocaust survivors son against Francesca Albanese: "She's obsessed with my mother"

"Evidently, Albanese had not read my mother's words in which she states that she feels repulsion for the Netanyahu government and the fascist and racist right-wing in power today in Israel," he said.

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Italian Senator Liliana Segre attends the opening of the first International Summit on Children’s Rights at the Clementina Hall on February 03, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab takes a photograph in Duomo square in Milan October 7, 2009.

New Italian bill targets Islamic face coverings and religious funding

Italy may be the next of more than 20 countries, among those, France, Austria, and Tunisia, to ban the public use of Muslim attire.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni waits to welcome Bahrain's Crown and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, September 29, 2025.

 Italy's Meloni says she has been denounced to ICC for complicity in genocide

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says she and two ministers were reported to the ICC for alleged complicity in genocide over Israel’s Gaza offensive.

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“October 7, The Hostages” by aleXsandro Palombo: An artist's mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas across from the Qatari consulate in Milan, Italy, October 2025.

Mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas raised in front of Qatar consulate in Milan

The mural commemorating the October 7 massacre victims was done by artist aleXsandro Palombo, who created a similar piece in 2024 honoring the Nova festival victims.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Security concerns overshadow Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy

Italian and Norwegian officials have stated that increased security measures will be implemented during the matches.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Demonstrators hold placards calling for Israel to be banned from the Union of Cycling International (UCI), UEFA and FIFA global and European soccer, during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre , in Dublin, Ireland, October 4 2025.

Italy bans pro-Palestinian protest amid violence over Hamas attack anniversary

The Giovani Palestinesi Italia group had scheduled demonstrations in the cities of Bologna and Turin to mark the second anniversary of a Hamas terror attack in Israel.f

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by the USB union to condemn the Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Bologna, Italy, October 3, 2025.

Big crowds gather in Rome on fourth day of Italian pro-Palestinian protests

Italy's right-wing government has been critical of the protests, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggesting that people would skip work for Gaza just as an excuse for a longer weekend break.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a national protest for Gaza, outside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025.

Italy PM Meloni urges Gaza aid flotilla to 'stop now'

In addition, Italy warned the Global Sumud Flotilla that the naval frigate shadowing it would soon issue a radio call, offering participants the opportunity to abandon ship and return to shore.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni waits to welcome Bahrain's Crown and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, September 29, 2025.

Italy's navy to quit escorting Global Sumud Flotilla

Italy’s navy will stop accompanying the Gaza aid flotilla 150 miles from shore, warning activists to turn back. Israel has vowed to block the convoy from reaching Gaza.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto addresses the Parliament, saying the country will send a second navy ship to escort the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza trying to deliver supplies, in Rome, Italy, September 25, 2025.

Italian poll finds 15% see attacks on Jewish people as 'justifiable'

An SWG poll finds 15% of Italians view attacks on Jews as justifiable, as protests over the Israel-Hamas war intensify and PM Meloni maintains support for Israel.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla and Gaza as they march towards Italian Foreign Ministry, in Rome, Italy September 25, 2025.

Gaza aid flotilla set to head east from Greece despite Israeli warnings

The Global Sumud Flotilla sails from Greece towards Gaza, defying Israel’s blockade. Activists, including Greta Thunberg, face rising tensions and Israeli opposition.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Greta Thunberg gestures next to a Palestinian flag on a ship, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as they sail off Crete island, Greece, September 25, 2025.

Deployment of Italian, Spanish naval vessels complicates Gaza flotilla

The flotilla of around 44 ships is now 460 nautical miles from Gaza.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A handout image of the boat Free Willy sailing in the waters off the island of Crete, which is to join the Global Sumud Flotilla that has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, September 25, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian protesters fight police in Milan, Italian ports blocked

More than 10 people were arrested in Milan and around 60 police officers suffered bruising or more serious injuries, Italy's ANSA news agency reported

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
A demonstrator stands in the cloud of tear gas as protesters and police clash during a demonstration that is part of a nationwide "Let's Block Everything" protest in solidarity with Gaza, with activists also calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Milan, Italy September 22, 2025.

Italy sends navy ship to help Gaza aid flotilla after alleged drone attack

The Italian Defense Minister redirected an Italian navy ship to head towards the flotilla after they were reportedly attacked off the coast of Greece.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
A screenshot from a drone video shows people lighting flares at the port of Ermoupolis during the departure of two sailing boats, Electra and Oxygen, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza

Fueled by billionaire money, Europe’s far-right reaches heights unseen since Hitler - opinion

These populist movements, often marked by fascist and racist traits, now enjoy support from some of the world’s most powerful billionaires

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByOURIEL DASKAL
A demonstrator gestures, what is believed to symbolise "WP" for 'white power', at a right-wing protest at Friedrichshain district in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2025.