Posts Tagged: Italy
Republican Senator Calls on Florida Stadium to Cancel Kanye West Show Over Antisemitic Comments
US Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Thursday urged concert promoters to cancel Kanye West's upcoming June 26 and 28 shows at the publicly owned Raymond...
Italy’s RAI Apologizes after Latest Gaffe Targets Israeli Bobsleigh Team
Italy's state broadcaster RAI was forced to apologize to the Jewish community on Saturday after an off‑air remark advising its producers to "avoid" the Israeli...
Iran Summons Italian Ambassador Over Push for EU Clampdown on Revolutionary Guards, State Media Says
The Iranian foreign ministry summoned Italy's ambassador over efforts by Rome to place Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the European Union's terrorist register, state media reported on Tuesday. Iran's foreign...
Italy Arrests Nine Over Alleged Hamas Funding Through Charities
Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by...
Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to...
Mural of Italian Holocaust Survivors Defaced in Milan
A mural in Milan dedicated to two Italian Holocaust survivors has been defaced by vandals who scratched off the two faces and yellow stars in...
Columbus Was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Study Finds
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old...
G7 Leaders to Discuss Iranian Attack
Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, has called a video meeting of G7 leaders to start at 1400 GMT on Sunday to...
Britain, Italy and Finland Pause Funding for UNRWA
Britain, Italy and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations' refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its...
Negotiations Underway for Visit to Israel by Italian Prime Minister Meloni
i24 News - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to visit Israel in June and the planning of her trip is underway, officials said...
Italian Ex-Deputy PM Commits to Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Moving Embassy if Coalition Elected
A former deputy prime minister of Italy pledged in an interview published Tuesday to stand by his promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital should...
Israeli Pilots Fly ‘Wing-to-Wing’ With American, European Forces in Joint Exercise
The Israeli Air Force said its forces trained "wing-to-wing" last week with counterparts from seven other countries during an aerial exercise simulating combat scenarios. The joint...
Italy’s Problem with Palestinian Terrorist Financing
Italy faces an increasing risk of illicit financing activities for Palestinian terrorist groups. Italian prosecutors recently launched an investigation into the bank transfers of the...
Project Underway to Digitize 35,000 Volumes of Hebrew Books From Italian Jewish History
A project to digitize thousands of historical Hebrew texts in Italy is now in full swing, according to the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI),...
