The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/benito-mussolini/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Benito Mussolini | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/benito-mussolini/ 32 32 With fascist salutes, hundreds march in Madrid for anniversary of Franco’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-fascist-salutes-hundreds-march-in-madrid-for-anniversary-of-francos-death/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:21:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694919 Officials say some 700 rallied to mark death of dictator; Mussolini's great-granddaughter among those present

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]]> Fascist salutes after soccer goal by Mussolini’s great-grandson to be probed https://www.timesofisrael.com/fascist-salutes-after-soccer-goal-by-mussolinis-great-grandson-to-be-probed/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:05:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3446155 Fans of club Juve Stabia give outstretched arm gesture to celebrate winning goal by Romano Floriani Mussolini; Italian soccer federation opens investigation

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]]> Italy commemorates defeated fascist troops who fought with Nazis in key WWII battle https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-commemorates-defeated-fascist-troops-who-fought-with-nazis-in-key-wwii-battle/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:20:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3405182 Italian defense ministry says soldiers killed at El Alamein died for 'freedom'; opposition slams far-right government, says troops 'were sent to die' by fascists

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]]> Hailing Hitler, mocking Anne Frank: Italy probes 24 over racist event in Jewish area https://www.timesofisrael.com/hailing-hitler-mocking-anne-frank-italy-probes-24-over-racist-event-in-jewish-area/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:04:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3224940 Investigator says suspects being investigated for promoting fascism; they threatened to kill other diners, refused to stop even after police arrived, insulted Black Italian athlete

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]]> Italian opposition demands probe after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-opposition-demands-probe-after-hundreds-give-fascist-salute-at-rome-rally/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:59:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3197641 Illicit Mussolini homage provokes ire from detractors of far-right government, inspires worry in Jewish community; minister criticizes action, resists calls to ban group

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]]> US Supreme Court judge’s megadonor friend said to own pieces of Nazi memorabilia https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-judges-donor-owns-signed-mein-kampf-hitlers-paintings-report/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 08:20:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2992512 Harlan Crow, who reportedly gave lavish gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly owns signed 'Mein Kampf' and Hitler paintings, as well as garden statues of Mussolini, Stalin

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]]> Italian opposition criticizes Meloni over Nazi massacre comments https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-opposition-criticizes-meloni-over-nazi-massacre-comments/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:32:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2982908 After Italy's PM, whose party has neo-fascist roots, says Nazis killed 335 'because they were Italian,' opponents lash her for ignoring that victims were antifascists, Jews

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]]> Italian Jewish leaders slam parliament president for honoring neo-fascist party https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-jewish-leaders-slam-parliament-president-for-honoring-neo-fascist-party/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:54:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2911538 Ignazio La Russa, co-founder of Prime Minister Meloni's FDI party, posts on Instagram linking his father's far-right faction to the anniversary of Italy's post-WWII constitution

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]]> Italian soccer officials investigate antisemitic chants by Lazio fans https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-soccer-officials-investigate-antisemitic-chants-by-lazio-fans/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:36:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2869598 Team condemns 'antisemitism and racism which happen in almost every match at every stadium in Italy'; Mussolini's great-grandson plays for club

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]]> Thousands of Italian fascist sympathizers stage rally in memory of Mussolini https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-italian-fascist-sympathizers-stage-rally-in-memory-of-mussolini/ Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:25:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2863012 Rome's failure to fully come to terms with its past has never been more stark, as new PM Meloni seeks to distance her far-right Brothers of Italy party from its neo-fascist roots

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]]> Anti-fascists march in Mussolini’s birthplace as his supporters rally in Rome https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-fascists-march-in-mussolinis-birthplace-as-his-supporters-rally-in-rome/ Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:08:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2861954 Dueling events highlight Italy's uneasy reckoning with its past as new Prime Minister Meloni takes helm of 1st postwar government led by a party with neo-fascist roots

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]]> Italian neo-fascists display pro-Mussolini banner 100 years after his rise to power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-neofascists-display-pro-mussolini-banner-100-years-after-rise-to-power/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:33:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2861578 On bridge outside Rome's Colosseum, supporters of fascist leader drape image depicting dictator in military uniform, with the words '100 years after, the march continues'

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]]> Italy’s unresolved fascist past in spotlight as far-right government takes power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-unresolved-fascist-past-in-spotlight-as-far-right-government-takes-power/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:29:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2860645 Unlike Germany, Italy never underwent process of erasing fascist symbols after World War II; even PM Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party retains flame emblem used by Mussolini

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]]> Italian Jews worry and wait as far-right leader Meloni prepares to take power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-jews-worry-and-wait-as-far-right-leader-meloni-prepares-to-take-power/ Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:59:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2846343 Some members of Jewish community are willing to overlook the fact that far-right leaders are 'intrinsically fascist,' focusing instead on their championing of Israel, says writer

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]]> Italy’s Meloni portrays herself as strong supporter of Israel, rejects fascist past https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-meloni-portrays-herself-as-strong-supporter-of-israel-rejects-fascist-past/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:09:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843766 Brothers of Italy leader has highlighted ties to Likud party; Israel, which has boycotted other European far-right leaders, yet to react to election results

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