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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (2ndL), Swedish activist of Global Sumud Flotilla, Greta Thunberg (C) and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila (R) march during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration as part of the nationwide general strike, in Genoa on November 28, 2025 (Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)
December 6, 2025, 7:54 am
With Gaza a rallying cry in Italy, a growing number justify hostility against its Jews
Despite the ceasefire, workers’ unions and political parties are leveraging the Palestinian cause to gain influence. What’s increasingly noteworthy is when their efforts backfire
By Rossella Tercatin
A group of people on board the boat “Karma,” which is escorting the Global Sumud Flotilla, as it sails towards Gaza in September 2025. (Courtesy Arturo Scotto)
September 30, 2025, 5:11 pm
Nearing Gaza, ‘peace’ flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm
Rome reels from the fallout of the Middle East conflict, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attempting to steer a course between domestic pressure and international concerns
By Rossella Tercatin
Posters reading 'Israeli not welcome' appeared in several locations in Milan, Italy on June 26, 2025. (Courtesy of Afshin Kaboli)
July 4, 2025, 4:02 pm
‘Israelis not welcome’: Milan Jews rattled by surge in antisemitic incidents
Anti-Jewish hate crimes in Italy nearly doubled in 2024, watchdog finds — but the local community says it still receives significant support from the wider Italian society
By Rossella Tercatin
Italy's Prime Minister and leader of the far-right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli D'Italia - FDI) Giorgia Meloni holds flowers during a press conference following the results of the European Elections in Rome on June 10, 2024.(Filippo Monteforte/AFP)
October 26, 2024, 7:20 pm
Italy commemorates defeated fascist troops who fought with Nazis in key WWII battle
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
By AP
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a final media conference at the G7 in Borgo Egnazia, near Bari in southern Italy, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)
July 3, 2024, 7:00 pm
Italian PM condemns her far-right party’s youth wing for glorifying fascism
Giorgia Meloni says ‘no space for racist or antisemitic position’ in Brother of Italy after news investigation revealed young members praising Mussolini and yelling ‘Sieg Heil’
By AP
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center, and Brothers of Italy fellow party members and candidates wave from the stage during an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections in Rome, June 1, 2024. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 27, 2024, 9:20 pm
Rome Jews outraged as footage shows antisemitism in youth movement of Meloni’s party
An undercover investigation by an online publication shows members shouting Nazi slogans and taking aim at ethnic minorities
By Angelo Amante
Illustrative: Members of National Youth, the youth wing of the Brothers of Italy party, hold a banner reading "Homeland" as they attend a joint rally of Italy's right-wing parties at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, September 22, 2022. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)
June 20, 2024, 12:28 am
Italian PM’s party shrugs off video of youth wing members performing fascist salutes
Far-right Brothers of Italy claims investigative media report into National Youth, which also featured shouts of ‘Seig Heil’ and ‘Duce,’ shows ‘fragmented, decontextualized images’
By AFP
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference after meeting with The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte at Chigi Palace government offices in Rome, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
March 9, 2023, 6:40 pm
Italian PM condemns swastika graffiti against rival as Netanyahu heads to Rome
Before flying, premier says he has ‘no doubt’ that Giorgia Meloni and her far-right party, which has neo-fascist roots, ‘have learned the lessons of history’
By Agencies
Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa talks to Senators ahead of a confidence vote on the new Government, in Rome, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
December 29, 2022, 10:54 am
Italian Jewish leaders slam parliament president for honoring neo-fascist party
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
By David I. Klein
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni talks to journalists during a press conference to present the 2023 proposed budget in Rome, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
November 24, 2022, 1:13 am
Italy’s new far-right prime minister meets with Jewish groups, decries antisemitism
Giorgia Meloni notes ‘worrisome growth’ in online Jew-hatred during meeting as she works to distance her party from its neofascist past
By AP
Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) reacts during her first address to Senate, ahead of a confidence vote at Madama palace in Rome on October 26, 2022. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
November 1, 2022, 7:27 pm
Politician once seen wearing Nazi armband is handed government post in Italy
Opposition lawmaker calls nomination of Galeazzo Bignami ‘an offense, an indecency against the constitution, history, memory and victims of the swastika’
By AFP
Posters commemorating the 100th anniversary of the March on Rome bearing a picture of Italian Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini reading: "Marching!" with a quote by Mussolini "you have to set yourself goals to have the courage to reach them" are posted on the Rome's public billboard space, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The posters were later ordered removed by Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
October 28, 2022, 5:33 pm
Italian neo-fascists display pro-Mussolini banner 100 years after his rise to power
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’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Far-Right party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni speaks to the media at her party's electoral headquarters in Rome, early September 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
October 27, 2022, 12:29 pm
Italy’s unresolved fascist past in spotlight as far-right government takes power
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
By Colleen Barry
Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks in her first address to parliament at Montecitirio palace in Rome on October 25, 2022 (Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
October 25, 2022, 4:21 pm
New Italian PM says country committed to the West, NATO and Europe
In first address to parliament, Giorgia Meloni distances her government from country’s ‘undemocratic’ history, says Italy a ‘reliable’ partner in supporting Ukraine, opposing Putin
By Alice Ritchie and Gildas Le Roux
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Prime Minister Yair Lapid. (AP/collage)
October 23, 2022, 1:21 am
Lapid congratulates new Italy PM Meloni, looks to cooperate in fighting antisemitism
Israeli premier appears to change tack on far-right leader, after previous Foreign Ministry statement on elections avoided mentioning Giorgia Meloni or her Brothers of Italy party
By ToI Staff
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