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An image of holocaust victim Anne Frank with reading "We are all Anne Frank," prior the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Lazio on October 25, 2017 at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. (AFP PHOTO / Gianni SCHICCHI)
April 18, 2018, 3:57 am
Italian soccer fans taunt rivals with anti-Semitic chants about Anne Frank
Lazio previously fined over $60,000 after supporters plastered stickers at stadium showing Holocaust victim wearing a rival team shirt with tagline 'Roma fans are Jews'
By JTA
Stickers of Anne Frank dressed in the uniform of the Roma soccer team were placed in the stadium by rival Lazio fans in Italy (Screenshot/Youtube)
January 25, 2018, 4:23 pm
Italian Soccer club fined but avoids stadium ban for Anne Frank photo
Lazio to pay $61,000 over pictures of Holocaust victim on rival team's shirt; federation rules it was done with 'clear anti-Semitic intent'
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)
January 25, 2018, 2:18 pm
Netanyahu: Trump exposed Palestinian disinterest in peace with Israel
At World Economic Forum, prime minister claims PA wants to 'escape from a genuine discussion on real peace that includes recognition of the Jewish state'
By Tamar Pileggi
Lazio players wear a shirt depicting Anne Frank saying "No to anti-Semitism," in response to anti-Semitic stickers left by their fans at a previous match, during the Serie A match between Bologna FC and SS Lazio at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy, on October 25, 2017. (Marco Rosi/Getty Images via JTA)
October 27, 2017, 9:42 am
Italian soccer club president calls synagogue visit a ‘charade’
Lazio soccer team president Claudio Lotito denies it was his voice on recording amid ongoing anti-Semitism furor
By JTA
Lazio's players wear t-shirts against antisemitism showing an image of holocaust victim Anne Frank, during the warm up prior the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Lazio on October 25, 2017 at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. AFP Photo/Gianni Schicchi)
October 26, 2017, 4:05 am
Fresh controversies overshadow Anne Frank soccer tributes in Italy
Following anti-Semitic stunt, isolated Lazio supporters sing fascist song to drown out Holocaust tributes at top league matches
By Emmeline Moore
Police grab a wreath of flowers of Lazio's Serie A football club on the bank of the Tiber river after it disappeared from the wall of Rome's synagogue during the night, on October 25, 2017 in Rome. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
October 25, 2017, 7:20 pm
Italian soccer club’s flower tribute over anti-Semitism flung into river
Jewish youths appear to reject apology offered by Lazio chairman after Anne Frank photo scandal
By AFP
Inter's captain Mauro Icardi signs Anne Frank's diary for a child, prior to the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, October 24, 2017. (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)
October 25, 2017, 5:36 pm
Italian police identify 16 soccer fans behind Anne Frank photos
Italian soccer federation to hold minute of silence, give out copies of Holocaust diary and read from it before matches
By Agencies
In this November 29, 1998, photo, Lazio fans display banners from the stands reading "Auschwitz is Your Homeland. The Ovens are Your Homes" during a Serie A match between Lazio and AS Roma, at Rome's Olympic stadium. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, files)
October 24, 2017, 5:24 pm
Italian soccer team to take fans to visit Auschwitz after anti-Semitic incidents
After stadium papered with photos of Anne Frank, Lazio announces initiative to combat Jew-hatred among base
By Emmeline Moore
A screen capture of Lazio's (Blue) match against Cagliari in Rome on October 22, 2017. (Screen capture/YouTube)
October 23, 2017, 8:54 pm
Rome police probe anti-Semitic Anne Frank stickers at soccer game
Lazio supporters also chant anti-Semitic slogans during squad's 3-0 win over Cagliari in Rome
By AFP
President of Rome's Jewish community, Ruth Dureghello (courtesy)
February 10, 2017, 7:40 pm
Italian judge: Soccer chants about Jews not hate speech
President of Rome's Jewish community calls ruling an alarming precedent that legitimizes use of 'the adjective Jew' in a derogatory form
By JTA
People walk in the snow in Monterale's main street, near Amatrice, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region, on January 18, 2017. (AFP/ANDREAS SOLARO)
January 18, 2017, 5:50 pm
Triple quake strikes reeling, snow-bound central Italy
Underground services halted in Rome after tremor; epicenter near areas devastated by temblors in 2016
By AFP
January 9, 2013, 7:45 pm
Alleged anti-Semitism of Rome soccer fans to be investigated
European sports organization starts disciplinary proceedings against Lazio club for chanting, violence at November game
Illustrative photo of fans of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, often referred to as 'Yid army.' (photo credit: CC BY-Wonker via Flickr.com)
December 4, 2012, 12:59 pm
Soccer fan stabbed in apparent anti-Semitic attack released from Rome hospital
Tottenham supporter Ashley Mills's femoral artery was gashed on his right thigh before match versus Italian side in November
Illustrative photo of fans of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, often referred to as 'Yid army.' (photo credit: CC BY-Wonker via Flickr.com)
November 22, 2012, 10:58 pm
Italian soccer rampage takes on anti-Semitic overtones
Unleashing metal rods and other weapons, Lazio fans yell 'Jews' at visiting Tottenham supporters during pregame attack
By Nicole Winfield
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