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In the first half of 2026 Italy recorded 401 antisemitic incidents โ€” a 14% decrease from the same period in 2025 but still roughly three times the 2019-2022 average โ€” including 303 cases of defamation and insults and 42 cases of antisemitic graffiti or displays. In August 2026 a 22-year-old French Jewish tourist wearing a kippah was assaulted twice...
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"Why do our children have to go to school every day under heavy police escort?" Dalia Gubbay, Vice President of the Jewish Community of Milan, said.

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jpost.com
5 days ago
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Protesters in Rome and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese warn that Italy's proposed anti-Semitism bill could silence criticism of Israel.

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aljazeera.com
6 days ago
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A documentary claiming Israel committed excessive violence in Gaza received a standing ovation at a film festival in Venice, raising concerns among Jewish communities.

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jta.org
Sep 10, 2026
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George Clooney defended actor Mark Ruffalo at the Venice Film Festival after Ruffalo was accused of antisemitism for claiming a Paramount-Warner merger would contribute to 'genocide' against Palestinians, linking it to the Ellison family.

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breitbart.com
Sep 02, 2026
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An Israeli guest received a message invoking the BDS campaign after the host recognized her nationality, leading to a cancellation.

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jpost.com
Sep 01, 2026
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Italian media revealed that members of Roberto Vannacci's rising far-right party express extreme antisemitic views, including calling Jews "pedophiles and cannibals."

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ynet.co.il
Aug 19, 2026

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Robert
Sep 10, 2026โ€ข
Italy
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I traveled inconspicuously in Tuscany and Umbria for two weeks, visited a few Jewish sites (Pistigliano had Italian police guards at the synagogue) and saw two small Palestinian posters in shop windows in the entire region. I saw one gay flag the entire time.
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Sep 06, 2026โ€ข
Milan, Italy
ื‘ 29 ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ 2026 (ืฉื‘ืช) ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคื’ื ื” ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื™ืœืื ื• "ื ื’ื“ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืจืฆื— ื”ืขื ื‘ืขื–ื”". ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ ื ืฉืžืขื• ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืœืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืขืฆื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื” ืฉืฉืžื ื ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืกื™ื•ืข ืœื—ืžืืก. ื‘ื”ืคื’ื ื” ื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืœืจืืฉื•ืช ืขื™ืจื™ื™ืช ืžื™ืœืื ื•.
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Aug 26, 2026โ€ข
Italy
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ื‘ 20 ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ 2026, ื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ืคืจื•ึพืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืืžื•ืช ื‘ื ืžืœื™ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืœื™ื ืื˜ื”, ื•ืจื•ื ื”, ืงืœื™ืืจื™, ืคื™ื•ืžื™ืฆ'ื™ื ื• ื•ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื‘ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืืช ืงืฉืจื™ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืขื ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื”ืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ื”ื ื™ืคื• ื“ื’ืœื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืŸ, ื—ื™ืœืงื• ืขืœื•ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ืคื ื™ ื”ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื‘ื˜ื™ืกื•ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืžื—ืื”. ื”ืžื—ืื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืจื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืงื˜ื•ืช, ืืš ื‘ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืฉื“ื•ืช ื ืจืฉืžื• ืขื™ืžื•ืชื™ื ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ื™ื ื•ืžืชื™ื—ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื’ืขืช ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื.
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Aug 14, 2026โ€ข
Milan, Italy
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ื‘ 8 ื‘ื™ื•ืœื™ 2026 ืื“ื ืงืคืฅ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืžื’ื’ ื”ืงืชื“ืจืœื” ื‘ืžื™ืœืื ื• (ื“ื•ืืžื•) ืขื ืžืฆื ื— ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื“ื’ืœ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืŸ. ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืคื•ืจืกื ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืง ื˜ื•ืง ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืขืจื‘ื™. ืชื•ืฉืืœ ืข"ื™ ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื. ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœื ื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืขื ื™ืฉื”.
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Aug 14, 2026โ€ข
Milan, Italy
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ื‘ 25 ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ 2025 ื ื™ืชืœื• ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœืื ื• ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื "Israeli not welcome" ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื” ื”ืกื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื. ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืชืฉืืœื” 6 ื—ืฉื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืžืฆืื• ืขืœื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ืคื•ืกื˜ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”. ืœื ื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืคืขื•ืœืช ืขื ื™ืฉื”.
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