I traveled around Italy for two weeks, visiting Lake Como, Lake Garda, Milan, and the Dolomites. We explored the country by car and often stopped in small towns along the way. It was quite common to see Palestinian flags hanging from balconies in many of these places. In general, there were many Arabs in the areas around Lake Como and Lake Garda. When we visited an attraction called “Fun Bob” in the Dolomites, we noticed signs on the wall written in Arabic, and there were also many Arabs visitin

(General disclaimer that I wasn’t wearing anything to make me visibly Jewish) The only place I ever felt concerned or unsafe in was Genoa. Otherwise I felt pretty safe.