Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on
Monday said reticence in remembering and condemning the Hamas
attacks in Israel "betrays hidden and widespread antisemitism"
in a statement to mark the first anniversary of the deadly
Octiber 7 operation.
"Remembering and condemning forcefully what happened a year ago
is not a mere ritual, but the prerequisite of any political
action that we must conduct to restore peace in the Middle East,
because the reticence we increasingly meet in doing so betrays a
hidden and widespread antisemitism that needs to concern all.
"And public demonstrations of the last few days have,
unfortunately, confirmed this", noted the premier.
Meloni also highlighted Israel's legitimate right to defend
itself as well as the need for the country to respect
international humanitarian law.
"On this day, we stress the legitimate right of Israel to
defend itself and live safely within its borders, but also the
need for this to be exercised in the respect of international
humanitarian law", said Meloni.
"We cannot, in fact, remain insensitive in front of the huge
tribute of innocent civilian victims in Gaza", noted the
premier, adding they were "twice victims: first of the cynicism
of Hamas, which uses them as human shields, and then of Israeli
military operations".
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