Italy registered 135 episodes of
anti-Semitism between October 7, when Hamas launched its wave of
shocking attacks on Israel, sparking the war in Gaza, and the
end of 2023, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Tuesday told
a meeting of parliament's extraordinary commission to combat
intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism and the incitement of hatred
and violence.
The minister said that had been a "clear increase in episodes of
anti-Semitism", citing cases of graffiti daubed on walls,
anti-Israel banners and chants at marches, acts of vandalism and
insults directed at Jewish people.
He added that 42 people suspected of being behind some of these
acts had been reported to prosecutors.
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