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Survey Reveals Troubling Attitudes Toward Antisemitism in Italy
9/30/2025
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- A SWG survey of 800 Italians finds 18% deem antisemitic graffiti legitimate.
- About 20% view attacking pro-Israeli professors or rejecting Israeli customers as reasonable.
- 85% say attacks on Jews are unjustifiable; Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government backs Israel and opposes recognizing Palestinian statehood until hostages are freed.
- Demonstrators urge Meloni to press Israel to halt Gaza actions, over 66,000 deaths.
