Full Breakdown
Italian Online Form Solicits Reports on Jews and Israelis, Prompting Condemnation and Removal
7/23/2026, 11:18:33 AM
The Online Form Targeting Jews in Italy
A Google questionnaire circulated online asked respondents to record the presence of Israeli citizens, Italian Jews, and “Zionist neo-colonisation” in hotels and other tourist accommodations across Italy. It also requested information on local groups already “managing the phenomenon.”
Reaction from Jewish Leaders
Walker Meghnagi, president of Mosaico, the Jewish Community of Milan, denounced the questionnaire as a modern-day “hunt for Jews,” likening it to the 1930s. He warned that the spread of such messages could encourage individuals to act on them. Davide Riccardo Romano, director of the Jewish Brigade Museum in Milan, described the form as intimidation that revives the darkest periods of Italy’s twentieth-century history.
Government Intervention and Form Removal
The questionnaire was taken down after intervention by Italy’s National Coordinator for the Fight Against Antisemitism, Gen. Pasquale Angelosanto. The Milan Jewish community forwarded the form to the relevant authorities but indicated it would not launch its own legal action.
Official Statements & Responses
The Global Sumud Movement, known for coordinating flotillas to Gaza, denied any involvement with the questionnaire when contacted by La Repubblica, stating it “does not hunt Jews” and has no knowledge of the form. Italian officials, represented by Gen. Angelosanto, acted to remove the online content, signaling official repudiation of the campaign.
Verbatim Quotes
- “What is happening today shows that there are unbalanced individuals out there, and if this kind of message spreads widely enough, you are certain to find someone willing to act on it,” — Walker Meghnagi
- “The appearance online of a questionnaire designed to map and catalogue Israeli citizens, businesses and hotels in our country is not an act of political criticism, but a form of intimidation that drags Italy back to the darkest periods of the twentieth century,” — Davide Riccardo Romano, director of the Jewish Brigade Museum in Milan
