Jews in Italy

Three-quarters of Italians view Israel unfavorably as pro-Palestinian movement grows - report

A global survey conducted in June by the Pew Research Center found that about 75 percent of Italians hold an unfavorable view of Israel, compared with 21 percent who hold a positive view. 

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag as protesters face police amid smoke during clashes following a protest against the rising cost of living in Bologna, Italy, October 17, 2026.
Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and hold banners depicting Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, who was arrested by Italian authorities over alleged funding of Hamas through charities, during a march in support of the Askatasuna social centre in Turin, Italy.

Jewish teachers cancel Italy trip over ‘antisemitic pressure’

Pro Israel protest in Milan, Italy.

Milan Jewish woman describes what it's like to be Jewish amid rising antisemitism - interview

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity


Reporter's Notebook: Pro-Palestinian groups attacked an Israeli architect, he chose to create more

"I will not run away, and I will not waste energy on wars of hatred," said Yehiel Tsuberi after suffering attacks from pro-Palestinian groups in Italy because of being Israeli.

Lake Como, located in Italy's "Golden Triangle" where the three main towns of Varenna, Bellagio, and Menaggio meet the inverted Y-shaped expansion of the lake.

‘Zionist’ lists, tourist maps: Italy's Jews warn of widening threat of antisemitism

L’Orientale University PhD candidate Benjamin Birely argues that Italy’s current atmosphere cannot be explained by the Israel-Hamas War alone.

Antizionist and pro-Palestinian posters on the streets of Italy, July 26, 2026.

The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests - opinion

The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts are projected: Zionism and anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Israel and Palestine, the meaning of antifascism, and more.

A contingent remembering the Jewish Brigade, which fought in World War II, marches during Italy's 80th Liberation Day commemoration in Milan, Italy, on April 25, 2025. The next year, pro-Palestinian activists forced Jewish groups out of the Liberation Day procession.

Jewish LGBTQ group banned from Rome Pride parade for not denouncing Israeli government on Gaza

Keshet Italia slammed Roma Pride as antisemitic in a Tuesday press release, and the "unprecedented exclusion" of the only Italian Jewish LGBTQ org. was a removal of a mask from the organizer's face.

ROME - ITALY : Gay Pride 2025,event in Rome,Italy, June 14,2025

Outrage after Rome Pride bans Jewish LGBTQ groups

Shannon Seban, Director of European Affairs at CAM, “The weaponization of Pride spaces against Jews is unacceptable. Antisemitism has no place in the LGBTQ movement.”

ROME - ITALY : Gay Pride 2025,event in Rome,Italy, June 14,2025

A 'general aversion to anything Jewish' reported in Italy after Milan clash and Rome shooting

Jewish participants are driven from a historic anti-fascist march while a separate shooting in Rome intensifies a national debate over antisemitism, public memory, and civic space.

Participants clash during the 79th anniversary of the Liberation Day that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, in Milan, Italy, April 25, 2024.

'You should have become soap': Pro-Palestine protesters kick Jews out of Milan Liberation march

Italy's April 25 celebrations (Festa della Liberazione) are a national holiday marking the end of Nazi-fascist rule and the victory of the Italian Resistance in 1945 during World War II.

The Jewish Brigade and members of the Milan Jewish community during a parade celebrating Italy's Liberation Day on April 25, 2026.

Italy: The new face of an old hate

The space in which Jews can live openly and confidently in Italy is narrowing. Not collapsing, but tightening.

FRANCESCA ALBANESE (C), UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, attends a demonstration during a nationwide strike called by the USB union in solidarity with Gaza, in Rome, Nov. 2025

Italian Senate advances bill to codify IHRA definition, ban antisemitic rallies

Italy’s Senate approved the base text of a bill that would allow bans on antisemitic rallies and codify the IHRA definition into law, sparking debate over free speech and protest.

 Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a banner during a demonstration demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rome, Italy, January 27, 2024. The banner reads: "Cease fire! Justice for Palestine, peace for two peoples

Rome synagogue and plaque memorializing terror victim vandalized

“It should shock the conscience of all Italians, because it highlights the presence of fringe groups that do not hesitate to desecrate the memory, history, and fundamental values of our democracy,”

People stand outside Rome's Great Synagogue, Italy January 17, 2016.