Hostile anti-Jewish actions are the hallmark of extremist political groups (right, left,
Islamist).
Principal episodes of anti-Semitism in Italy grouped by type for analytical purposes
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Anti-Semitism on the web (35)
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Caricatures, graffiti, graphics, writing, cartoons (19)
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Defamation and insults (15)
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Vandalism (6)
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Anti-Semitism in daily or periodical print media or on television (4)
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Personal threats (4)
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Discrimination (2)
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Physical attacks on people (1)
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Extreme violence against people (1)
We shall begin by reporting the most serious cases – fortunately few – of physical attacks
against Jews.
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The most serious case occurred in Milan on the evening of November 12, in front of
the kosher restaurant Carmel near the Jewish school. A 40-year-old Jewish man was
seriously injured, suffering 10 stab wounds. The attacker was a man wearing a
hood, member of a micro neo-Nazi organization, who fled the scene. The victim,
Nathan Graff, attacked from behind, owes his life to his physical prowess and the
intervention of an Israeli student.
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Another case of physical aggression was reported by a woman, A. P., who lives in
Rome. She said that her son had been insulted and beaten on several occasions by
schoolmates because of his Jewish origins. The woman had reported the incidents
to the school principal but it appears that the school administrators chose to ignore
these repeated acts of anti-Semitism. The woman said she had also reported the
episodes to the authorities and taken her son to San Giovanni Hospital in Rome to
certify the acts of aggression. (March 26, 2015)
Threats and verbal abuse show growth both in number and vehemence, as exemplified in
the incidents described below:
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