CDEC reports 401 antisemitic incidents in Italy in the first half of 2026

Unknown perpetrators vandalised the mural by erasing the original message and replacing it with the words “Zionist Nazi Settlers” (“Coloni Sionisti Nazisti”), painted across the Stars of David.

The Italian parliament has initiated legislation to establish a formal restitution process for looted art, a Jewish organization said on Tuesday. The bill put forward last month, more than eight decades after the Holocaust, would empower the Italian government to create a restitution process for art and cultural property seized, looted, or lost due to […]

The Italian parliament has initiated legislation to establish a formal restitution process for looted art, a Jewish organization said on Tuesday. The bill put forward last month, more than eight decades after the Holocaust, would empower the Italian government to create a restitution process for art and cultural property seized, looted, or lost due to […]

Livia Ottolenghi, President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI), condemned the incident, stating that “a violent, arbitrary and antisemitic act” had taken place in Naples.

Within 20 seconds, they were intimidated and, amid chants of “Zionists out of the march,” were prevented from continuing by violent shoving and coordinated pushing.

Born to Sephardic Jewish parents of Turkish origin who had settled in Italy, Razon endured persecution under the Fascist racial laws before being deported during the Shoah.

Italian authorities have banned a concert by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after local Jewish leaders raised concerns over his antisemitic statements and use of Nazi imagery.

The organisers of the Rome Pride Parade, which is set to take place in the Italian capital, have announced that the Jewish LGBTQ groups Keshet Italia and Keshet Europe will not be allowed to join the parade with a float.

The President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Livia Ottolenghi, described sport as an important platform for promoting respect and inclusion.

Several Jews attending a rally in Milan marking the anniversary of Italy’s liberation from the Nazis and Fascists at the end of the Second World War were insulted and prevented from continuing along the event’s route. Eventually, police urged Jewish participants, marching under the banners of the Second World War Jewish Brigade and other Jewish […]

The new president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI), Livia Ottolenghi, gave an interview to the newspaper Shalom about the priorities of her mandate and how she plans to develop them.

Following Senate approval, the bill now moves to the Chamber of Deputies for final consideration. If adopted, it will formally embed the IHRA working definition into Italian law and strengthen national mechanisms designed to monitor and combat antisemitism.