

Office of the President of Israel
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The Office of the 11th President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog



I had a very good and wide-ranging conversation this evening with my friend President Mattarella of Italy @Quirinale. We exchanged views on recent regional developments. During our discussion, I raised my concerns about the extreme anti-Israel — and at times antisemitic — sentiment that has surfaced in parts of Italian public opinion, as reflected in the ongoing harassment of the Israeli pavilion at the Venice Biennale, as well as in protests against the raising of the Jewish Brigade's flags in Milan. I thanked President Mattarella and the Italian authorities for their principled stance in condemning these attacks and for their efforts to prevent them. Israel regards Italy as a close friend, and the partnership between our countries serves both our peoples and nations.






















