Online forms asked respondents to share locations of Israelis, Jews
Italian authorities have removed an online form that was being used to track the locations of Israeli citizens and Jews in Italy. Jewish community leaders have condemned the initiative, comparing it to historical antisemitic surveillance practices.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant concerns regarding the safety of Jewish communities and the rise of targeted harassment in Europe.
The president of the Jewish Community of Milan (Mosaico), Walker Meghnagi, has gravely condemned online forms urging people to report the presence of Israeli citizens and Italian Jews staying in Italian hotels and other tourist accommodations."I think we're going back to the 1930s, to hunting Jews," Meghnagi said.The forms were removed following intervention by General Pasquale Angelosanto, Italy's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Antisemitism.The Google form that was circulated - before its removal - read: "This form is intended to record cases of Zionist tourism, property purchases, and, more generally, Zionist neo-colonization in Italy. The data collected will be received by the Global Sumud Movement and will remain protected and confidential.
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