The draft law would let authorities block gatherings deemed antisemitic under the IHRA definition, including certain forms of anti-Israel speech.
An Italian Senate committee last week approved the draft text of a bill that could help authorities ban gatherings that promote antisemitism as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition, which includes anti-Israel hatred.
The draft bill was adopted last week but will undergo an amendments phase in the Senate’s Constitutional Affairs Committee until Feb. 10. It will then be prepared for readings in both chambers of the Italian parliament.
The draft bill would make the IHRA definition binding for Italy’s judiciary and law enforcement. The definition lists as potential examples of antisemitism the singling out of Israel and its demonization.
