Ariel Sharon headed to Italy for talks with Israel’s most vocal European ally. The Israeli prime minister was expected to urge his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, to moderate an upcoming European Union condemnation of Israel’s West Bank security barrier, and call for greater awareness of anti-Semitism in Europe.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.