“It is impossible to be good Italians and Zionists at the same time,” declares Parliament Deputy Paolo Orano, rector of Perugia University and prominent Fascist, in the book, “The Jews of Italy,” published today.
Charging that creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine is inimical to the interests of the Italian State, Dr. Orano holds that Italian Jews embracing Zionism commit a “disloyal act,”
“The synagogue is sufficient for the Italian Jews, where they will not be molested, nor will they be interfered with in professions or trades,” he asserts. “Zionism in Italy, however, is absurd and unwanted because it links up Italian Jewry with the Jewries of liberal and democratic countries.”
Dr. Orano’s book created consternation in Jewish circles, particularly among Zionist leaders.
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