Italian prime minister: UNESCO vote on Jerusalem ‘shocking’ In addition to Matteo Renzi's rebuke for a text that refers to Jewish holy sites mostly by their Muslim names, Russia's chief rabbi lambasted Moscow for supporting the draft resolution.
Jewish leaders lambaste Italian government for abstaining on UNESCO vote Jewish observers said such strong official Jewish criticism of government policy was “unprecedented.”
Pope joins rabbis, scholars at interreligious confab in Italy More than 450 Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other religious leaders from around the world attended the three-day conference in Italy.
Global Italy’s national Jewish museum joins cultural sites donating a day of proceeds to earthquake relief