One of the most prominent politicians in Italy has called for the relocation of the Italian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
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Addressing a "Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast" event at the Italian Senate attended by opposition and coalition leaders, senators, and Israel's Ambassador to Italy Dror Eydar Wednesday, Salvini declared: "The Jewish people and Jerusalem are one and the same, and therefore the relocation of the Italian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be the moral, cultural, and politically obvious thing to do."
After earning loud applause and even the support of a few other senators for his remarks, Salvini, who formerly served as Italy's deputy prime minister, said he was speaking from the heart and added: "The new, cowardly shape of antisemitism is no longer just the hatred of Jews but toward Israel, and they are both and the same as far as I am concerned."
Eydar said: "Italy's historic mission, which began at the San Remo conference, on the right of the Jewish people to their land, has not been completed. The Italian Embassy in Israel is not located in its capital, in its natural place. I have a dream and is it shared by many, to see the Italian flag waving in the eternal city. The relocation of the Italian Embassy to Jerusalem would be a closing of two circles, both in terms of modern Italy and in terms of this place, Rome, from which the Roman Empire's troops set out to sack Jerusalem. After 1900 years, recognition of Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel will come from here.
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