Italy

Protesters in Sublice, Poland, express their opposition to immigration at a rally in September, 2025.
FWI News
New Year’s Unrest Stokes Anger over Unchecked Immigration into Europe from Muslim Countries
Hungary and Poland Avoid Unrest, Demonstrating the Value of Protected Borders
January 9, 2026
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Jules Gomes
In 2024, Hamas-linked activists used the historic church of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome to host an event where they solicited donations for their cause.
FWI News
Italy Dismantles Major Hamas Fundraising Network
Hamas-Linked Activists Used Rome Basilica to Raise Funds for Gaza
December 29, 2025
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Jules Gomes
A Catholic bishop and a group of leftists have successfully advocated for the release of an imam in Italy who has described Hamas, a group responsible for the deaths of three Italians, as a "legitimate resistance organization."
FWI News
Italian Court Frees Imam Accused of Defending October 7 Massacre
Leftists and Catholic Bishop Join Forces to Stop Islamist’s Deportation
December 23, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Spanish and Palestinian protesters held signs and flags in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla as it passed by Spain's Canary Islands in late August. Numerous reports indicate that the vessels, which were blessed by an Italian archbishop, carried no humanitarian aid.
FWI News
Italian Bishops Backed Flotilla Despite Links to Radical Islamists
Pro-Palestinian Fleet Tied to Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and Muslim Brotherhood
October 5, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Middle East Forum Online
Italy Trapped in Extradition of Notorious Turkish Mobster as Judges Assess Torture Risks in Turkey
Italy Trapped in Extradition of Notorious Turkish Mobster as Judges Assess Torture Risks in Turkey
September 23, 2025
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Podcasts
Mark Choate on the Islamist Struggle for Libya
The Conflict in Libya Is an Example of Internal Factions Being Manipulated and Supported by External Resources and External Leaders as Well
February 3, 2025
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Marilyn Stern
Islamist flags on display at anti-Israel rally held in Stockholm, Sweden on October 15, 2023. The protest was organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir, an international pan-Islamist group that seeks to re-establish the Islamic caliphate and implement sharia throughout the world. At the rally protesters chanted "Israelis are nothing but dogs of the West."
FWI Research
European Islamists Ignore — or Celebrate — Hamas’s October 7 Massacre
November 22, 2023
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Soeren Kern
Legacy media outlets in Europe and the United States have variously portrayed Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “fascist,” a “neo-fascist,” and a “post-fascist.” She counters that she is a traditional conservative intent on protecting her country's borders and identity. (Photo Quirinale.it via Wikimedia Commons.)
FWI News
Legacy Media: Italy’s New PM Is a ‘Neo-Fascist.’ But, No, She Isn’t
October 27, 2022
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Soeren Kern