“I am a friend of Israel. After the Holocaust, it is the right of the Jewish people to have a free and secure state, but if public opinion is to also be in favor of Israel, a proportionate response is necessary. This is important for Israel.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this in an interview with the Financial Times. “The Palestinians are not criminals,” he added, “Hamas is using the Palestinians.” We just have to attack Hamas, it’s not easy, but we have to do it this way. We have to be demanding, we have to be careful.”
Meanwhile, Italy is working with friendly Arab countries, starting with Egypt, to find “a possible political and diplomatic way out of this military phase.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this in an interview with the Financial Times about the conflict between Hamas and Israel.