About 15% of Italians believe that physical assaults on Jewish people are “entirely or fairly justifiable,” according to a new survey released on Tuesday, amid ongoing protests against Israel’s nearly two-year-old war with Hamas in Gaza.

The SWG poll, conducted between Sept. 24-26 among 800 adults, also found that 18% consider antisemitic graffiti acceptable, while around 20% said it was reasonable to attack pro-Israel professors and for businesses to refuse Israeli customers.

Reuters reported that the findings come as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government faces pressure from demonstrators demanding recognition of Palestinian statehood.

Italy has not followed other G7 nations in that step, though Meloni said she would back certain sanctions against Israel at the

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