Israel v Italy – World Cup 2018 Qualifier – Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel . (photo credit:REUTERS)
The case dates back to March 2013, when two fans of the Lazio soccer team were caught on camera during a match between Lazio and Catania chanting “giallorosso ebreo,” Italian for “yellow-red Jew.”
ROME – An Italian judge sparked anger by ruling that soccer fans chanting a slogan featuring the word “Jews” was not hate speech.In a letter to Italy’s Justice Minister Andrea Orlando, the president of the Rome Jewish community, Ruth Dureghello called the ruling earlier this month “undoubtedly an alarming precedent for justice” in Italy that “in essence legitimizes the use of the adjective Jew in a derogatory and racist form and in any case a tool of derision during sporting events.”
Source: Italian judge: Soccer chants about Jews not hate speech – Diaspora – Jerusalem Post
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