There is an area in the Piemonte region of Northwest Italy called Valsesia, a series of valleys. One of the small towns in this area is Varallo. The mayor of Varallo, Pietro Bondetti, received a letter at the town hall about a week ago, along with a bullet inside the envelope. The letter, printed in stencil and signed by the “Anti-Zionist Movement”, drew attention to a settlement of about 70 Israeli families living in the area. The letter went on to state that they would not tolerate any more Israeli families and threatened to “start shooting if the settlement continued to grow. Here is an article from the Italian newspaper, La Stampa, which I have translated and which gives further details.

Aside from what is contained in the article, I can state that Mayor Bondetti has received support and solidarity from the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella. In addition, it is reported that the Israeli families........

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