An anonymous online form asking people to report the locations of Jews and Israeli tourists in Italy has been taken down after government officials intervened, according to media reports on Tuesday.

The Google form, circulated on social media and messaging groups before it was removed, asked users to identify Jews, Israelis and people believed to have ties to Zionism at hotels, vacation rentals, businesses and other public places. Its purpose was to “map Zionist tourism” and “Zionist neo-colonization” in Italy, the form said.

It was removed this week following the intervention of Italy’s commissioner for combating antisemitism, Gen. Pasquale Angelosanto.

Jewish leaders condemned the initiative, with Livia Ottolenghi, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, calling the campaign a “new yellow star,” reminiscent of Italy’s 1938 fascist racial laws.

Walker Meghnagi, president of the Jewish Community of Milan, warned that “hunting Jews” would encourage attacks by extremists. Government officials condemned the form as well.

In a statement on Sunday, Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa called the form “an aberrant initiative, in open violation of fundamental human rights and the constitutional principles on which our nation is founded.”

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