Lucio Malan
Lucio Malan (dob 30 July 1960) is an Italian politician. From 1998 to 2002 he was the director of communications of Forza Italia.
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Israel Advocacy
Malan is a vocal supporter of Israel and is the current Italian Caucus Chair of the the Israel Allies Foundation. In October 2011 travelled to Israel to receive the fourth annual All Nations Convocation Government Leadership Award 'recognizing his commitment to defending the State of Israel'. He was presented with the award in the Israeli Knesset in a ceremony coordinated by the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus - an affiliate of the Israel Allies Foundation.[1]
In an interview conducted during his visit Malan commented on on increasing European opposition to Israel's actions in the Middle East:
- Firstly there is a prejudice which has very ancient roots... There is also widespread ignorance of the situation in the Middle East and a desire to appease Islamic immigrants on behalf of politicians who don’t want to alienate this section of the electorate by showing support for Israel. The propaganda of much of the media that reports the situation in Israel in a very biased manner also contributes to this hostility.[1]
Malan also accused the Palestinians of being at fault for the failure to end the Israel-Palestine conflict:
- Too many times they were given territories and concessions and weren’t willing to stop the attacks, for instance from Gaza and so on. It appears too often that what they really want is the whole territory west of the Jordan. So it is understandable that some people wouldn’t want to negotiate on such a basis.[1]
Malan was reportedly involved in the Italian government's opposition to UN recognition of Palestinian statehood, and was engaged in efforts to make sure that Italy would boycott the Durban III Conference on racism. Regarding the conference he remarked:
- Italy boycotted this third shameful show of racism, which disguised itself under the label of anti-racism. It is a shame that with all the real racism and real oppression that is taking place in the world there is time to blame Israel, and this shows that the UN cannot be relied upon to defend its own charter and the universal declaration of human rights.[1]
Affiliations
- Israel Allies Foundation - Italian Caucus Chair
Contact
Website: http://www.luciomalan.it/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jeremy Sharon ‘Italian senator sings Israel’s praises', Jerusalem Post, 5 October 2011, accessed 7 May 2015
