A completed volume in an Italian translation of the Babylonian Talmud will be published next week, marking the first publication of its kind in 500 years.
No matter how you look at it, this is bad. If Iran demanded it, then it is clear Iran is intolerant and refuses to accept other cultures. If Italy covered up the “offending” artwork on its own initiative, then it shows it is attempting to appease the Iranians.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, while visiting Italy for the world fair on agricultural technology, proudly declared that Israeli innovation is "creating a better future for all humanity".