Commemoration gone wrong | Israel Hayom

This week, Mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi reversed the municipality\’s decision to memorialize late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat by naming one of the city\’s public parks after him. The original plan sought to honor the Nobel Prize laureate who, in the municipality\’s view, worked to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians. For balance, it was decided to name a street in the Italian capital after the late chief rabbi of Rome, Rabbi Elio Toaff.