PM Netanyahu Meets with Italian Jewish Community Leaders
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 28 August 2015), in
Florence, met with Italian Jewish community leaders from 21 communities
including approximately 24,000 people.

he Prime Minister said he was pleased to be at today's meeting, which took
place in the context of his visit yesterday to Milan Expo and his meeting
tomorrow with Italian Prime Matteo Renzi.

Prime Minister Netanyahu declared that the world believes in Israeli
technology since science and technology are stronger than any boycott.

He added that while Israel is interested in bringing Israeli technology to
the entire world, we are in a struggle between the forces of progress and
modernity and the forces of darkness that want to push us backward.

The Prime Minister added that this was a struggle between freedom and
oppression and between day and night.

He said that we are fighting not only for our common way of life but for
truth, noting that we are fighting against the lies being spread about us.

The Prime Minister stated that Italian Prime Minister Renzi was a key
partner in the struggle and added that he was looking forward to their
meeting tomorrow.