to Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat expressing 'concern over the latest dramatic developments and the hope for an immediate end to all acts of violence.'"
These seemingly contradictory positions -- the former suggesting a pro-Israeli stance on the part of Italy and the latter a more proactive Palestinian orientation -- suggest that Italy's position on the Middle East is not fully defined or fixed.
Similarly, the Italian position on international terrorism and a possible war with Iraq is also filled with contradictions. Immediately after the September 11, 2001, terror
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