(Financial Times-UK) During an official visit to Rome this week, Prime Minister Sharon told members of Italy's Jewish community, "Italy is today the best friend that we have in Europe....We have never had a country holding the EU presidency that has been as friendly as Italy today." Berlusconi's government, which will hold the EU's six-month rotating presidency until the end of December, has used its position to offer vigorous diplomatic support for Israel, departing from a traditional Italian tendency to speak up more for the Palestinian cause.
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