The conservative Milan daily Il Giornale gave the book free to whoever purchased the newspaper and first installment of William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."

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.

Addressing the Knesset, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi expressed strong support for Israel and its historic rights that "predate any international agreement."

Prime Minister Netanyahu, recalling the nuclear deal with North Korea in 1994, warned that the world was making a new mistake by signing an agreement with Iran.

Netanyahu flew to Rome in a last-ditch attempt to secure a US veto for the Palestinian proposal at the UN. Will the Obama Administration support Israel?