"Israel" has been reportedly excluded from a tourism fair in Italy, a decision reported following a public appeal from the mayor of Rimini on Thursday, who urged the event's organizers to cancel "Israel's" participation in the TTG Travel Experience over the war on Gaza.

In a joint statement posted on Facebook, Mayor Jamil Sadegholvaad and the head of the Emilia-Romagna region, Michele De Pascale, argued that an Israeli presence would represent "inequality", urging the event's organizers, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), to reconsider the inclusion of the "Israel" stand.

“We really don’t think that today it is ethically and morally acceptable to propose as holiday destinations places of war, terror and death,” the pair stated.

This comes as part of a broader international boycott movement against "Israel", in response to its crimes and brutal war on Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 65,000 people since October 7, with many uncounted victims still buried under the rubble.

'Israel' faces international boycotts worldwide and sector-wide

A coalition of advocacy organizations and fan groups launched a billboard in New York's Times Square on September 17, kicking off their #GameOverIsrael campaign with a call for European soccer federations to boycott "Israel" in the months leading up to the World Cup.

Campaigners are urging soccer federations across multiple European nations, including Belgium, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, and Spain, to institute a comprehensive boycott of the Israeli national team and to prohibit Israeli players from participating in their domestic competitions, a direct response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

In a significant escalation of the cultural boycott against "Israel", Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE has officially announced it will boycott the Eurovision 2026 Song Contest if "Israel" is allowed to take part, a move that makes Spain the first of the competition’s major contributors to commit to such a stance. This position has been further supported by signals from Ireland and Slovenia that they would also withdraw from the contest if the Israeli occupation is allowed to participate.

The boycott has also affected academia, with the head of the Scientific Council at "Israel's" Weizmann Institute, Nir Davidzon, revealing that the research center suffered heavy destruction during Iran's recent retaliation and is now facing mounting isolation from the international academic community.

In an interview for Israeli Channel 12 on September 13, Nir Davidzon stated that the Weizmann Institute, long considered one of "Israel's" most internationally connected scientific institutions, is now being increasingly boycotted by universities and research centers abroad.

"Everything that was built over decades is collapsing because of the war in Gaza," he said. "Even good friends are telling us they can no longer work with us."

Hundreds of actors, directors, and film workers have pledged to refuse any collaboration with Israeli cultural institutions, which they accuse of being complicit in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.

This initiative has drawn support from over 1,200 signatories, including acclaimed directors like Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Asif Kapadia, Boots Riley, and Joshua Oppenheimer. Prominent actors such as Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Ayo Edebiri, Riz Ahmed, Josh O’Connor, Cynthia Nixon, Julie Christie, Ilana Glazer, Rebecca Hall, Aimee Lou Wood, and Debra Winger also signed the pledge.