It's like they've forgotten every lesson they learned in World War II.

Not sure how that's a useful lesson in this context.

The thing is, although allies in the Axis, Germany and Italy had pretty different history on the subject. Germany's treatment of its Jews and minorities was a point of contention between the two nations, with Italy flat refusing to sign on to the abuses the Nazis were calling for. In fact, Italian fascism was seen as an ideal model for some of the critical figures of 20th-century Zionism, particular Ze'ev Jabotinsky (granted, he died of a heart attack in 1940, so maybe he would have changed his mind at some point.)

Italy didn't succumb to the purge until 1943, when Italy capitulated to the Allies, resulting in German invasion of north Italy, and began deporting Jews and other "undesirables."

Perhaps it's not surprising that these people call themselves the "Northern League" then, which I guess does tie in to your statement. anyway... that's history on the subject.

They'll no more suffer from hunger