He denied that the Jews implicated were in any way involved in the murder of Simon. On February 14, 2007, Toaff said in a statement that he ordered the Italian publisher of his book to freeze distribution of his book so that he can "re-edit the passages which comprised the basis of the distortions and falsehoods that have been published in the media."
Toaff rejected any involvement by the Jews implicated in Simon's murder. On February 14, 2007, Toaff said he ordered the Italian publisher to stop distributing his book so he could revise the passages that were distorted in the media.