Palestine Information Center
Italy witnessed a nationwide general strike on Monday, affecting
transportation, education, and logistics sectors, following calls by
labor unions protesting military rearmament programs, rejecting Israel’s
ongoing genocide in Gaza, and expressing solidarity with the “Global
Sumud Flotilla” attempting to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip.
The strike coincided with demonstrations in several Italian cities
under the slogan “Stop Everything,” organized by labor unions and civil
society groups to protest rising living costs, military policies, and
increased spending on weapons at the expense of healthcare and
education, while also demanding an end to what protesters described as
the genocide against Palestinians and supporting the flotilla heading to
Gaza.
In the capital, Rome, protesters gathered in one of the city’s main
squares, carrying banners urging the Italian government not to continue
what they called “complicity in crimes” alongside Israel.
Demonstrators also waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans,
including “Free Palestine,” expressing outrage over the Israeli attack
on the Global Sumud Flotilla...
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