Italian unions proclaimed the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla that was trying to break Israel’s naval blockade to deliver aid to Gaza was intercepted by Israeli naval forces Wednesday night. Protests and demonstrations have sprung up all over Europe and globally since then, but they have been particularly strong in Italy.
Italy’s conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had sharply criticized the strike. She anticipated it would cause widespread disruption across the country and said it was politically motivated and targeted her right-wing government.
According to the CGIL union, 300,000 people marched through the streets of Rome alone, while the national average participation in the general strike stood at around 60%, halting all the main services in key sectors including transportation and schools.
In Florence, protesters approached the gates of the Italian national soccer team’s training center to demand its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel not be played because of the war in Gaza.
Who do you think elected the government?
The government promise all type of things then when elected then backtrack. The government should adapt the demand of the population after they are elected which in our current democratic countries we don’t do
Oh, so you think what happened is that the far right government of Italy promised to help Gazans versus evil Israel, people voted for that and then the machiavelous Meloni suddenly turned and started supporting Israel?
That must have been what happened.
No, i was talking generally. The elected government doesn’t always respond to the people will. The Palestine position is different : the government which represent the state is pro Israel, the people who protested Israel actions are not.
People did not vote for Meloni for being pro Israel but other issues . For example they voted for her support families but she cut investments in childcare infrastructure and social welfare
That’s why I prefer saying thank you Italians rather than thank you Italy