US EditionStrike called in Italy, protests flare over interception of Gaza aid ships
- Labor organizations in Italy organized a nationwide strike on Friday to show support for the international aid flotilla heading to Gaza, sparking demonstrations in several cities.
- The strike followed two weeks of dockworker actions blocking ships linked to Israeli trade and after military interception reports of the flotilla.
- The CGIL union condemned the attack on civilian ships carrying Italian citizens and smaller unions joined the strike, while protesters disrupted train traffic in Naples and gathered in Rome.
- Italy's foreign affairs chief conveyed that Israel had guaranteed no force would be used against activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which comprises roughly 500 parliamentarians and legal professionals.
- The strike and protests reflect mounting Italian solidarity with Gaza aid efforts and increased tensions over Israel's blockade enforcement.
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Italy erupts over Gaza flotilla with nationwide protests
The Gaza flotilla crisis is shaking Italy as the country's largest labor federation, CGIL, declared a nationwide strike on Friday in response to Israel's interception of a vessel carrying 22 Italian nationals bound for Gaza. The announcement came hours after news broke late Wednesday night that the flotilla had been stopped, sparking mass demonstrations across Italy's major cities. Protests continued Thursday, culminating in demonstrators breaki…
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der Standard DEFor weeks there have been strikes throughout Italy against the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. After the capping of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a general strike is planned on Friday.
Thousands of people go out into the streets of Rome, Madrid and Istanbul, while some 30 demonstrations are being held in France. “We have been illegally detained in international waters,” say the four Italian deputies of the expedition
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If They Block the Flotilla, We'll Block Everything: Italian Students - teleSUR English
Thousands reject the Zionist attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla. On Thursday, thousands of Italian university students continued protesting in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), whose members were seized by the Israeli occupation army after their boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza were intercepted. RELATED: European Countries Condemn Israel for Intercepting Global Sumud Flotilla Students at Milan State University were the l…
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