On Remembrance Day the world remembers the horror of the Shoah, while in the Middle East the war between Israel and Hamas continues (LIVE UPDATES – THE SPECIAL). Yesterday the police station stopped the pro-Palestine demonstrations, with a request to postpone them, but the Young Palestinians had announced demonstrations today in Milan, Rome, Naples and Cagliari. The greatest tensions were recorded in the Lombardy capital, where pro-Palestine demonstrators came into contact with the police in riot gear trying to break through their blockade.
The indications of the police stations
The instructions from the police headquarters were notified yesterday morning and accepted the invitation contained in Thursday’s circular from the Department of Public Security to provide for a postponement of the marches called for today. “It is an issue that worries us quite a bit at the moment beyond the merit of the demonstrations because in Italy, as you know, we respect the right to demonstrate,” said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The demonstration in Milan
As mentioned, despite the bans, demonstrations and protests took place in several cities. According to the Police Headquarters, at least 1,200 people participated in the pro-Palestine demonstration in Milan. Protesters shouted phrases such as ‘march’, ‘march’ and ‘Israel away, away. Palestine my land’. When the front rows began to push to overcome the police cordon, they were kept at a distance using mainly riot shields. The protest then ended shortly after 6pm.
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Sit-ins in Rome and Cagliari
While in Rome around a thousand people took to the streets for the pro-Palestine sit. The participants gathered in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele where, at 3pm, the procession which was supposed to end in San Giovanni was announced. Also in Cagliari around 300 people took part in the pro-Palestine demonstration. According to the activists of A Foras – who organized the event – “demonstrating is legitimate because in the law establishing Remembrance Day it is explained that the values of the day itself are aimed at ensuring that what happened is never repeated again. And today in There is an ongoing genocide in Palestine that risks destroying an entire people.” Also in Trento around 300 people, including several anarchists, gathered in Piazza Duomo.