A-Infos (en) Italy, FAI, Umanita Nova: Solidarity with Palestine. Concrete initiatives against the Italian government. (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

The tragedy unfolding in Palestine confirms the role of states in 
causing humanity's suffering. If we look at a long enough period, for 
example the more than one hundred years that separate us from the 
establishment of the British mandate over the region, we can see that 
the state solution has only exacerbated the problems. Starting precisely 
from the British mandate, passing through the constitution of the State 
of Israel, to arrive at the constitution of the Palestinian National 
Authority and the periodic massacres carried out by the Israeli 
occupation troops and the continuous acts of violence carried out by the 
settlers; at every turning point the problems, rather than being 
resolved, have worsened, until today we arrive at the prospect of direct 
intervention by the Western powers of which, as far as Italy is 
concerned, the "Levante" operation is a premise.

The genocide taking place in Gaza is the latest episode in an 
uninterrupted chain of violence, and has produced protests around the 
world. Even in Italy, the solidarity movement with the Palestinian 
people has been growing and has represented a fundamental component of 
the new street protagonism that emerged between the end of last year and 
the first months of this year. Official politics and the media give a 
blurry and reductive image of this new protagonism.

Support for Israel is one of the cornerstones of the Italian 
government's imperialist projection, fueled by ideological narratives 
such as the enlarged Mediterranean or the Greater Middle East, which 
hinges on the base of Djibouti and sees men and means of the Italian 
armed forces destined for the defense of national borders, dispersed 
over a vast area that goes from the eastern Mediterranean to the Red Sea 
and the Persian Gulf, operating within the borders of others and 
propping up dictatorial and bloody regimes. The Palestine solidarity 
movement may be an obstacle to these plans.

Unfortunately, the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli military 
occupation is led by religious and nationalist components and this means 
that the international solidarity movement also reflects the role of 
these components, with an attitude that fails to grasp the decisive role 
that the various states play imperialistic.

I believe this movement is a field for our action. We must not be 
discouraged by the orientation that often seems, especially among 
spokespersons, to be far from our ideas and objectives. We know well 
that sitting on the bank of the river and limiting ourselves to 
criticizing and judging the authoritarian aspects does not help the 
growth of the movement's consciousness; our action is needed to orient 
us towards concrete objectives.

We must therefore show how the government's action, in this case the 
current government chaired by Mrs. Meloni, strengthens Israel's 
oppression, we must show the repercussions that this action has on the 
condition of the masses in Italy and we must also show how the Bottom-up 
action can hinder government action. In other words, it is about showing 
that, since it is the government that has the power to make foreign 
policy, we must try to reduce it and force it to use it in the least 
harmful way possible. And we must do this by pressing on him through 
agitation in the square, threatening to take by force what is demanded.

There are three main areas on which it is possible to operate and which 
call into question the role of the Italian government: first of all the 
issue of the export of weapons and auxiliary systems to Israel, then the 
blocking of UNRWA funds, finally the "Levante" and "Aspides.

As regards the first theme, there is an urgent need to mobilize against 
the production of death, starting with those destined for Israel and 
destined to be used in ongoing massacres, such as targeting systems. 
This implies calling into question Leonardo which is the main exporter 
in Israel and which has long had a very close link with that state.

As regards the UNRWA funds, intended to support the civilian population 
with food and health aid, it is worth remembering that Italy is one of 
the very few governments that still maintains the freeze on funds, which 
was also lifted by governments that initially applied it like the one 
Australian.
At the end of March there were protest initiatives in various Italian 
cities against the "Aspides" mission which presents itself more clearly 
as a military mission to protect traffic in the Red Sea destined for 
Israel; in reality the "Levante" mission also uses the mask of the 
hospital ship to cover a further step towards intervention in the 
Palestinian crisis.
The solidarity movement with Palestine can grow and be more effective by 
setting up practical initiatives on these issues. The imperialist war 
stops by hindering the march of its government towards war

Tiziano Antonelli

https://umanitanova.org/solidarieta-con-la-palestina-iniziative-concrete-contro-il-governo-italiano/
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