A-Infos (en) Italy, Sicilia Libertaria #469 - PALERMO. MARSALA. - April 25, NoF35 rally. (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Where municipal institutions were challenged by supporters of the 
Palestinian resistance because they secretly received the Israeli 
ambassador. --- Several thousand people participated in the 
institutional ceremony and procession, including supporters of the "No" 
referendum, the ANPI (National Association of Italian Partisans), the 
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico), the Coordination for Palestine 
(Coordinazione per la Palestina), and others united by a stifling 
antagonism, seasoned with the defense of the values of the Constitution, 
a superficial anti-fascism, and a one-sided anti-imperialism that sees 
no further than its own navel.
A sincere representation of the city's left, far from the real social 
context and incapable of building a real political alternative.
Institutional bodies such as the Democratic Party (PD) and similar 
entities were criticized by the Antagonists, only to then march with a 
self-interested protest behind the slogans of the ANPI and the CGIL 
(Italian General Confederation of Labour), all together passionately. In 
this procession of whitewashed tombs, the themes of war and rearmament 
were addressed, with no small amount of distress, by the comrades of the 
No War Assembly and some anarchists, who distributed flyers and 
newspapers, fully aware that this was a context solely for propaganda 
and information.

In the afternoon, a stand was held with press and anarchist and 
internationalist materials at Casa Professa, where the Palermo branch of 
the Arci organized an anti-fascist square, with music, recreational 
activities, and concerts, punctuated by a few speeches  Brasil, Bento 
Goncalves/RS, OSL:  essentially an open-air disco to satisfy the social 
cravings of thirty- and forty-somethings with radical-chic attitudes.
The banquet hosted by the Andrea Ballarò laboratory, an Arci club where 
the No War assembly meets, was a success, attracting the attention of 
many students from Spain interested in books on the civil war and the 
1936 Social Revolution.

On May 10th, the No F35 Committee is organizing a second demonstration 
in Marsala, following the one in Trapani, to inform residents of the 
construction of a training school for F35 pilots at Birgi Airport. These 
US fighter aircraft will enhance and strengthen the airport's military 
deployment and role in current and future war scenarios.

The participants' presentations drew an attentive audience, who heard 
from the speakers the negative consequences of further increasing the 
base's operations, the environmental damage, the links with the Mafia, 
the lack of participation of local populations in their own destinies, 
and the risks of involvement in potential war operations even now. The 
demilitarization of the territories and the airport was loudly 
reiterated, as was the connection with Sigonella and the MUOS (Muos) in 
Niscemi, which wage war daily from Sicily. The role in the 
Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Palestinian genocide, and the war in 
Iran was reiterated, reminding everyone that not only abroad but also at 
home, every soldier is an invader.

Antonio Rampolla

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