Last week warning shots were fired by Israel's sodiers at an Italian convoy of Italian peacekeepers in South Lebanon. The attack caused no injuries, but this allows the opportunity to suspend defence cooperation deal with Tel Aviv.
Consequently, the good news is that yesterday the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that the government has decided to suspend its defence agreement with Israel.
It seems the Italian Policy-makers are listening Italian civil society's willingness to end the Italian support and being part of the Israel's genocide in Palestine.
The building in the above photo is the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and it is not located in Rome's historic centre. It was built in the 1930s and marked an important stage in Italy's achitectural and urban debate. Nowadays the monumental style of the building has also been perfect for hosting a collection of artworks.
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Giorgio, I've heard about this story.
ReplyDeleteGiorgio, tell me, what's being said in Italy about Trump's recent follies and his words about Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni?
Hello Anna,
DeleteGiorgia Meloni made a mistake, as since January 2025 she has praised Trump, defended him, even suggested him for a Nobel Prize.
Nowadays Trump says our prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, lacks courage over US-Israel war on Iran. As it is known, she refused to let the US use an Italian naval airbase and sided with the Pope on the war.
In reality, our prime minister comes up with an excuse to not join US-Israel war on Iran, as she is afraid she would lose votes. Italian people know that US-Israel war on Iran is completely illegal, as there isn't any provocation by Iran. In addition, Italian electors heard that the Spanish government explicitly refused to allow the United States to use Spain's bases at Rota (Cádiz) and Morón de la Frontera (Seville) for military operations against Iran.
Now we, Italians, are afraid the US make a retaliation against Spain and Italy, but not in terms of customs tariffs or something like that. We are afraid they could make something worse. Don't forget there are still 10,000 US soldiers and seven US military bases Italy ... against our will. And 1,061 tons of Italy's gold reserve are still stored in the voults of the Federal Reserve in New York.
In the late 1970s Italian prime minister, Aldo Moro, was behind the "Historic Compromise," which was aimed at enhancing Italian democracy but seen as a threat to the established Yalta cold war order.
To sum up, Aldo Moro was kidnapped and killed, and it's easy to understand who did that. It's important to mention that the US secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, is alleged to have told Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro that he would "pay dearly" for his political strategy of bringing the Italian Communist Party into the government. This is based on testimonies from 1970s.
Thank you for making such interesting question, Anna.
Greetings,
G.