ER: From the Italian Palestine Chronicle of March 14, we get this (browsers will translate) —
Italy continues to supply weapons to Israel – Reports
According to what was reported in an Altreconomia investigation, in the month of December alone, Italy financed the genocide by providing 1.3 million euros in weapons and ammunition to the Israeli government.
Istat once again denies the Meloni Government, and its public reassurances regarding the alleged total block on the export of arms and ammunition to Tel Aviv. Also based on the investigation, in the last quarter of 2023 Italy exported “Arms and ammunition” to Israel for a total value of 2.1 million euros. This is exactly the period in which the genocidal aggression against the population of Gaza began, and which is currently still ongoing.
The balance sheet reports that in 2023 Italy exported “Arms and ammunition” to Israel for a total value of 13,707,376 euros, tripling the export compared to the previous year since the start of the military aggression on Gaza. …
Indispensable material for implementing and continuing military violence in Gaza, but also in the occupied territories of the West Bank, includes “bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles, cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles, and their parts, including buckshot, shot and cartridge wads”.
Among the Italian companies involved, already well-known names stand out, including Leonardo, Beretta, Alenia Aermacchi (Leonardo group), Fiocchi. The most productive Italian cities in the sector are Rome, Lecco, Varese, Brescia and Genoa.
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Outcry in Italy over arms exports to Israel amid genocide in Gaza
PRESS TV
Thousands of people joined a ‘Stop the Genocide’ rally in the Italian capital on Saturday organized, among others, by the movement of the Palestinian students and the Association of the Palestinians in Italy.
The initiative dubbed ‘Stop the Genocide’ also saw the participation of high school students and their families.
Stop the Genocide
People at the rally strongly condemned Italy’s unwavering support for the Israeli regime.
Italy that claims to be a democratic nation is a country where the government goes against the people’s will.
Profits always come first, even when genocide is taking place.
I am teaching my kids to never give up the fight and to never accept being submitted.
Italian Protestor
The Italian Minister of Defence, Guido Grosseto, has recently stated that Rome has continued to export arms to Israel despite assurances last year that the government was blocking such sales following Tel Aviv’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Western governments have been systematically supporting Zionism and Israel’s criminal regime, notwithstanding the protest against Israeli crimes that have been taking place across the globe. Italy’s support to Tel Aviv must stop once and for all.
Bruno Papale, Solidarity for Palestinians Committee
Some Italian media reports recently revealed that, despite the Italian government’s denials, the value of arms sales to Israel more than tripled in December 2023 compared with the same month in 2022, and December last year, was the peak of Israeli bombardments on the Gaza. Strip.
A solution to the onslaught in Gaza could be found if the international community stopped militarily supporting Israel. Italy on its side has been actively arming Israel through companies such as Leonardo and others.
If we don’t make sure that the Palestinians right to self determination is protected, then nothing will ever change.
Luisa Morgantina, Former EU Parliament Vice-President
Earlier this week, more protests and initiatives in solidarity with the besieged Palestinians were held in several Italian cities, including Milan and Naples.
Source
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From Middle East Eye —
War on Gaza: Activists shut down UK arms factories ahead of a month of protests
ER: Some tweets —
In a display of solidarity with Palestinians, hundreds of workers and protesters have shut down arms factories across England and Scotland to condemn the UK’s complicity in the Israeli regime’s war of aggression in Gaza.#WeAreAllGaza pic.twitter.com/C4Nnvl3sxs
— Palestine Highlights (@PalHighlight) March 20, 2024
Protests Erupt Outside Weapon Factory in Edinburgh, Activists Demand Halting Arms Sales to Israel#UK #Leonardo #Edinburgh #ArmsTrade #Palestine #Protest #Gaza #Israel #LeonardoFactory #BNNhttps://t.co/MNB1LjiNQ6 pic.twitter.com/Qm3yTovjw7
— Nimrah Khatoon (@KashifNimrah) March 20, 2024
UN experts have warned that the transfer of weapons to Israel for use in Gaza is “likely to violate international humanitarian law” and must stop immediatelyhttps://t.co/5eaqG2dEVm
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 21, 2024
With around 15 percent of the components of all F-35s being produced in Britain, Workers for a Free Palestine group have targeted two manufacturing components for the jets, demanding the UK to end all its arms sales to Israel used in an ongoing genocidehttps://t.co/mFLkamWMiR
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 20, 2024
ALL gates to Leonardo arms factory, Edinburgh, BLOCKADED 🇵🇸👏
BAN ALL WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
ARMS EMBARGO NOW
Support the protest and help stop arms from Scotland going to kill children in Gaza 🇵🇸🏴 pic.twitter.com/S2AvvQWUCY
— GGEC (@ggectee) March 20, 2024
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Protesters shut down UK arms factories over Gaza war complicity
PRESS TV
In a display of solidarity with Palestinians, hundreds of workers and protesters have shut down arms factories across England and Scotland to condemn the UK’s complicity in the Israeli regime’s war of aggression in Gaza.
The factories, which produce components for F-35 fighter jets, are accused of shoring up the Israeli regime’s military offensive in Gaza.
Workers for a Free Palestine swarm an arms factory in Rochester, Kent. (file photo)
Under the banner “Workers for a Free Palestine,” a diverse coalition of individuals from various unions and sectors including health, education, hospitality, academia, and the arts, launched the protests on Wednesday.
Activists aimed to disrupt the supply chain of arms to Israel and denounce the UK’s complicity in the ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
GE Aviation Systems in Cheltenham and Leonardo UK in Edinburgh were among the targeted sites where components for the F-35 jets are manufactured.
The protesters vowed to continue their protest actions for a month, demanding an immediate cessation of arms sales to Israel and advocating for a permanent ceasefire.
The decision to blockade the arms factories was prompted by Israel’s impending invasion of Rafah, which the United Nations and other international organizations have warned would have catastrophic consequences for Gaza’s population.
Unionists have called on workers across the UK to challenge their government’s military support for the Israeli regime.
“We’re demanding our government immediately halt arms supplies to Israel before it launches this offensive in Rafah using British-made bombs. But we are not waiting for this genocide-appeasing prime minister to act,” Zad, a union member, said in a press release.
This isn’t the first time such protests have occurred.
In December, similar blockades targeted four other arms factories across the UK. Despite assurances from the UK government that it hasn’t supplied lethal military equipment to Israel since October, evidence suggests otherwise.
Affidavits filed at the High Court revealed ongoing export licenses and pending applications for equipment likely to be used in offensive operations in Gaza.
Furthermore, the UK Ministry of Defence disclosed that Israeli warplanes have been permitted to take off from and land in the UK during the Gaza war, raising concerns about Britain’s involvement in facilitating Israeli atrocities.
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