Italian Lawmakers Protest Gaza Blockade at Rafah Crossing; 100,000 Dutch Protesters Take to Streets

Italian Lawmakers Protest Gaza Blockade at Rafah Crossing; 100,000 Dutch Protesters Take to Streets

On Sunday, a group of Italian lawmakers took part in a protest on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border with Gaza. This is Laura Boldrini, the former speaker in the Italian Parliament’s lower chamber. Laura Boldrini: “We are here to break the silence on what’s happening in Gaza: the extermination of the Palestinian people. We cannot accept what’s happening there.” Major Palestinian solidarity protests were held this weekend in London and The Hag…

After a year, the Italian delegation of parliamentarians and humanitarian organizations returned to theifraif pass, on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. This time, however, it found the empty roads, without the columns of lorries stopped: for more than two months from here no help has been given. "Our goal was clear: to enter Gaza to help break the silence on the extermination of the Palestinian people, facilitate the entry of humanit…

Italian MPs protest Gaza massacre at Egypt's Rafah border

Italian parliamentarians protested on Sunday in front of Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with Gaza, calling for aid access and an end to the war in the devastated Palestinian territory. “Europe is not doing enough, nothing to stop the massacre,” Cecilia Strada, an Italian member of the European parliament, told AFP. The group – including 11 members of the Italian parliament, three MEPs and representatives of NGOs – held signs reading “Stop genocid…