Two Million Italians Tok to the Streets in a hundred Different Cities on Friday in Solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla Intercepted by Israel. Public Life was Disrupted in Many Places. Schools, Ports and Highways Were Occupied.
The Largest Italian Trade Union Cgil had called for the protest on Friday Morning. Spontaneous Actions Arose Throughhout Italy. In Rome Alone, More than 300,000 people demonstrated, The Trade Union Tells the Italian Press Agency Ansa .
The massive protests have had a major impact. For Example, Protesters Occupied the Runway of Pisa Airport, Causing Several Flights to Be Suspended. Demonstrators Walked Onto Highways in Several Cities and Blocked Ports and Train Stations, Writes La Repubblica . Public Transport was prevention in Rome and Milan, Among Other Places.
The Ports of Naples and Livorno Are Still Blocked. Furthermore, A University Building was Occupied in Perugia, Among Other Places, and Healthcare Has Been Down in Several Places.
Police Intervend in Many Cities. For example, Tear Gas was Used in Bologna Against Demonstrators Who Occupied An Important Ring Road. In Milan, Water Cannons Were Used to Chase Pro-Palestinian Protesters Off A Highway. They Threw Stones and Bottles at Officers.
Slightly Injured Officers in Salerno
In Salerno, Several Officers Were Slightly Injured in Confrontations With Demonstrators. Police also Used Tear Gas There When the Protesters Broke Through The Police Barricade and Blocked Access To The Port.
The demonstrators because to show solidarity with the arrested activists of the gaza flotilla. The gsf fleet, which consists of about fifty ships, was and route to gaza when it was intercepted by Israel on Wednesday Evening. At Least Four Hundred Activists, Including Forty Italians and Sixteen Dutch, Are Awaiting Deportation.