Giorgia Meloni’s moral retreat on Gaza

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suspended automatic renewal of Italy's defence pact with Israel this month following Israeli forces firing warning shots at Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, not in response to Palestinian civilian casualties in Gaza. The suspension, combined with Italy's continued blocking of EU trade restrictions on Israel and ongoing defence contracts with Israeli firms, reflects a pattern of symbolic gestures that mask continued strategic alignment with Israel.

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The Italian PM’s response to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza reflects not moral conviction, but political calculation.

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