Italy paralysed by nationwide strike in solidarity with intercepted Gaza aid flotilla

Italy paralysed by nationwide strike in solidarity with intercepted Gaza aid flotilla

#GazaProtests #ItalyStrike [3] #MoreUSattention
A rare mention on #Gaza and/or the #Flotilla from the US, albeit from a strong labor union viewpoint [which I don't mind]. But that's why it focusses more on the strength of organization as on #Gaza, #Palestine or the #Flotilla.
"MASSIVE Workers Strike in Italy SHUTS DOWN Trains, Highways for Gaza" [8:03 min]
by Status Coup News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mZS2R3Pm4
Quote by SCN:
"Sep 23, 2025
Ron Placone goes over the major strike that is happening in Italy as dock workers take to the streets in support of the people in Gaza. This is in response to the Gaza flotilla attempting to head into Palestine to deliver aid to the citizens that Israel is killing, and this action is shutting down entire parts of the country in response. SUPPORT our INDEPENDENT ON THE GROUND reporting for as low as $5 bucks a month."
#WorkersUnite #UnionStrong
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich

#GazaProtests #ItalyStrike [2] #USattention
"Genoa Dockworkers Launch General Strike for Palestine. “Not a single nail will depart toward Israel” [ ± 1-3 min]
by moreperfectunion
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7xYq6WCHx3g
Quote by mpu:
"Sep 23, 2025
Today tens of thousands of workers across Italy held a massive general strike.
Led by dockworkers in solidarity with their colleagues on the Gaza Freedom flotilla, the strike spread across the country.
One dockworker told us, “If trying to stop this traffic of death means having to stop every type of traffic… to and from Israel, then fine, we will stop everything.”
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich

#GazaProtests #ItalyStrike [1]
"Italy's 24 Hour General Strike for Gaza" [ ± 1-3 min]
by Novara Media
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NCEmlQvZeKk
Quote by NM:
"Sep 23, 2025
Trade unions across Italy brought the country to a standstill on Monday to protest Israel's genocide in Gaza.
The 24-hour general strike was one of the largest national protests against Israel seen in Europe. All over the country, the strike shut down schools and disrupted transport, reportedly leading to clashes between protestors and police.
On the same day, the UK, Canada, Australia and France announced their recognition of Palestine as a state ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York."
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich

Italian workers’ strike in #solidarity with #Gaza brings disruptions across the country
By GIADA ZAMPANO
Updated 3:02 AM EDT, September 23, 2025
ROME (AP) — "Thousands of #protesters and #strikers calling for solidarity with #Palestinians in Gaza took to the streets in Italy on Monday, with some storming Milan’s central train station and clashing violently with police.
"#Italy’s grassroots #unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from #schoolteachers to #metalworkers, called for a 24-hour #Generalstrike in both public and private sectors, including public transportation, trains, schools and ports.
"The strike caused disruptions across the country, with long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome.
"In Milan, tensions escalated when dozens of protesters dressed in black and armed with batons tried to smash the main entrance of the city’s central train station, throwing smoke bombs, bottles and stones at police, who responded with pepper spray. In Bologna, police used water cannons to disperse a crowd of demonstrators who blocked a highway.
"The transit of goods was slowed or partially blocked by workers’ sit-ins and rallies in Italy’s main ports of Genoa and Livorno. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome’s central station to protest the worsening #HumanitarianCrisis in Gaza.
"#Unions and #StudentOrganizations denounced “the inertia of the Italian and #EU governments.”
" 'If we don’t block what #Israel is doing, if we don’t block trade, the distribution of weapons and everything else with Israel, we will not ever achieve anything,' said Walter Montagnoli, national secretary of the CUB union, who joined a march in Milan."
#ResistGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #Resistance #Strike #ItalyStrike

Thousands of workers and students across Italy have joined a general strike and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Italy’s grassroots unions called for the 24-hour strike on Monday, affecting both public and private sectors, including transportation, schools and ports. The strike caused disruptions nationwide, with delays for trains and limited public transport in cities like Rome and Milan. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome’s central station to protest the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Unions and student organizations have criticized the Italian and EU governments for their inaction.