Posted on 05/28/2025 7:09:18 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
Italy’s right-wing government has joined with Germany, France, Canada and the United Kingdom in calling on Israel to end its military campaign in Gaza.
“The legitimate reaction of the Israeli government to a terrible and senseless act of terrorism is unfortunately taking absolutely dramatic and unacceptable forms, which we call on Israel to stop immediately,” Antonio Tajani, the Italian foreign minister, said in an address to parliament on Tuesday.
“The bombing must end, humanitarian assistance must resume as soon as possible, respect for international humanitarian law must be restored,” he added. Later, alluding to calls by U.S. President Donald Trump and some Israelis to see Palestinians leave Gaza en masse, he said, “The expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza is not and will never be an acceptable option.”
Tajani’s comments are notable because Italy’s government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is staunchly right-wing. Right-wing leaders have been the most durable supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but that has shifted this week, as both U.S. President Donald Trump and Germany’s new center-right chancellor, Friedrich Merz, have called for an end to the war.
Meloni’s government is under pressure to take a stronger stance against the war, with opposition parties backing a major demonstration calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state planned for Rome in June. Tajani’s comments came during a heated parliamentary debate in which the opposition leader said Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza.
Tajani’s comments come amid a groundswell of criticism of the war, including from unexpected corners. Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister who preceded Netanyahu’s election in 2009, wrote in Haaretz on Tuesday that he believed the war was now “a private political war” for Netanyahu that in recent weeks had become indefensible for him.
“Yes, Israel is committing war crimes,” Olmert wrote, intensifying criticism he had made just days earlier when he said he believed Israel’s war conduct was verging on criminal.
Olmert’s comments came the same day that Israel rolled out a new aid distribution system in Gaza after months of not allowing any humanitarian aid into the enclave where 2 million Palestinians live. The system, which briefly paused after being overrun by crowds of food-seekers, has drawn criticism from aid agencies and others for requiring Gazans to travel long distances to receive assistance.
The parents in the front seat want the noise in the back to stop. The crazy kid is attacking the sane kid. The parents threaten the sane kid because he’s sane. The crazy kid can’t be threatened. He will keep going until he dies. So the choice is, make the sane kid submit or kill the crazy kid. When you have no skin in the game the answer is obvious.
You’re asking me to remember stuff? 😂👍
Every Hamas operative must be hunted down and killed. There is no other solution to ending this war of civilized people vs inbred, low IQ, bloodthirsty savages. Trust me, there isn’t.
The bombing should end when there is no living Jihadist present in Gaza. Collateral damage to women and kids notwithstanding. If the Muslims loved their families, they’d get them out of there rather than using them as human shields.
The bombing should end when there is no living Jihadist present in Gaza. Collateral damage to women and kids notwithstanding. If the Muslims loved their families, they’d get them out of there rather than using them as human shields.
Hell seems appropriate.
The Euros are on the warpath against Russia and now Israel where are we headed?
.....“The bombing must end......
Hamas must end!
Time to tell cowardly Eurotards to F@#$@ off! The EU openly encouraged all violence from the hamas animals. Funded them.
So, this is your whirlwind. Pi$$ off.
Right Wing, lol! Their is no such thing in Europe. It is anti-Globalist statest or Globalist stateist.
Olmert is a self-serving traitor to his country and people, someone so desperate to still have some relevance that he’ll say anything, no matter how ridiculous.
I have a nephew who served 2 tours in Gaza since October 7, and he’s lost more than 10 friends because the were NOT committing war crimes. They do NOT engage in leveling entire blocks to get one sniper (as we have done and will continue to do), nor do they engage in indiscriminate bombing - instead they give warnings to people so as NOT to kill or injure them, which often let’s the terrorists get away to fight another day.
Phuck the traitor Olmert, phuck Italy, and phuck all of the other countries who are (and always have been) horrified at the idea of Israel actually winning a war.
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