The motion was once sparked after Italian-Tunisian rapper Ghali used Italy’s Eurovision Song Contest seek programme to call for Israel “stop genocide”
Hundreds of other folks demonstrated in entrance of the RAI headquarters in Rome on Saturday, protesting towards the state broadcaster’s protection of the battle in Gaza.
The motion adopted protests in Milan, Turin, Florence, Naples and Bologna, the place police clashed with demonstrators, injuring some with batons.
The protesters have accused RAI control of supporting Israel and ignoring the plight of Palestinians trapped in Gaza.
On Wednesday, Rai’s leader govt, Roberto Sergio ended up below escort after receiving threats for the pro-Israel observation TV presenter Mara Venier learn survive air.
Protesters in Rome shouted “Shame,” “Sergio resign,” and “Free Palestine,” and hung a placard with “130 journalists killed in Gaza” written on it.
About 1,000 other folks then headed towards Viale Teulada, some other of Rai’s headquarters, shouting: “We are thousands, we are an anti-fascist tide”.
The protest was once organised by way of ‘Spintime’, a pupil workforce, and was once joined by way of dozens of alternative associations, together with Amnesty International.
Protesters carried banners studying “not in our name” and demanded an impartial and independent public data carrier “not subservient to politics and especially to the government of Giorgia Meloni”.
The demonstrators marched to the music ‘Casa Mia’ by way of Italian rapper Ghali which he carried out on the 74th version of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024.
The music was once criticised by way of the top of the Milan Jewish group for its lyrical content material, which references clinic bombings, accusing him of “anti-Israeli propaganda”.
The music sparked controversy towards RAI, after it distanced itself from Ghali’s enchantment to “stop the genocide” made throughout the ultimate night time of the massively in style music pageant.
Following Ghali’s feedback, the Israeli ambassador to Italy, Alon Bar, stated the pageant have been used to “spread hatred and provocation in a superficial, irresponsible way”.
Appearing on RAI the next day to come, Ghali stated he had made requires peace all the way through his occupation. “People feel that they (risk) losing something if they support peace.”
During the similar programme, Venier learn out Sergio’s letter which expressed improve for “the people of Israel and the Jewish community”.
