Two Million Join the General Strike, Shutting Down Italy
Featured image: Pro-Palestine activists blockaded the main highway of Milan and clashes with the police forces. Source: Milano News.
According to the CGIL union, two million people joined the mobilizations and 60% of the country’s workers supported the strike. The demonstrators filled the streets, blockaded highways and ports, expressing their support for Palestine.
Yesterday a strike was called by the unions in Italy. Millions of people filled the streets, blockaded the country and clashed with the repressive forces which wanted to prevent the actions in solidarity with Palestine. Hundreds of trains were canceled or delayed, as were several domestic flights, and many private and public schools also closed.
Actions for Palestine are still going on today, as the whole world is protesting the Israeli crimes. The activists from Per la Democrazia Popolare distributed leaflets in the marches of 3rd and 4th of October:
Massive mobilizations took place throughout the country. We hereby share some of the pictures and videos of the marches and rallies in some cities:
300,000 people filled the streets of Rome, denounced the genocide and expressed solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla:
Thousands marched in Milan and blocked the main highways of the city. Clashes erupted between the pro-Palestine activists and police forces who attempted to dismantle the blockade:
100,000 people took to the streets and blockaded the main highways of Bologna. Pro-Palestine activists clashed with riot police at the main train station:
A massive mobilization filled the streets of Genoa:
At least 80,000 marched in Naples. The protesters overcame the police defense line and entered the port. Hundreds of health workers also protested in the biggest hospital of the city:
100,000 protested in Turin:
100,00 protested in Florence:
50,000 took to the streets in Brescia:
At least 25,000 students and workers marched in Venezia:
There are reports that estimate at least 20,000 protesters in Bari, and around 150,000 in Sicily. Highways have been blocked in many other cities, such as Trento, Perugia, among others.
A general strike in solidarity with Palestine already took place in Italy on September 22, when the country was shut down:
