Overview
- Municipal police cleared the chamber and the meeting was suspended after a loud protest in the Milan city council over the Tel Aviv sister‑city link.
- Europa Verde councillors moved to the center of the floor with a Palestinian flag and shirts demanding respect for the council, as activists in the gallery shouted “Stop the twinning,” “Free Palestine,” and “Resign.”
- The dispute centers on an October vote to end the sister‑city link, a symbolic partnership that carries political weight in the Israel–Palestine debate.
- Mayor Giuseppe Sala is keeping the partnership in place and said councillors can pass a new document, without conditions, if they want it interrupted.
- Reactions split the chamber, with the PD group voicing discontent over the mayor’s stance while the Lega and Fratelli d’Italia condemned the scenes and urged Sala to resign.