Overview
- Invited by M5S deputy Stefania Ascari, Francesca Albanese presented her report titled “Genocidio di Gaza: un crimine collettivo” at a Chamber of Deputies press conference with participants from M5S, PD and Avs.
- Albanese described actions in Gaza as genocide, accused states including Italy of complicity, cited 70,000 deaths and 10,000 missing, and criticized Italy’s defense ties and Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
- Fratelli d’Italia figures Sara Kelany, Ester Mieli and Elisabetta Gardini condemned hosting Albanese as incompatible with the Chamber’s authority, reviving allegations of antisemitism and referencing Italy’s UN ambassador’s prior censure.
- The event highlighted the attendance of lawyer Fausto Gianelli, who defends suspects in Genoa’s “Domino” probe into alleged Hamas financing, intensifying security and reputational concerns raised by critics.
- Pro‑Palestinian groups rallied in Piazza Capranica under the banner “Antisionismo non è antisemitismo,” and Albanese later joined a Rome screening and discussion tied to the documentary Disunited Nations.