by Sasha Abramsky | Jul 7, 2026 | Donald Trump, EU, G7, Giorgia Meloni, Op-Ed
In mid-June, Donald Trump announced, apropos of nothing beyond stroking his own ego, that he had only agreed to be photographed with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit because she “begged me” to do it, and that he had agreed because he “felt sorry” for her. This may have been Trump’s usual misogynistic, self-aggrandizing patter. Or it may have been an expression of…
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by Laura Montanari | Oct 19, 2025 | Flotilla, Gaza, Genocide, Giorgia Meloni, Israel, Italy, labor, News, Strikes
It seemed impossible for Italy to strike for Palestine more successfully than it did the first time, yet it happened: 2 million people returned to the streets on October 3, blocking everything again. The second general strike was called by Si Cobas labor union on September 18, and circulated broadly after September 22, the date of the first strike. After Israel attacked the Global Sumud…
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