Human rights: When Italy was a pro-Palestinian country
[Episode 97]
In recent episodes of our show we highlighted how Italian foreign policy had become Pro-Israel, but it’s important to remember that Italian policies hadn’t be always like this. Once upon a time the Italian civil society had always been near to Palestinian fight for freedom and auto-determination. During ’70s and ’80s Italy was the most pro-Palestinian country in western world. In that time Italian President was Sandro Pertini. In this days, on 22th February, in Italy we are celebrating 20 years since his death, so this is why we want to let you listen a part of his new yer speech of 1983. “Once ago it was Jews that had known the diaspora, they were driven out middle east and scattered around the world. Now it’s the turn of Palestinians. And so I went to say again that Palestinians have the right to a homeland as Jews, Israelites had have” said Partini during the new year speech.
