Tajani confirms: Italians stopped in the West Bank, they did nothing

"We are following" the case of the Italians stopped in the West Bank, "they didn't do anything, they were just there doing agricultural work harvesting olives, we hope they can be sent back to Italy as soon as possible". This was said by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, confirming the arrest of international activists, including some Italians, by the Israeli authorities, on the sidelines of the Forza Italia guarantee generals.

"In the West Bank, near Kafr Ni'ma, 23 kilometers from Ramallah, 14 international volunteers were arrested by the Israeli authorities while they were helping Palestinians in the olive harvest. Among them are Giorgia Lombardi, municipal councilor of La Spezia and member of the National Council of Green Europe, and other Italian citizens. I personally informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after receiving a voice message from Giorgia Lombardi, in which she told me what was happening. The Palestinians were brutally beaten by Israeli settlers and the international volunteers were attacked. The Israeli army and police then intervened and, instead of arresting the settlers responsible for the violence, arrested the volunteers engaged in the olive harvest, taking away their passports. We are faced with yet another unacceptable episode of violence attributable to the policies of Netanyahu's criminal government, which the Italian government continues to tolerate.

We ask for the immediate activation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our diplomatic representation to guarantee the safety and release of the Italian citizens involved and the other volunteers. It is not acceptable that those who peacefully help the Palestinians are arrested while those who carry out violence go unpunished." This was declared by Angelo Bonelli, deputy of the Green and Left Alliance and co-spokesperson for Green Europe.