Moments of high tension in Vicenza. Accusations and clashes broke out after protesters at social centers tried to break through a riot police cordon to gain access to the VicenzaOro fair in order to object to the presence of an Israeli pavilion. The demonstration, which started just before 11.20 on January 20 with approximately 500 participants, deviated from the designated route and tried to approach the exhibition center. Here contact was made with the police, who in riot gear pushed the procession back with a charge.
The parade, with many Palestinian flags flying, started from the car park on Via Rossi ai Ferrovieri and then went off the agreed route. At the beginning of the parade were banners and banners reading ‘Let’s block Israel’, ‘Stop the war’ and ‘Liberate Palestine’. “There is currently an Israeli pavilion at the Fair – demonstrators shouted – this is unacceptable”. Already on the eve of the event, he explains: VicenzaToday, The demonstrators explained their clear opposition: “In the context of a war economy similar to that of Israel, the fair’s proceeds go directly to finance the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.”
The police commissioner had forbidden approaching the Fair, marking an authorized route that included starting from the car park via Rossi ai Ferrovieri, Vaccari, viale Sant’Agostino and Baracca. A ban that was not observed when the parade veered towards the Via Dell’Arsenale. For this reason, the police intervened with a large team. Protesters threw smoke bombs and fireworks at police officers, who responded with water cannon. The regiment was then pushed back and removed from the Arsenale. According to preliminary information, 4 police officers were injured in the clashes.
The second demonstration against the Israeli presence in VicenzaOro, organized by Rifondazione Comunista and the Popular Unity with the Palestinian community in Italy, is planned for this afternoon. “Our country and the EU are complicit in the government that is committing genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank,” organizers said in a statement. said.
Source: Today IT
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