SAN VITO AL TAGLIAMENTO – Even before it was held, themeeting took place last night in the council chamberat Palazzo Rota, “Stop the genocide in Gaza. Stop the war. Respect UN resolutions. Liberate the occupied territories. Two peoples in two states.” This is the title of the event organized by the Anpi San Vito Section “E. Gregoris – Learco” and by Arci Cral Galante Ciliti.
INDIGNANT
To arouse theindignation of most of the advisors of opposition groups it’s the fact that the Municipality granted its patronage to the evening, considered not “neutral” starting from the same title. «We believe it was a very serious mistake», write, in a joint note, the councilors Valerio Delle Fratte of Cultura Civica, Iacopo Chiaruttini and Luigi Sandri of Amo San Vito, Valentina Pegorer of San Vito Bene Comune, Rosanna Finos of Fratelli d’Italia , Carlo Candido and Federica Fogolin of the mixed group. «In full compliance with the provisions of the Constitution – declare the councilors –, everyone must be guaranteed, within the limits established by law, the freedom to express their thoughts. There is nothing against the fact that the Municipality makes the council chamber or other public place available. We find it definitely though the choice to grant patronage was inappropriate, which is equivalent to demonstrating the organisation’s adhesion to the position expressed by the organisers. A position certainly not shared by the undersigned city councilors.”
In recent months, representatives of various council groups have presented agendas and motions on the topic. «In these acts – the opposition underline – we are reminded that the Palestinians are certainly victims, but of Hamas and of the rogue countries that support those terrorists, such as Iran». The councilors agree with Senator Liliana Segre, according to whom “anyone who wants to compare what is happening today to a genocide is blaspheming”.
The guests invited to speak, after the intervention of the provincial president of the Anpi of Pordenone Loris Parpinel, they were Khaled Al Zeer and Amer Hasan, representatives of the Palestinian communities of Veneto and Fvg. Another aspect that has led to talk of a “pro-Palestine conference”.
It should be noted that in the town some posters announcing the meeting were torn down.
THE PARLIAMENTARY
It is the expression used by the hon. Emanuele Loperfido, president of Fratelli d’Italia Pordenone. «We learn with dismay – the deputy declared yesterday – that within an institutional forum such as the council chamber they want to host a conference on the theme of “stop genocide in Gaza” sponsored by the one-way Municipality, in which the speakers are exclusively the provincial ANPI, two Palestinian associations and no one else.”
The dissent, which arose within the town, therefore had a provincial echo: «If there is a desire to delve deeper into the topic – added Loperfido –, even more so in an institutional context all the parties involved must be hosted and listened to all theses. Unless the municipality and the mayor want to take sides.”
THE REPLICA
Responding to the Honorable Member isVitality councilor Andrea Bruscia. «The Municipality did not organize – highlights the member of the council led by Alberto Bernava –, but simply patronizeda meeting promoted by the provincial Anpi which asks for peace and an end to a massacre whose toll exceeds 30 thousand deaths, including 10 thousand children”.
For Bruscia «the shock should be for this terrible tragedy, not for the concession of a room. Saying no would have been comfortable and safe, but it is not a behavior that belongs to us. Our Municipality certainly does not deny a space for democratic discussion to those who have always chosen to peacefully use the weapons of culture and law to promote peace and the rights of the weakest. The Honorable Loperfido should come to terms with it: in San Vito we are used to listening, discussing and encouraging debate: we willingly leave preventive censorships to others”.
