"Italy is doing everything that needs to be done to ensure the safety of our citizens, starting with those of the Jewish religion. There is no imminent risk but nothing should be underestimated." This was said by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, interviewed by RTL on the implications of the situation in the Middle East, after the attack in France.
During the interview, he also confirmed that "Last night the Carabinieri, who were not in the Gaza Strip but were in Jericho to train the Palestinian Police, returned."
"The priority is to get as many Italians out as possible at risk," he said, commenting on the situation in Gaza. "We are trying to get a group of Italians who had gone to the Gaza Strip out through the Rafah Pass, the one that connects the Gaza Strip to Egypt," Tajaini continued, specifying that in this group "there should be a dozen" people, "some are Italian-Palestinians." So, he added, "we are working and trying to get them out as soon as there is an agreement between the Israelis and Egyptians to get foreigners out of the Gaza Strip. So we are working intensively with our Consulate in Jerusalem, with our Embassy in Cairo to get these compatriots out of Gaza." "Therefore, the priority of protecting the safety of Italians is going through," the minister stressed
"I believe that banning demonstrations in a democratic country when they are not violent demonstrations is not the right thing to do as long as there is no alarm that the demonstration could degenerate," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in commenting on Paris' decision to ban pro-Palestine demonstrations on RTL radio. which is the country most committed to defending Israel, even with a presence of the Navy off the coast of Lebanon," Tajani noted. When the demonstrations turn violent it's another matter, when there are security threats it's another matter." Responding to a question about the presence of a former terrorist (Francesco Giordano, a member of the March 28 brigade responsible for the murder of journalist Walter Tobagi on May 28, 80, as reported today by 'Il Giornale') at yesterday's demonstration in Milan in favor of Palestine, Tajani said: "If a former brigade member participates, this is a fact that must be followed by the police to see if there are connections. That's another matter", but the one in Milan "was a peaceful demonstration...".
Tajani, the King of Jordan will be in Italy tomorrow
"Tomorrow the King of Jordan will be in Italy" as part of the dialogue on the crisis in the Middle East. This was announced by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, interviewed by RTL.
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