Overview

• Pd, M5S and Avs deposited a joint motion in parliament calling for the suspension of Italy’s 2005 military cooperation memorandum with Israel
• Organizers claimed up to 100,000 people marched through Rome in an anti-war demonstration featuring Giuseppe Conte, Nicola Fratoianni, Angelo Bonelli and dissident Pd figures
• The Meloni administration reiterated its commitment to the Israel partnership, stressing the value of bilateral defense and technological collaboration
• Forza Italia leader Maurizio Gasparri accused the left of fostering antisemitism and siding with Iran in opposing the memorandum
• Protests have amplified scrutiny of Italy’s rising military budget and its role in NATO and EU rearmament discussions ahead of the June 24 summit in The Hague