Overview

• The Rome rally organized by Pd, M5s, and Avs drew about 50,000 participants on June 6 while a separate Milan event was held by Azione and Italia Viva.
• Centrist leaders at the Milan protest focused sharply on combating anti-Semitism, contrasting with the broader platform of the Rome march.
• Several Pd figures, including Filippo Sensi, attended both gatherings to signal unity despite deep policy disagreements.
• Both events issued demands for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and formal recognition of a Palestinian state under a two-state framework.
• The twin demonstrations underscore widening foreign policy splits within the opposition, particularly over the use of terms like “genocide” to describe the conflict.