Overview

• Mayor Marco Massari presented the Primo Tricolore to UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese at Reggio Emilia’s Teatro Valli.
• Massari called the October 7 Hamas attack ferocious and said ending the genocide and freeing hostages were necessary to start a peace process.
• The theatre audience responded with boos and jeers, including shouts of “shame.”
• Albanese publicly rebuked the mayor, asserting that peace does not require conditions and asking him not to repeat that formulation.
• Massari replied that his wording might have been incomplete, reaffirmed his position, and appealed for unity.