“My condemnation for what happened tonight is total and obviously we are doing our investigations to have certainties on responsibilities”. With these words, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, commented on the night attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla, responding to journalists during a press point on the sidelines of his mission in New York. The government has clarified the premier, has already prepared security measures: “Minister Crosetto has authorized the sending of a frigate to approach the necessary rescue and assistance to people who should be in danger, even if the use of military force is not foreseen”.
The appeal to responsibility
Meloni has repeatedly reiterated the firm condemnation of the attack, but he also wanted to underline the need for a prudent attitude: “I think that now a call to everyone must be made to all responsibility, in particular because on the flotilla there are parliamentarians, parliamentary species of the Italian Republic, and there is the safety of people at stake”. A passage that opened the way to a more critical reasoning on the role of the elected ones involved in the initiative: “The parliamentarians are paid to work in the institutions. If the theme is aid, those could be delivered safely. The safety of people for initiatives that put more in difficulty the government instead of helping concretely “cannot be risked.
The political lunge
From the institutional tone the premier then moved on to a direct political message: “We are looking for the cause to attack the government and, not finding it at home, do you look for it in Palestine?”. Meloni defined the participation of some Italian parliamentarians in the Flotilla a “free, dangerous and irresponsible” risk, remarking how the goal should be to bring help to Gaza and not that of “creating difficulties in the government”. “I see what happens and I am not a stupid,” added the premier, convinced that behind the initiative there are also reasons for internal political clash: “The goal in Italy is that of an attack on the government”.
“Provocations do not distract us”
Finally, Meloni reiterated that international tensions and the controversies related to the flotilla will have no effects on the executive route: “Provocations do not distract us from our work”.
The reply of the dem
“Does the Prime Minister ask for an act of responsibility for opposition parliamentarians who are on the fleet? An incredible and unprecedented declaration. We are so responsible that we have accompanied 59 Italian activists on a humanitarian mission that should have organized the Italian government ». The Democrats Arturo Scotto and Annalisa Corrado, from Flotilla, say it. “We are parliamentarians of the Republic, nobody, not even the head of the government can afford to refer to order – add – because we carry out our mandate with discipline and honor in full compliance with the Italian Constitution that repudiates the war and promotes peaceful coexistence among peoples. And we also do it on these boats by defending international law”.