Europe has been careful not to rock the boat on Israel for months. Italy just changed that. The suspension of its defence cooperation agreement is not a symbolic gesture. It puts Rome in direct opposition to Washington and Tel Aviv at a moment when the war in Lebanon and Gaza shows no sign of slowing down. The real question now is whether Rome stays alone or becomes the first domino.
Sources: Al Jazeera · Sky News
Europe has been careful not to rock the boat on Israel for months. Italy just changed that. The suspension of its defence cooperation agreement is not a symbolic gesture. It puts Rome in direct opposition to Washington and Tel Aviv at a moment when the war in Lebanon and Gaza shows no sign of slowing down. The real question now is whether Rome stays alone or becomes the first domino.
Sources: Al Jazeera · Sky News
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