Last autumn, after mass demonstrations and strikes for Palestine across Italy, Rajab Al Reefi and the Gaza Skate Team posted a short video. They were holding an Italian flag, thanking people in Italy for the support. It went viral. Within hours, members of the Italian government tried to take public credit. Rajab and the team filmed a second video almost immediately, clarifying that their thanks were for the people, not the government, which had refused to take even the smallest steps to pressure Israel. “These people know very well who is their friend and who isn’t,” Matteo Bennici says. That … Continue reading BARATRO return with more on “No Comply”, Gaza Skate Team, and the Italian partisan story