Italian police, protesters clash over state broadcaster RAI's Gaza stance

 Italian police and demonstrators clashed in the southern city of Naples on Tuesday in front of the offices of state broadcaster RAI following a protest over the company's coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The protesters accused RAI management of supporting Israel and ignoring the plight of Palestinians trapped in Gaza. The protest was called after RAI distanced itself from an appeal made by rapper Ghali to "stop the genocide" during the closing night of the hugely popular song festival Sanremo at the weekend, which is watched by most households in Italy. Ghali did not mention Israel or Gaza by name. In an angry response to the Italian-Tunisian rapper, the Israeli ambassador to Rome wrote on the X social media platform that the festival had been "exploited to spread hatred and provocation in a superficial and irresponsible way". Appearing on RAI the following day, Ghali said he had made calls for peace throughout his career. "People feel that they (risk) losing something if they support peace."  (Reuters) 