Europe’s Unlikely Capital of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement

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Europe’s Unlikely Capital of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement

How Naples became a bastion of pro-Palestinian activism on the continent. October 20, 2025, 3:46 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

A protester in a keffiyah waves a flag next to an Italian statue with a broken nose.

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NAPLES, Italy—During the final match for the scudetto , Italy’s most coveted soccer prize, in May, supporters of SSC Napoli paraded their team’s light blue flags alongside Palestinian flags and keffiyehs as they marched through the port city’s narrow alleyways.

For nearly two years, the colors of the Palestinian flag—red, white, green, and black—have been displayed in the front row of many public events in Naples, from soccer matches to concerts to c