Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
An Italian journalist who asked a European Commission official why Israel shouldn’t pay for the reconstruction of Gaza was let go by his news agency.
Gabriele Nunziati, a Brussels-based reporter who covered the EU for Rome’s Nova news agency, told The Intercept he received a notice that he would lose his job barely a month after he became a correspondent.
“I received an email from my news agency telling me that they intended to stop our collaboration.”
The move, which was first reported by the Italian news website Fanpage, came after he asked Paula Pinho, the European Commission’s chief spokesperson, about Gaza’s reconstruction on October 13.
“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine,” Nunziati, who is a contractor with Nova, said at a press conference. “Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”
Pinho replied that it was “definitely an interesting question, on which I would not have any comment.”
Continues at link.The corporate media are complicit in the Gaza genocide. Never forget what they did. Never forgive them for it.
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“definitely an interesting question, on which I would not have any comment.”
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The broader question is .. are EU Commissioners positions democratic?
Tony Benn had a good definition regarding democracy:
Tony Benn's core definition of democracy is encapsulated in the five questions he believed should be asked of anyone in a position of power:
* "What power have you got?" * "Where did you get it from?" * "In whose interests do you exercise it?" * "To whom are you accountable?" * "And how can we get rid of you?"
He famously stated: "If you cannot get rid of the people who govern you, you do not live in a democratic system".
on November 5, 2025, 5:38 pm