Posted 1/9/2024, 4:52:24 PM
Outrage Over Mass Fascist Saluting at Italian Far-Right Rally
- Video shows hundreds of people giving fascist salute at event in Rome commemorating 1978 killing of 3 neo-fascist youths, sparking outrage
- Salute dates to Mussolini dictatorship, is banned under Italian law, but far-right commemorations see it routinely tolerated
- Calls for PM Meloni to disband neo-fascist groups, although she has distanced herself from fascism
- Scenes damage Meloni's efforts to appear moderate; questions over whether she'll clearly condemn
- Italian police investigating mass salute at rally, government says must condemn all dictatorships