Gaza activists in Florence put keffiyeh on Jesus in presepe

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 31 - A group of pro-Gaza activists put a keffiyeh on the baby Jesus in a Nativity Scene in Florence's cathedral on Tuesday.
    Shortly before, the activists from 'Florence for Palestine' hoisted a Palestinian flag and a banner with the words 'End now Israeli occupation-apartheid-genocide' on the Ponte Vecchio "distracting Florentines and tourists from shopping" to protest for Gaza against "the atrocities of the Israeli army and the dramatic situation in the West Bank", said a note.
    Subsequently, the note said "the activists held a flashmob in front of the nativity scene in the Duomo covering Baby Jesus with a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian headdress".
    During the various actions the demonstrators "shouted slogans 'Free Palestine! Gaza will win! Hands off children! Stop genocide!' and against Netanyahu and the USA". (ANSA).