The journalist’s question to an EC official was deemed “embarrassing” by his employer, Italian media say
An Italian journalist has been fired for asking a European Commission (EC) official whether Israel should bear the financial cost of rebuilding Gaza, given the bloc’s demand for Russia to pay ‘reparations’ for the Ukraine conflict.
Gabriele Nunziati, a contributor with the Italian news agency Nova, posed the question to EC spokeswoman Paula Pinho during a press briefing in mid-October.
“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine,” Nunziati asked. “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.”
A video of the exchange went viral, prompting criticism of perceived double standards in the European Union.
Ten days later, Nova terminated its collaboration with Nunziati, Italian media reported on Tuesday. The dismissal reportedly came after several “tense” phone conversations between the journalist and his superiors.
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