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 community gatherings. Restaurants and bookstores in old alleys downtown carry watermelon stickers in their windows, a nod to the flag in the city’s most visited quarters.

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.

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 community gatherings. Restaurants and bookstores in old alleys downtown carry watermelon stickers in their windows, a nod to the flag in the city’s most visited quarters.

Naples has been at the forefront of Europe’s citizen-led movements in support of Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. While far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has consistently voiced her support for the Israeli government over the past two years, even as she has occas