A group of students on Monday occupied the rectorate of Naples Federico II University to protest against a call for proposals by the foreign ministry for scientific cooperation with Israel, the latest in a series of such protests at Italian universities. (ANSA)
The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa is asking for the call for applications issued by the foreign ministry for scientific cooperation with Israel in 2024 to be reconsidered, local newspapers reported on Friday. (ANSA)
There were moments of tension at Rome's La Sapienza University on Tuesday after a group of leftwing students on Monday occupied the dean's office in protest at links with Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. (ANSA)
Israel's Ambassador to Italy Alon Bar said Sunday that the Sanremo Song Festival had been used to spread hate after the singer Ghali made an appeal to "Stop Genocide" on the final night of the event on Saturday. (ANSA)
ROME (AP) At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in antisemitism in Europe and around the world.