Two people were arrested Tuesday evening during anti-Israel riots at La Sapienza University in Rome. A group of about 300 students wanted to break into the rector’s office. Police officers stopped them.
The demonstrators then marched through the university campus. One of those arrested later jumped on a police vehicle and damaged it.
Cars damaged, arrests
Several protesters also tried unsuccessfully to break into the university’s police station. A police officer was attacked by a protester; the man was subsequently arrested. During the riots, the demonstrators also reportedly damaged two cars of the university’s internal security forces in front of the rectorate.
The demonstrators demanded that, against the backdrop of Israel’s actions in the Gaza war, cooperation between Italian universities and Israel in the scientific field should be interrupted. Three weeks ago, the academic senate of the University of Turin adopted a similar decision. Other universities in Italy are also planning similar steps.
The University Ministry in Rome responded
Minister Anna Maria Bernini described any form of boycott as “alien to the tradition and culture of our universities” and described “science diplomacy”, i.e. exchanges in research and education, as a powerful and effective tool to end conflicts and seek peace.
Source: Krone
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