Overview

• The Bologna prefect, Enrico Ricci, said a formal order prohibiting the Piazza del Nettuno demonstration is being notified for the event scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on October 7.
• The youth group’s Instagram flyer calls the 2023 assault a major act of Palestinian resistance and features slogans such as “Glory to the martyrs,” “Long live the Resistance,” and “Palestine free from the river to the sea.”
• Organizers rejected the prohibition as a political decision and said they will still convene in the square to show support for the Palestinian cause.
• Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini condemned the planned slogans as an outrage to victims and as an attempt to celebrate terrorism.
• Bologna Mayor Matteo Lepore urged that the gathering not go ahead, calling it an act of hate that harms both Palestinians and the broader peace movement.