Overview
- About 40 student activists entered the event with banners and chanted “fuori i sionisti dall’università,” preventing Fiano from continuing until the university closed the venue.
- The discussion, organized by Futura with the Venice Peace Research Foundation and featuring Antonio Silvio Calò, was framed as a two-states peace dialogue.
- Fiano said protesters spread falsehoods about him and called the action a fascist principle, while Senate President Ignazio La Russa expressed solidarity but said that label was “azzardato.”
- Politicians across parties, including figures from PD, Azione, Lega and Fratelli d’Italia, denounced the interruption, with Minister Anna Maria Bernini, Matteo Renzi and Israel’s ambassador all issuing messages of support for Fiano.
- Organizers noted a prior demonstration call by the Fronte gioventù comunista, and reports so far do not mention arrests or formal disciplinary measures.