Overview

• At the University of Pisa, dozens of protesters stormed a lecture, beating Prof. Rino Casella and a student, and Casella was treated in hospital for head and arm injuries.
• Casella said he was targeted after opposing moves to sever ties with Israeli institutions and noted flyers on campus had branded him a “Zionist.”
• Students called police during the Pisa attack, and Casella said he asked officers not to enter the classroom.
• In Turin, protesters disrupted a class by Israeli lecturer Pini Zorea, and Rector Stefano Cornietti suspended cooperation after Zorea defended the IDF and said he wanted Palestine “free of Hamas.”
• University Minister Anna Maria Bernini condemned the assaults and raised the prospect of a civil suit, as Jewish‑community leaders warned of an escalation on campuses reviewing links with Israel.