Pro-Palestine mob attacks professor and student who tried to defend him after they stormed his classroom because he criticised university’s anti-Israel stance: ‘In this climate, someone could die,’ tutor says
A pro -Palestinian mafia attacked a professor and a student who tried to defend him after suppressing his class during a lesson, because he criticized his university’s anti -Israel stance.
Rino Casella, a political science lecturer at the University of Pisa, kicked and punched while tearing a law lesson on Tuesday, which broke up with two academic ties against the Italian University.
The professor was treated in the hospital for injuries at the beginning and arms after the attack.
Casella, “ I represent institutions and the attack against me is an attack on the university, ”he said.
If similar violence continues in universities, ‘Someone may die’ warned.
A student was beaten while trying to get a flag from the mafia and then to defend the professor who protected the student.
The dozen anti -Israeli activist, shouting Palestinian flags and shouting ‘Free Palestine’, entered his class to exploit and confront the professor.
Mr. Casella explained how the ‘fascists’ attacked the class and asked him to stop the lesson.
The professor broke a university conference after expressing his opposition to the university, which interrupted relations with two Israeli universities.
Rino Casella, a political science instructor at the University of Pisa, kicked and punched while tearing a law lesson on Tuesday.
Rino Casella (in the picture), if similar violence continues in universities ‘someone may die’ warned
After being one of the two academics who opposed the decision of the institution’s decision to interrupt Israeli universities, the brochures around the campus came after wandering around the campus.
Professor said it was ’emotional shock’.
‘A sacred place, a university class with dialogue can not accept the deduction – not a place of violence,’ ‘he added.
The course had just begun. I tried to keep them out, but they forced them to get into Palestinian flags and megaphones. Some climbed the tables, others besieged me, and just threw me the worst insults for insisting to continue the class. ” La Repubblica.
“ Yes, it was a very tense moment. A student tried to get a flag from a protester and kicked him and punched him. So I went in to protect him. They shot me too – either fist or with the elbow. ‘
The teacher was told to rest for a week by doctors, but he told him that he would not be deterred with violence and that he wanted to return to work immediately.
Meanwhile, Italian politicians were quick to condemn the attack.
University Minister Anna Maria Bernini searched for a faculty member and said, ‘The ministry will consider suing against the attacks, because university is related to clarity, openness, democracy and violence’.
A student who took a step to try and defend the professor was also attacked by the angry mafia
Professor, after the breakdown by the law -class demonstrators ’emotional shock’ he said.
Authority added: ‘Universities are not free zones that allow them to cut courses or attack professors. Those who know themselves in the values of democracy are unbearable for an unacceptable society for an academic community such as open, free and inclusive.
The President of the Italian Jewish Communities Association, the President of the Association, added: ‘What is at the University of Pisa, the climbing we are fully scared, a long -term tolerated violence, a straightening in Hamas’s propaganda narrative. Terrorism continues to be legitimized in this way ‘.
The attack came the day when another Italian university was interrupted by pro -Palestinian protesters.
Professor Pini Zoraa, a guest lecturer from Israel, made a speech at Turin Polytechnic University when demonstrators suppressed the class to protest the use of face -recognition technologies for the Palestinian supervision.
Italian universities gradually broke their ties with Israeli institutions.
Milan’s University of Statale, Gaza’teki ‘currently participating in violations of universities and institutions with a movement to prevent new agreements approved a movement.
The University of Florence also promised ‘to evaluate agreements with Israeli universities, bodies and institutions and maintain the illegal occupation of Palestinian territory and to maintain the most serious violations of international law’.
