The students of theUniversity Of Pavia in protest against the University’s choices, the debate that affects the Israel-Palestine massacre it also reaches the Pavia area. The demonstration calling for peace and the suspension of agreements with Israel.
Students protesting for Palestine
For weeks now, students of the University of Pavia have been protesting meeting in the courtyards of the University to request decisive action by the University on the massacre currently taking place in the Gaza Strip.
The students decided to do not remain silent in front of the now 35 thousand victims of the conflict that started in Israel. The University’s silence in the face of an ongoing genocide is unacceptable for young intellectuals. Take up position with the tents and raising the Palestine flag as a symbol of Peacestudents have been occupying the University since May 18, 2024. An occupation that will continue until the Protestants obtain concrete answers to their solidarity requests.
The student protest continues
The protesting young people, after about 20 days of occupation, reformulate the requests for peace and the suspension of the agreements between theUniversity of Pavia and Israeli companies returning under the windows of the University rector. This tool, according to young students, is excellent weapon of protest against Israel’s invasion of Palestinian territory.
What triggered the protest was the response of the rector Francesco Sveltowho communicated to the students, through a letter, that the requests made to him are unfair because they would “condemn” and isolate even the Israeli society opposed to the war.
In response, the protesting students left a letter addressed to the rector where they indicated that their requests are dutiful and legitimateuseful for boycott academic agreements so as to facilitate the achievement of a turning point putting pressure on the Israeli institutions and government.
Furthermore, according to what is written, these proposals would not erase individual relationships much less isolate the Israeli side opposed to the genocide. Also accusing the rector of do not take concrete measurestherefore necessary convocation of an extraordinary academic senate.
