Naples, clashes between protesters and police at the anti-Nato march. The rectorate occupied

Clashes in Naples between anti-NATO and pro-Palestine demonstrators and the police. To protest the concert scheduled at the San Carlo theater for the anniversary of the 75th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance, a procession tried to break through the security cordon of the police, in riot gear in via Toledo, who repelled them using also the truncheons. In the end, the anti-NATO and pro-Palestine young people reported that 8 demonstrators had been hit, three of whom were injured in the face and head.

As already happened in Rome and Bologna just a few weeks ago, Federico II of Naples woke up with the rectorate occupied to say «enough of the agreements with Israel»: «Today's protest is not symbolic: we will not leave here until when not only the rector has not received us but until the agreements concerning Federico II and the Italian embassies in Tel Aviv, the Israeli universities and the Zionist authorities are completely rescinded", says the Student Network for Palestine of Naples.

«Today's occupation makes it clear that even our action of 25 and 26 March last did not arrive overnight, but is part of a context of national mobilization», commented Francesco Sampietro of the Sapienza Collective Coordination. Francesca Lini of Cambiare Rotta is of the same opinion and spoke of "an excellent initiative which also relaunches in Naples what has been done in other cities".

The front calling for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation's call for scientific cooperation with Israel to be blocked is growing ever wider. And the students' initiatives continue for the day of strike called by Usb University which involves over 20 universities : from flashmobs with Palestinian flags in the faculties to "genocide exhibitions" to public assemblies together with teachers, researchers and workers. The demonstration in front of the Farnesina at 3.00 pm is scheduled for the day before the deadline for the announcement, which is the 10th. But from tomorrow morning, debates and discussions will begin in the universities.

(Unioneonline/D)