Italy's Jews on Friday hailed a
decision by authorities at Rome's La Sapienza University to
cancel the presentation by the Movement of Palestinian Students
of a book by late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
The book, The Thorn and the Carnation, is variously described in
blurbs as "not merely a work of fiction but a profound testament
to the enduring spirit of Gaza" and "a compelling novel penned
by Yahya Al-Sinwar throughout his lengthy incarceration in
Israeli prisons."
It was set to be presented by the Palestinian students at La
Sapienza's physics faculty Friday.
The president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Noemi
Di Segni, welcomed the event's cancellation telling ANSA: "It
is good that the danger has been understood."
She said that the university and its dean, medical doctor
Antonella Polimeni, had shown "lucidity and coherence, not to be
taken for granted."
Di Segni went on: "The challenge within the universities remains
to stem boycotts, distortions and forms of dialectics aimed at
spreading hatred or inciting terror.
"And it remains to be understood who finances them and who
supports them".
Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was killed in a
firefight with Israeli troops in mid-October.
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