Italy’s Florence University terminates ties with Israeli scientific institutions
Italy’s Florence University terminates ties with Israeli scientific institutions
M.U.H
20/07/202523
The University of Florence, in Italy, has decided to end cooperation with some scientific institutions of the Israeli regime, following demands from more than 500 academics, staff members, researchers, and students.
In a statement, carried by La Nazione newspaper, the university declared that five departments have cut ties with the Israeli regime’s academic institutes as part of an “academic boycott.”
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science terminated its partnership with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Similarly, the Departments of Engineering, as well as Agricultural Sciences and Technology also suspended their collaborations.
Members of the university have urged the entire academic community in Italy to fulfill their responsibility in response to the Israeli atrocities against the residents of Gaza. They specifically condemned the ongoing attacks on schools in Gaza, saying that they are denying Palestinian children access to education.
Earlier, the management council of Trinity College Dublin agreed to sever relationships with Israeli universities and companies to protest the ongoing violations of international and humanitarian laws in Gaza.
The Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Saturday that at least 58,765 Palestinians have been killed in the regime’s war on the Strip since early October 2023.
