Attempt to cancel event backfires, ensuring strong turnout. Read more about Scholars in Italy debate Israel boycott despite censorship 

Scholars from 50 Italian universities urge end to ties with Israel’s Technion and other institutions complicit in abuses of Palestinian rights. Read more about Academic boycott of Israel takes off in Italy 

In Europe, cartoons mocking Muhammad are “free speech,” while discussion of Israel is censored, historian notes. Read more about Did Rome college censor Ilan Pappe because of "Zionist intimidation"?