Some consider it too lenient toward Israel, because it raises a "plausible risk of genocide" and doesn't go further. But criticism also comes from a different front: Hamas is defined as a "radical armed group" and not a terrorist organization, as established by 27 European Union countries and the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and, since 2019, also by Paraguay.
Thus, the document approved last September 30 by the Academic Senate of the University of Cagliari , which severed relations with Israeli entities – researchers, agencies and institutions – explicitly aligned with or directly connected to the military policies of the Tel Aviv government, continues to be discussed.
Among the various provisions (such as recognition of the State of Palestine and support for the presence and strengthening of humanitarian corridors reserved for Palestinian students and the academic community) there was also the request "to the Departments, Faculties and Centers to bring this document for approval by their respective Councils and to promote its implementation within the scope of each body."
Tomorrow, December 2nd, the issue is on the agenda of the Department of Humanities, Languages, and Cultural Heritage. A large group of faculty members has submitted an amendment citing the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant (without mentioning the one against the commander of the al-Qassam Brigades) and calling for "modifying the final clause" of the September 30th declaration "in which the university commits 'not to enter into collaborative agreements with Israeli academic institutions compromised by government actions,' by inserting an explicit time limit that makes it applicable to existing agreements and allows for their extension until full and verified compliance with international law."
A proposed amendment stemming from "the continuation, despite the proclamation of a ceasefire in October 2025, of Israel's military operations in Gaza, which continue to indiscriminately target Palestinian civilians and have caused over sixty thousand casualties, including over eighteen thousand children, over one hundred and twenty thousand wounded, and two million displaced persons."
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)