A law professor at the University of Pisa in Italy reported being assaulted on Tuesday by anti-Israeli activists who’d stormed his classroom.

Rino Casella, associate professor of comparative constitutional law, told the ANSA news agency that he was kicked and punched while trying to protect a student during the incident.

“They accused me of being a Zionist just because I have always said I’m not pro-Palestinian,” Casella told ANSA . He filed a police complaint for assault, which resulted in minor injuries. He was examined at a hospital, and received a seven-day sick leave, according to the report.

About 20 students affiliated with left-wing collectives entered Casella’s lecture at the Department of Political Science, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. When one student at

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