Her comments come amid mounting protests over the impact on the civilian population in Gaza of Israel’s war against Hamas.
“I am here to listen and share the most appropriate solutions so that recent episodes are not repeated,” said Bernini ahead of a meeting with the deans’ group CRUI.
“We are not worried, we protect freedom of thought with just one insurmountable cut-off point: violence,” she added.
The meeting was called after La Repubblica editor Maurizio Molinari was on Friday prevented from speaking at Naples University due to his alleged pro-Israeli bias.
“On Thursday, we will meet with University Minister Anna Maria Bernini and with all the representatives of the 85 universities of the CRUI,” said CRUI President Giovanna Iannantuoni.
“We will launch ideas and actions, to make it even clearer that demonstrations that prevent people from speaking are not tolerated.
“Universities are places of dialogue, when you ask to speak you must also know how to listen.”
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