Cops clash with Rai protesters in Bologna - Politics. Italian police used their truncheons to beat back Young Palestinians protesting Thursday.
Protesters were protesting against a recent pro-Israel statement by Rai state broadcaster. Singer Ghali called for an end to alleged "genocide" in Gaza at the Sanremo song fest. The furor erupted over the weekend after Ghali's appeal angered Israel's Ambassador to Italy Alon Bar, who said that the festival had been used to spread hate.