Overview
- The event, which sources say took place on Wednesday, involved children from five primary schools and a nursery who were reported to have chanted the slogan “Free free Palestine” during a public initiative.
- Press identified Sulaiman Hijazi as present at the gathering and linked him to a Procura di Genova investigation under article 270‑bis while Modena mayor Massimo Mezzetti said he did not know Hijazi’s identity and did not hear political chants during his hour at the event.
- The Ufficio Scolastico Regionale for Emilia‑Romagna has launched an inspection to verify the initiative’s content and procedures and the national education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, has demanded prompt results calling the episode serious if confirmed.
- Political parties including Fratelli d'Italia and the Lega have filed urgent parliamentary questions seeking explanations and the case has intensified local concern because it follows a recent attempted vehicle attack in Modena.
- Organizers say the meeting was held in a public space as part of a project promoted by teachers from the Movimento Cooperazione Educativa and any criminal probes linked to the Genoa inquiry remain separate from the school inspection, with final determinations still pending.