a small team Duke University Graduates speak out against pro-Israel comedians jerry seinfeld spoke at a North Carolina commencement ceremony Sunday attended by about 30 people out of 7,000 people student He left his seat amid boos and cheers, chanting “Free Palestine.”
Some waved red, green, black and white Palestinian flags. Seinfeld’s decade-long eponymous show became one of the most popular shows in American television history and continues to draw legions of fans to his Netflix specials and TV shows like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. .
“After spending four years at what is considered one of the best institutions of higher education in the world, they apparently thought that maybe some light entertainment would allow all of you to finally realize, ‘You know, I think I’ve really had enough. This place,” Seinfeld said.
The stand-up comedian, rising star, director and co-writer of the film “No Frost,” publicly supports Israel The group has invaded Gaza to dismantle Hamas since it attacked the country on October 7, killing about 1,200 people in southern Israel. Most were women and children.
students in campus This spring, regions across the U.S. responded by establishing camp and called on their schools to cut ties with Israel and pro-Israel businesses. Students and others on campus identified by law enforcement authorities as outside agitators have participated in protests from Columbia University in New York City to UCLA.
At the University of California, Berkeley, a small group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators waved flags and chanted slogans during a graduation ceremony on Saturday and were escorted to the back of the stadium, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. There were no major protests, but some attendees expressed frustration.
“I feel like they ruined those of us who bought tickets to show our pride in our graduates,” said Annie Ramos, whose daughter is a student. “There is a time and place, but it’s not this.”
Small student protest at Duke University on Sunday graduate The protests in Durham, North Carolina, were emblematic of events on campuses across the United States on Sunday, following weeks of student protests that have engulfed U.S. campuses, resulting in nearly 2,900 arrests at 57 colleges and universities.
Commencement events this weekend remained largely peaceful.
At Emerson College in Boston, some students took off their graduation robes and left them on the stage. Others had “Free Palestine” emblazoned on their mortarboards. Staring into a camera broadcast live to the public, a woman unzipped her robe to reveal a kaffiyeh, a black-and-white checkered scarf commonly used by Palestinians, and showed off a watermelon painted on her hand. Both are symbols of solidarity with the people of the occupied territories.
Others showed messages to cameras on stage, but the livestream quickly switched to a different view, preventing them from being seen for long. The slogans in some speeches were hard to decipher.
The student uprising at Columbia University inspired others on campuses across the country, leading the school to cancel its main commencement ceremony in favor of smaller gatherings.
The University of Southern California told its openly pro-Palestinian valedictorian that she could not deliver the commencement keynote address due to security concerns. The main graduation ceremony was later canceled.
DePaul University in Chicago is just over a month away from graduation. But as the school year ends, school leaders say they are in a “stalemate” with pro-Palestinian protesters at the school, leaving the future of their encampment on the Chicago campus unclear.
The camp was set up nearly two weeks ago by the student-led DePaul Divestment Coalition, which calls on the university to divest itself of financial interests tied to Israel. The group claimed university officials abandoned negotiations and tried to force students to sign the agreement, according to a student statement late Saturday.
Some waved red, green, black and white Palestinian flags. Seinfeld’s decade-long eponymous show became one of the most popular shows in American television history and continues to draw legions of fans to his Netflix specials and TV shows like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. .
“After spending four years at what is considered one of the best institutions of higher education in the world, they apparently thought that maybe some light entertainment would allow all of you to finally realize, ‘You know, I think I’ve really had enough. This place,” Seinfeld said.
The stand-up comedian, rising star, director and co-writer of the film “No Frost,” publicly supports Israel The group has invaded Gaza to dismantle Hamas since it attacked the country on October 7, killing about 1,200 people in southern Israel. Most were women and children.
students in campus This spring, regions across the U.S. responded by establishing camp and called on their schools to cut ties with Israel and pro-Israel businesses. Students and others on campus identified by law enforcement authorities as outside agitators have participated in protests from Columbia University in New York City to UCLA.
At the University of California, Berkeley, a small group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators waved flags and chanted slogans during a graduation ceremony on Saturday and were escorted to the back of the stadium, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. There were no major protests, but some attendees expressed frustration.
“I feel like they ruined those of us who bought tickets to show our pride in our graduates,” said Annie Ramos, whose daughter is a student. “There is a time and place, but it’s not this.”
Small student protest at Duke University on Sunday graduate The protests in Durham, North Carolina, were emblematic of events on campuses across the United States on Sunday, following weeks of student protests that have engulfed U.S. campuses, resulting in nearly 2,900 arrests at 57 colleges and universities.
Commencement events this weekend remained largely peaceful.
At Emerson College in Boston, some students took off their graduation robes and left them on the stage. Others had “Free Palestine” emblazoned on their mortarboards. Staring into a camera broadcast live to the public, a woman unzipped her robe to reveal a kaffiyeh, a black-and-white checkered scarf commonly used by Palestinians, and showed off a watermelon painted on her hand. Both are symbols of solidarity with the people of the occupied territories.
Others showed messages to cameras on stage, but the livestream quickly switched to a different view, preventing them from being seen for long. The slogans in some speeches were hard to decipher.
The student uprising at Columbia University inspired others on campuses across the country, leading the school to cancel its main commencement ceremony in favor of smaller gatherings.
The University of Southern California told its openly pro-Palestinian valedictorian that she could not deliver the commencement keynote address due to security concerns. The main graduation ceremony was later canceled.
DePaul University in Chicago is just over a month away from graduation. But as the school year ends, school leaders say they are in a “stalemate” with pro-Palestinian protesters at the school, leaving the future of their encampment on the Chicago campus unclear.
The camp was set up nearly two weeks ago by the student-led DePaul Divestment Coalition, which calls on the university to divest itself of financial interests tied to Israel. The group claimed university officials abandoned negotiations and tried to force students to sign the agreement, according to a student statement late Saturday.
