Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted a graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan (UM) on Friday.
on video Posted to was witnessed. .
As the protesters entered the room and walked down the aisle, they could hear people booing and yelling, “Get out!”
On Friday, I was attending a graduation ceremony for the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater and Dance when pro-Palestinian protests erupted.
The protest continued for several minutes until police arrived and the protesters left. pic.twitter.com/OuTCdthfUq
— Thad Green (@thadgreen) May 3, 2024
Many in the crowd also started chant,”America! united states of america! united states of america! “The protesters remained in the room.
As the anti-Israel demonstrators began to leave the auditorium, they could be heard chanting “Free Gaza, Free!”
Many in the audience began chanting “USA” before the protesters left the auditorium. pic.twitter.com/kB7edntiFw
— Thad Green (@thadgreen) May 3, 2024
law enforcement officials too captured Video shows people trying to hold back a crowd of protesters at the University of Michigan Art Museum.
BREAKING: Police are subdued as they try to control crowds at the University of Michigan Art Museum. pic.twitter.com/pw6oHkOAIO
— Stu (@thestustustudio) May 4, 2024
Anti-Israel protests and encampments have been occurring frequently on college campuses across the country in support of the first encampment set up at Columbia University on April 17th.
The day after the camp began at Columbia University, several students were suspended and hundreds of other protesters were arrested. The first encampment was cleared, but another was set up until Tuesday, when New York City police conducted a search after protesters occupied and damaged Hamilton Hall, a university building on campus. Left behind.
Participants at various encampments and protests are calling for the withdrawal of Israeli businesses, the severing of academic ties with Israeli educational institutions, the cancellation of student travel to Israel, and a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas. They have made various demands, including a call for The US should stop supplying weapons to Israel.
Breitbart News reached out to the University of Michigan for a statement but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
