Anti-Israel demonstrators disrupted a major graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday.
in video According to a post on X, a demonstrator carrying a Palestinian flag was seen walking down the aisle toward the front of the stage at the graduation ceremony.
Marching towards the stage.Delete now @UMich pic.twitter.com/zLWozsDoko
— Benny Shaevsky (@brshaevsky) May 4, 2024
I heard the voices of the protests. chanting“We’re not going to stop, we’re not going to rest, we’re going to divest, we’re going to divest, we’re not going to stop, we’re going to divest,” some protesters could be heard saying, “fuck you” from the crowd.
Pro-terrorist groups are currently ruining university graduation ceremonies. @UMich pic.twitter.com/IG49Dbpo1i
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) May 4, 2024
A plane with the message “We support Israel.”So did “Jewish Lives Matter.” saw Flying over the graduation ceremony at Michigan Stadium.
Airplane flying over Michigan Stadium @UMich The beginning🇱🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/CxTf0AaF7F
— Benny Shaevsky (@brshaevsky) May 4, 2024
A student wears a graduation cap emblazoned with an Israeli flag as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt the ceremony during the University of Michigan’s spring graduation ceremony on May 4, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Nick Antaya/Getty)
Anti-Israel demonstrators also disrupted a graduation ceremony for the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater and Dance on Friday night.
The demonstrators held Palestinian flags and placards reading “ACAB,” “Freedom, Freedom, Palestine” and “UM-funded genocide.”
The crowd at the graduation ceremony responded by telling demonstrators to “get out” of the auditorium, and several people could be heard shouting “America! America!” united states of america! united states of america! “
Anti-Israel protests and camps have broken out on various college and university campuses since the first camp was set up at Columbia University on April 17. A day after the first anti-Israel camp was set up at Columbia University, several students were suspended and hundreds of protesters took part. arrested.
The first encampment at Columbia University was cleared, but another encampment was set up until late Tuesday, when New York City police raided Hamilton Hall, an academic building on campus, after protesters occupied it. Left behind.
Participants in various encampments and protests have made a variety of demands, including divestment from and to Israeli companies. work It calls for the dissolution of relations with Israel, the dissolution of academic ties with Israeli educational institutions, the suspension of student travel to Israel, a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, and an end to the US disarmament of Israel.
