by RAY LEWIS | The National DeskNew York University students and pro-Palestinian supporters rally outside the NYU Stern School of Business building, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Some New York University graduates walked out of their commencement ceremony Wednesday to protest the school’s investments in companies perceived as helping Israel in its war against Hamas.
“We refuse to let the ceremony continue as planned whilst NYU refuses to acknowledge Palestine or Gaza and is complicit in the genocide of over 40,000 Palestinians,” the coalitionNYU Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine applauded the protest, which coincided with demonstrations at the School of Global Public Health’s ceremony. Graduates there crossed the stage with pro-Palestine signs.. “While Israeli genocide/apartheid went unmentioned by Mills+co.
"Today's Commencement was a joyful 2 1/2 hours for the 40,000 NYU graduates and guests at Yankee Stadium. A tiny fraction of the crowd walked out,” he said. "It had no impact on the proceedings, which carried on without interruption, and the overwhelming majority of the tens of thousands attendees enjoyed the Commencement Exercises very much and took great pride in honoring NYU's grads.
NYU students have also demonstrated against the university's investments by setting up encampments, which have experienced police intervention after school officials alleged they became disruptive.
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