Anti-Israel protests held Saturday at college commencements

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Small protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities from North Carolina to California held commencement ceremonies.

Sat, May 11th 2024 at 4:53 PM Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are escorted out of the UW-Madison Commencement ceremony after Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin's speech, at Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 11, 2024.

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a small group of demonstrators staged what appeared to be a silent protest during commencement at Camp Randall Stadium. A photo posted by the Wisconsin State Journal showed about six people walking through the rear of the stadium, with two carrying a Palestinian flag.

At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, pro-Palestinian demonstrators splattered red paint on the steps of a building hours ahead of the school's commencement ceremony and chanted on campus while students wearing light blue graduation gowns posed for photos, the News & Observer reported. as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Those actions came hours after police tear-gassed demonstrators and took down a similar camp at the University of Arizona.

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