Anti-Israel Cornell medical student disrupts commencement, accuses university officials of 'genocide'
'My family is not here today, because they are in a genocide that you incited and and refuse to acknowledge. Shame on you,' he said.
‘And to my fellow healthcare workers, your fellow workers in Gaza were killed in front of their patients. Acknowledge this! Be honest to your oath,’ he added.
At the Weill Cornell Medicine commencement, a graduating student disrupted the ceremony and blamed the university for allegedly inciting “genocide.”
In a post uploaded to X on May 24, the graduate is seen walking up onto the stage while holding a Palestinian flag and wearing a keffiyeh.
At the Weill Cornell Medicine commencement, a Gazan graduate condemned the university’s complicity with Israel, saying that his family in Gaza “is not here today because they are in a genocide that YOU incited on and refuse to acknowledge.” pic.twitter.com/w5IQaYhjmE
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) May 24, 2024
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“My family is not here today, because they are in a genocide that you incited and and refuse to acknowledge. Shame on you,” he said to the university officials waiting on stage, to loud cheers from the audience.
“And to my fellow healthcare workers, your fellow workers in Gaza were killed in front of their patients. Acknowledge this! Be honest to your oath,” he continued.
The student then proceeded to walk off the stage and called out: “Free, free Palestine.”
The incident is not the only time at Cornell University in which an anti-Israel student disrupted a graduation ceremony.
Cornell’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter shared a May 26 Instagram video showing anti-Israel students disrupting a graduation ceremony, wearing keffiyehs, holding anti-Israel banners, and walking out of the ceremony.
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Cornell’s SJP chapter also shared on Instagram on April 23 to celebrate the passage of an undergraduate divestment referendum. “By a ratio of 2:1, Cornell Undergraduate Students voted in favor of calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and divesting from weapons manufacturers,” the group wrote.
Campus Reform has contacted Cornell University and the school’s SJP for comment. This article will be updated accordingly.
