Small demonstrations held Saturday, including at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Palestinian flags are taken from protesters as they walk out of UNC Chapel Hill's commencement ceremonies at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday.Palestinian flags are taken from protesters as they walk out of UNC Chapel Hill's commencement ceremonies at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday.
Marc Lovicott, a spokesperson for campus police, said the group, which he believed were students because they were wearing caps and gowns, “was kind of guided out but they left on their own”. No arrests were made. And at the University of California, Berkeley, a small group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators began waving flags and chanting during commencement and were escorted to the back of the stadium, where they were joined by others, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. There were no major counterprotests, but some attendees voiced frustration.
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