U.S. STUDENT WALKOUT OVER ISRAEL

This was a scene repeated across US universities at the weekend. Students walking out of their commencement ceremonies as part of pro-Palestine protests.

In this clip dozens leave the event at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on May 11th, during a speech by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. It was expected following his support for police breaking up earlier protests on Virginia campuses.

According to local media, students chanted ‘No books, no peace, let the knowledge increase’ and ‘Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.’ They, like many others, want their college to stop investing in Israeli-linked companies.

There have been around 2,800 arrests on campuses across the US since the first pro-Palestinian protests erupted mid-April.