Seinfeld Speech at Duke Commencement Prompts Walkout Protesting His Support for Israel
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12 May 2024 01:38 PM EDT
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Dozens
of students walked out of Duke
University's commencement
ceremony on Sunday as some chanted "free Palestine" to protest its
guest speaker, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel throughout the
war in Gaza, according to a video posted on social media.
Figures
in robes and caps, some waving Palestinian flags, were seen filing out of
crowds of graduates assembled on the grass in the North
Carolina University's football
stadium in the video posted on X. Reuters was able to verify the video's date
and location.
The
video also showed several attendees leaving the viewing stands, including a
person wearing a keffiyeh, an emblem of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
Others
shouted "Jerry! Jerry!" as the actor received an honorary degree, and
Seinfeld delivered his speech without major interruptions.
He
visited Israel and has vocally supported it since Oct. 7 when militant group
Hamas killed 1,200 people and abducted 252 others, of whom 133 are believed to
remain in captivity in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Meanwhile, Israel's
military operations have killed more than 35,000 Palestinians, according to
health officials in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave.
The
White House said on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful
protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration
officials will speak.
The
walkout at Duke's graduation was the latest manifestation of protests that have
roiled U.S. campuses as students call for universities to divest from arms
suppliers and other companies profiting from the war, and amnesty for students
and faculty who have been disciplined or fired for protesting.
The
protests have prompted U.S. universities such as Columbia in New York and
the University of Southern California in Los Angeles to cancel their main
graduation ceremonies this month. Other colleges and universities have
relocated or modified commencement ceremonies.
Connecting
the Dots:
Erskine B. Bowles was
the president for the University of North Carolina System and is a
trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank)
and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Henry Louis
Gates Jr. is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and was a professor at Duke University.
Robert K. Steel was
the chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the chairman
for Duke University.
David Gergen is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee
at Duke University.
Stephen Friedman is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a chairman
for Columbia University.
George E. Rupp was
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Lee C. Bollinger is
the president of Columbia University and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Jack O. Bovender
Jr. was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and is a trustee at Duke University.
James L. Vincent was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee
at Duke University.
Tallman Trask
III is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was
an EVP for Duke University.
Resources:
Past Research
Muslim
Call to Prayer to be Chanted Every Friday at Duke University (Past Research on Duke University)
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 18, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/01/muslim-call-to-prayer-to-be-chanted.html
University
stung by jury verdict over religious retaliation (Past
Research on the University of North Carolina System)
THURSDAY,
MARCH 20, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/university-stung-by-jury-verdict-over.html
40
Columbia University Professors Sign Petition to Boycott Israel (Past Research on Columbia University)
SUNDAY,
MARCH 6, 2016
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