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Anti-Israel protesters spark chaos outside Columbia University graduation with diploma-burning, aggressive chants
Some newly minted grads torched their diplomas in protest, loudly booing, chanting and brandishing signs denouncing Israel.
Anti-Israel protesters torch diplomas outside Columbia University on graduation day
Anti-Israel protesters burned diplomas outside Columba University Wednesday demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil who was ...
Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, ...
PHOTOS: Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside Columbia University’s 2025 Graduation
Pro-Palestinian protesters, including some Columbia University and Barnard College students, hold a post-graduation ...
Columbia University's acting president heckled with boos and shouts of ‘Free Mahmoud' during graduation speech
The chants were in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained in March by U.S.
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
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Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
Jailed Columbia student Khalil meets newborn son for first time
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by U.S. immigration agents in March, met ...