Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt UC Berkeley's undergrad graduation
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2024
- A group of pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the undergraduate graduation ceremony at UC Berkeley on Saturday. "This wouldn't be the first time Berkeley's activism led to global change," the ASUC president said in her speech.
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It just makes people hate you more.
Someone else claimed it was clout-chasing. Protesting can't be a popularity contest *and* a race to the bottom. Sounds like you should talk amongst yourselves and get back to us.
@@MagicalMedic It's popularity for each other but makes those who disagree with you more angry
@@jlassonful 1) Solidarity is distinct from popularity 2) if folks disagree and they're angry, let them take to the streets and protest. That's their right.
Only people like you
I agree with you. People start to care less and less as their lives become more interrupted. Human nature. Even if the problems we have here are not life and death issues; they are still our problems and a concern to us. After awhile people tune these protesters out and just do not care anymore.
Nigeria Boko Haram 350,000 dead
Sudan JEM/Darfur 300,000 dead
Yemen Houthis 233,000 dead
Pakistan vs Islamists 50,000 dead
Syria 500,000 dead
South Sudan 400,000 dead
Ethiopia and Eritrea vs Tigray 600,000 dead
No protests for all these dead.
It is not about people in Gaza
These are sponsored organized protests that serve other interests.
People aren't foolish. Many of these wars were initiated by your country the USA.
Don't be dense.
The US is actively funding this current slaughter. We students have every right to complain about that when our money helps it happen.
@@sherazmalik2179 all the fucking more reason to protest them vs this one.
Spot on!! All this protests are sponsored and organised by Russian Secret Service (FSB). Unfortunately, there are enough fools in USA, who believe their lies.
@@sherazmalik2179they chose to fight, the US didn’t start anything
They never protested when Saudis were killing Yemenis, they were never on the streets when Uyghurs were being mistreated and tortured by the CCP. That gives you an idea that they're clueless of what they're protesting and a good number of them are there for the clout.
Maybe Americans are just protesting the wrongdoings of their own government rather than those of foreign countries? What is this clout that you want a piece for yourself?
@@vikk2524 Maybe this is the first time you've even heard about these atrocities, since they don't trend on tiktok.
@@Gravesend83 Yeah they only pretend to care about whats trending. Anything for that endorphin hit and ego strokes they get while virtue signaling.
Led like sheep, seen some interviews where these sheep , it's sad how uninformed they are.
Good ol' YT deleting truth comments. We need to start a class action lawsuit against YT/GOGL for violating the first amendment.
Moral cowards, all of the college administrator's
More like the students are cowards
@@rabbidcrazy787and dumb as dirt.
The State of Israel is the state of the Jews, always has been and always will be.
Whar do you expect them to do? How can they divest from Israel when they don’t own any Israel stocks in their portfolios? Most of the time, they don’t even know what their portfolio managers invest in. Stop being dense
@@didierduplantier8359 Ask the Gazan Why THEY don't return the hostages?
Peaceful protest if you want to be listened. You don’t have the right to destroy other people’s happiness
Yes your right, like we saw happiness Palestinian people destroyed by Israel
Frederick Douglas said as long as one of us suffers there is no peace.
Oh god, you are so sensitive
tell us when has that worked? because the civil rights movement wasn't, nor was the pro-labor movement, nor was emancipation, nor was the independence from the English
@@ricyman5110 You terrorist hamas murder people and take hostages.
*How To* Hurt Your Own Cause 101.
I disagree
@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi You can disagree all you want. But it's a fact. Those grads and families will never forget, and people will sympathize with them.
@@brosephbroman7564 it’s obviously not a fact Lmfao. I like your confidence though. Lmfao
@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi they arent gonna have. a future doing this any job sees this is gonna say nope
Dude, get an education.
There is a time and place to protest this isn’t the place or timing to do so
That’s on the president.
@@nguday2003 may I ask how and why do you want a country that doesn’t support gay rights
@@dinokinggaming1kthis has nothing to do with LGBLT!! A bunch of paid terriost wrecking a college commencement
"Sit quietly in the corner and let your disapproval be known, and we your government will be sure to do something about it."
Good thing our government is great at being proactive and taking the initiative!
@@MagicalMedicTerrorist supporter
First in family to graduate.Special day for those families. Once in a lifetime experience acknowledging the hard work and sacrifices made to earn the degree. All disrupted by narcissists.
oh look, another genocide cheerer!
Go to the White House and protest the president
This kids are potential USA presidents. Maybe even Israel ones!
THANK YOU.
The chickens have come home to roost!
The chickens are about to get fried.
Chickens are delicious
Don't forget that hot sauce!!..never never never
That says everything anyone needs to know about you.
Probably. Her graduation was interrupted. Meanwhile there is Gen. - 0. - Cide in Palestine. Actual people who never got a chance to graduate.
Jill Stein2924💚🇺🇸🙏🏿☮️☪️🕎✝️
How awesome would that be, spend 4 years, and tens (or hundreds) of thousands of your parents dollars or loans you'll have to pay back, all that hard work, finally you get recognized then... yeah apparently some group who thinks that every place is their right to say whatever they want.
You sound like a dictator, but I do agree that today was wrong. The university, not the students, is funding Israel.
Imagine a football field of innocent people murdered due to genocide and occupation with your money.
Are you referring to the murderedIsraelis and the hostages?
@@franksanz1044 Yes the seven hundred fifty civilians killed, some of whom were killed by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), "friendly fire" as acknowledged by Israel on October 7 and the 200 who were taken hostages. As well as the 40,000 Palestinians killed by the IDF since then, including 15,000 children, and the 1.8 million made homeless and the 2.3 million suffering from hunger and lack of medicines due to the Israeli blockade. There are also 8,000 Palestinian hostages being held by Israel since October 7.
@@nguday2003 LoL "your money" we are being awfully picky about the way a nation is spending "your money" now are we?
I remember getting pulled over because my radio was too loud and not having to press 1 for English.
Yet you get triggered when you don’t see white people in American movies and aren’t the main character of American story books
ABC7 can't get a handle on their volume levels. You're a media company for crying out loud.
Narcissists stealing the graduates' moment .....getting in one last meal by feeding on their own narcissism.
Just imagine, someone spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to study at such a prestigious uni. They struggle for 4 years and ehen they're finally done and are veing rewarded for their patience, talent, hard work, etc. they see this. :(
It's so unfortunate for the students man. This is such a wrong place to protest. Regardless of who fuels your protest, why don't they protest in front of government institutions if that's what they're protesting.
Also imagine this, there would be so many foreign students whose parents have struggled to make such money to send their kids here and to see it all end like this.
So unfortunate.
I myself wish to study at Berkeley for a masters in Financial Engg. and this isn't changing my mind but it's just so unfortunate to look at.
This university needs to be closed down
Or not. You might want to look up... well... a LOT of stuff. The first amendment, the history of non-violent protest in the United States, the history of Isrsel (since it's founding in the 40s), and what exactly sparked this wave on nationwide protests in an instant. It's actually pretty interesting stuff, too.
@@notchomomma239 Why is Palestine not a country? Why do you think supporting terrorist is interesting? Why do woke trash expect to have more rights than non woke trash?
@@notchomomma239 You can explain Black September to everyone because it is interesting.
@@notchomomma239 Don't hide in your safe space.
@@laryjohnson5736 Come now, don't be lazy. You have fingers.
Disrupting another person's life and a day that's supposed to be for them does not make anyone sympathetic to your cause
I'm just sorry for those undergrads.
Imagine studying for years, getting ready to graduate, having family and friends come to cheer you on...and a group of randos interrupt your moment with a protest about 1 out of 100 wars happening across the world.
Half of the protesters aren't even university students.
What utter garbage.
its not a war, its a genocide, you're literally a Zionist bot
The people united will never be defeated!!!
they already lost .... you want peace give Hamas the boot!
The US wasn’t supporting those. The universities were not invested in those.
I’m against this stupidity too, but this is a poor argument.
you see paying university don't make people sane
So is being a slave for a Fascist country
'You don't see these protests going on at trade schools' - Mike Rowe
i feel so sorry for the grads! hopefully, their families can celebrate in peace!
What about the Palestinian families? They cant even mourn in peace
They didn't arrest them?
No go cry about it
No. UC Berkeley has been taking a healthy, hands-off-our-students approach to the protests.
This is not Israel where IDF kill innocent Palestinians when they protest.
So much for free speech
Today's "Israel" isn't the same Israel from the Bible... Good job keep up the heat!
did I see you jan 6?
@@Recklessyettie no I don't go to gay stuff
@pappy101 Just make historical inaccurate and ignorent comments on youtube. Well, this is America are you a flat earther too?
@@Recklessyettie how is that historically inaccurate? True this is America, good job! And no but not sure how those two coincide?
Neither are you STUPID terrorist supporter.
You went to Berkeley and you’re surprised at protest? Sit down.
Expel, jail, deport NOW
Agreed
You sound like a dictator my guy.
And AT first ARREST Déport all racists and xénophobes to their country of origin in EU
So... no freedom of speech? 🥺
@@MagicalMedicYea, just like in Gaza.
This was my graduation. I was in the crowd, and have footage and pictures of everything that happened. I can give you an exact timeline of what happened.
Order of events:
- Prior to commencement: 4 uniformed (and armed? Not 100% on that) officers enter the field and disappear into a white tent: they are not seen throughout the ceremony. There are also 2 men in black suits who look like security on the field near the stage in addition to event staff.
- Students finish trickling in, commencement begins.
- Clusters of protesters scattered throughout the crowd start displaying smuggled flags and chanting.
- Emcee warns them disruption will get them thrown out.
- They continue, event staff come into the student section. The protesters nearest me evade but eventually walk up the steps.
- They descend into an empty section adjacent to the other students and start setting up. (00:37)
- Other students trickle out of our section to join theirs, filling it. What was an empty space becomes a black sea of student supporters.
- Event staff move to stand between stage and the protesters but leave them be.
- More warnings, more chanting over speeches. At one point students stand together and all eyes are on the chanting protesters. "Don't Stop Believing" is played loudly. To drown out chants? To support the protesters? Only speculation, no facts.
- Protesters resume chanting after song. Event continues.
- Protesters eventually leave at the behest of event staff and their own. I saw a student in a keffiyeh urging them out from near the front nearest the field.
- Within minutes, the crowd has dispersed.
- Throughout the commencement ceremony the shouts of, "Free free Palestine!" have been heard from outside the stadium. These chants grow louder.
- Students gather outside Gate 2 to continue protesting with chants of, "HEY HEY! HO HO! THE OCCUPATION HAS GOT TO GO!" and, "UC REGENTS WHAT DO YOU SAY? HOW MANY KIDS HAVE YOU KILLED TODAY?"
I get that many students and parents were upset by the interruption. That they disrupted a special day. But UC Berkeley has always and will always be aligned with civil rights causes, and I think it's commendable that my fellow students were so strong in their convictions that they did not put them aside for the sake of a ceremony. Protest *is* disruption. I'm just glad our school has remained peaceful, as others have not had such privilege.
To the commencement speakers: thank you for your forbearance.
To the protesters: thank you for remaining firm in your convictions.
Notice who is interviewed in this segment. If they interviewed pro-Palestinian protesters about *why* they chose their own commencement to speak up, they left that footage on the cutting room floor. Outrage and calling the students, "Idiots," was not the only response. This is San Francisco: we respect spectrums. So show a spectrum of opinions.
@@MagicalMedicNo
@@terryblack751 Very insightful.
@@MagicalMedic I could care less .They have no right .Take your protest to Palistine or Israel
What do colleges have to do with the war
Very little, if any at all
Nothing but trash !
Enough of the protests! People are getting sick of their irrational behaviors. This is not normal protests. This is causing the separation of American people. Be aware of the organization behind the movement.
Protesting is not irrational. It is a right this government gives us to let them know, "We do not approve." As for your suggestion that there is something sinister behind this movement, don't insult us. Go talk to some Palestinian-Americans about theirs and their family's experiences under apartheid and you might be moved to stand in solidarity with them too.
Exactly! That's the key: "organization behind the movement". And the main purpose of that is to divide american society, brainwash the young, cause hostility and chaos. Now think who is the beneficiary.
@@MagicalMedicPerhaps they should be asked about what happened in late 1940s?
Civil rights, women's voting rights, etc. all happened because somebody protested. They didn't care that they caused "separation" from the people who are comfortable with the establishment and the status quo.
Do not support terrorsim.
It is California. What do you expect?
It’s not just happening in California
More like commifornia. And other states are slowly turning in one too.
This also happens in UT Austin, Columbia U, and even in other countries.
This is stupid. I stand with common sense smh 🤦🏽♀️
This ceremony is an accurate representation of all schools. Very few idiots make all the noise and they get all the attention.
The behavior hard to change, American and the Western need to be careful to accept the international students and asylum.
Most protests have a white majority, you missed the mark
OK I understand.
The best thing to come out of the protest was the cancellation of the graduation ceremony. College need to stop offering useless degrees and charging gullible students to celebrate a over saturated qualification
I understand however the graduates and their families have the right to have a peaceful graduation. You can always protest later.
Continued prayers for Jewish people across the world the IDF the hostages and their families we stand with this real bring him home🙏🤝🌼
Bring Them Home.
Little hat goblins
They could just go to Israel and protest there, if they are that concerned.
You know how police in the US frequently get violent against protesters?
Who do you think they learn that from?
Who do you think those people practice on?
Whether it be flying out there or having their specialists come here, US police officers train in "counter-terrorism" with Israeli forces. The quotations are not to say that terrorists don't exist, but to emphasize that that training is not restricted to terrorists.
If you are against excessive force and police brutality, you have another reason to stand with these students against the IDF.
💯 👉🏾 "They can't!!.. 'Cause Benjamin Netanyahu ain't having it!!.. At all!!.."💯
@@user-tv2pi8js8f exactly, plus theirs never be brave enough to stand up for or volunteer in that area.
Or they can go to Gaza and get a warm welcome from Hamas. Specially the ladies will be treated as Israeli women were treated on the 7th of October.
@@karinfainberg2377 You're sick, to want that for anyone.
Sad. This was not the place for these foolish protests.
They are saddened for the noise but not for the 40,000 Gazans butchered with US weapons and money.
Bla bla bla, do your protest elsewhere.
NEVER SEEN ISRAEL PROTESTERS ACT THIS WAY,
AMERICA WAKE UP
since when israel had supporters ? lost big time on world stage, ICJ, UN votes. losing on gen Z americans support. LOLLOLOL LOSER
and why should they protest? I think $300 billion tastes good after all. which your country blows their ass.
and why should they protest? I think $300 billion tax money tastes good after all. which your country blows in their a$$es.
2:06 i just wanna hug all the students and their families who arent involved in the conflict, and just wanna enjoy the moment they worked so hard to arrive at. i support the protestors rights to free speech, but this is just extremely selfish. there are students who don't wanna be involved in this issue, who just wanna get their degree and move on with their lives. the protestors are taking away this big moment for all the rest of the students who worked hard for this ONCE IN A LIFETIME moment, _especially_ those whose high school grad ceremonies were _also_ ruined by covid. there are plenty of places and times you can protest when this ceremony is OVER, and yet u just have to choose to ruin the moment for those who worked hard to enjoy it. a _university_ degree, especially from top tier schools like UCB, is definitely something worth celebrating, and it got taken away from them. disgusting.
damage CON-TROLL super freak
There is no single argument for those who reject the protests
I honestly wouldnt care for a graduation , while children are dying and the world watches but thats just ne
Well since you are uneducated, I will give you some facts
The UN just cut by 50% the amount of women and children reportedly killed in Gaza. What that means to you Hypocrites is even the UN knows lies and finally acknowledged Hamas lies. Now you just continue being a fraud
Sock puppet ⬆️
i support Palestine and the protests, but graduations have been going on when other genocides were happening and children were dying that no one spoke up about. now that this one surrounding palestine is being taken seriously, hopefully change will happen for the ppl in gaza.
@@cupidkitty6668 I agree but I think what is special about this one is that it's American funded and fiercely supported genocide. We really don't want to be the baddies.
but you still proudly support terrorist. That is just you.
Damn I do feel how those graduates and parents feel fr
Free Palestine
I've seem conservative CEO's saying they will never hire these protestors but I don't think that's an effective sanction or threat to people who literally want to cut down any established business in America. I don't think that threat of not being hired by those you protest carries the weight the CEOs seem to think it does.
Arrest, Expel, Deport
Yes, arrest, expel and deport all the white people that came from Europe
Long live the native Americans!
Long live indigenousAmericans!
Freedom of speech
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES AND FACES WHEN THEY COME TO APPLY FOR A JOB
Free Palestine 💙💙💙💙💙🫶🏽
These Protestors spend too much time watching Minister Louis Farrakhan for their inspiration .
Greg Lock maybe
They couldn’t wait until AFTER the ceremony to do that?😤
So sad that the protesters have no respect.
The university could have held commencements inside in smaller groups so the kids and families could have THEIR RIGHT to celebrate their accomplishments.
Congratulations, you did it. Enjoy the day.
USA is dying 😔
Of zionism
AIPAC is ruining this country
No interruption, this is part of what needs to be addressed. Children's lives are more important than the vanity of some entitled spoiled people
It’s Berkeley. No surprise here.
Cry for the poor souls in Gaza.
Shame on that dad for calling them idiots.
OK, so all those parents and students should be punished. I see.
@@amirhassanmonajemi9573 No. they should put it in perspective. They live in the USA. They enrolled in Berkeley. Protest is as American as apple pie.
It’s the Gazans who are being punished.
@@bookgirlny8511apple pie’s from UK
@@Rii875 It’s an expression. 🙄
Democracy has spoke to free Palestine from the river to the sea. Let's stop these carnage and oppression .
Tuff shit!
Disgusting! Students worked their butts off for 4-5 years to finally graduate and have to deal with this garbage 🗑️
Forgive the unruly kindergartner for the interruption.
Way to ruin your own life achievement of graduating with a degree by turning the attention to a group of people that hate you.
I am so proud of these teenagers as a professor in the UK. They will bring peace and justice to this world. God bless them All.
I think this is sarcasm
I feel sorry for the American families!! Having to put up with this violent riot protest
I love the parents!!! Glad they weren't afraid to say the truth and call out the idiot disruptors
These are the “bright minds” everybody. What else would you expect with affirmative action?
Go to Israel and protest if you really care
Some samples of last 20 years:
Nigeria Boko Haram 350,000 dead
Sudan JEM/Darfur 300,000 dead
Yemen Houthis 233,000 dead
Pakistan vs Islamists 50,000 dead
Syria 500,000 dead
South Sudan 400,000 dead
Ethiopia and Eritrea vs Tigray 600,000 dead
No protests for all these dead.
It is not about people in Gaza
These are sponsored organized protests that serve other interests.
Can't afford to. Gave all my money to this school.
💯👉🏾 "They can't 'cause Benjamin Netanyahu Ain't having it!!!!.." 💯
The graduates’ parents are complaining about “noise”?! There are innocent people being murdered in Gaza and 12 of their universities were destroyed. Where is the sense of justice and humanity?
Some samples of last 20 years:
Nigeria Boko Haram 350,000 dead
Sudan JEM/Darfur 300,000 dead
Yemen Houthis 233,000 dead
Pakistan vs Islamists 50,000 dead
Syria 500,000 dead
South Sudan 400,000 dead
Ethiopia and Eritrea vs Tigray 600,000 dead
No protests for all these dead.
It is not about people in Gaza
These are sponsored organized protests that serve other interests.
Where were justice and humanity when hamas killed and taken hostage more than a thousand innocent civilians in Israel? Why didn't university students protest and chant "Free hostages!" or "Prosecute killers!"?
Their objective is not just protesting. Their objective is to be covered on national media protesting. If they protested peacefully and respecting other people's rights the media would ignore them. Disrupting graduation ceremonies pulls in viewers. If you stop watching the TV coverage of these protests the TV coverage would stop.
143 country voted for Palestine in the UN against 9!! The whole world stand with you! Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Bravo to those who stand up for humanity.
Thank you very much, free Palestine, be humanity
Why not protest outside state capitols and government buildings where it would be more effective? Go after the decision makers not the administration
So much effort is being put into silencing these protests.
Mischaracterizing anti-genocide protests as antisemitic is disgusting.
Murderous antisemites.....
Some samples of last 20 years:
Nigeria Boko Haram 350,000 dead
Sudan JEM/Darfur 300,000 dead
Yemen Houthis 233,000 dead
Pakistan vs Islamists 50,000 dead
Syria 500,000 dead
South Sudan 400,000 dead
Ethiopia and Eritrea vs Tigray 600,000 dead
No protests for all these dead.
It is not about people in Gaza
These are sponsored organized protests that serve other interests.
Were you born dumb or did you become dumb?
You’re pro-terrorist rabble-rousers
Israel 🇮🇱 forever
Biblical welfare queen forever…🤮!?
If they’re so concerned about Gaza, why don’t they go over there and help out instead being a pain in the a$$?
Gaza, breathe, your wounds will heal, you will rise again and life will flow in you, I believe in your resistance.❤🌱❤
not that they are a product of closed borders and then took in Hamas? I believe you need a cookie.
@@Recklessyettie If I need sweets, you need some awareness
Respect to all brave STUDENTS .... FREE PALESTINE and FREE USA 💐🇯🇴🇺🇸✌️✌️
as long as not ruin someone else graduation. Those people didn’t do anything to the palestine, etc. their freedom shouldn’t ruin someone else freedom to be happy graduation.
Free Palestine??? Which tribe?
Think before you speak. You know nothing of Palestine. But you sure know how to piss I the wind and make noise.
Yes free USA from these stupid protesters. FLEE, FLEE TO PALESTINE
No such nation , never ever existed.
Free Palestine?? Which part?
Berkeley students are tough kids, we can handle a little interruption by a good cause.
good? mmm a one-sided argument ?
I want ask all of them in 10 yrs if any of it made a difference.
What are you guys thinking??? Its graduation....
How come these protestors are blind, deaf and dumb on Pakistani military's reign of terror on Kashmiris ?
No apartheid is acceptable in GHAZA
Ah, you mean the apartheid in Gaza whereby the Muslim majority effectively oppress the Christian minority with the full blessing of Hamas?
not sure its even there ...
They are the beautiful people!!! God Bless Them!!! Aaron Bushnell would be very proud of therm!!!
So annoyed with you bot accounts
Best generation to date ❤️🙏❤️
Nope. Definitely the stupidest though.
We are sick of hearing about the fight between Israel and Palestine.
What is s future without freedom??? What is a degree without freedom????
We have freedom or did you skip history class?
🇺🇸🇵🇸💪
That’s because the authorities of the university are with them
LENINGRAD'S SIEGE RETURNED
These parents are bad people
I’m your daddy and regret not pulling out 💦
These parents pay and want their children to succeed they stand for a bright future not joining idiots in dumb protests that they nothing about . Stand against terrorism Hamas .
any Bill Cosby jokes .. I mean your wrong
My hat off to those brave students!❤❤❤
What’s your opinion on Hamas launching rockets from Gaza into Israel and the fact that Hamas still has Israeli hostages?
That's not brave. Send them to Palestine. Now that's brave!
Why are people calling these brainwashed idiots brave. All they are doing is screaming and stamping their feet. Any 2 year old is capable of doing the same thing.
Free Palastine
Try doing that at work as you start your first job post graduation. Let us know how that works out for you.
There’s a time and place for everything. Graduation commencement was not the day.
"this Protest was Peaceful"??? you call this Peaceful???
There is a distinction between disruptive and violent. There was no violence, ergo, it was peaceful. It was also disruptive as hell, but hey, I still got to wear my cool robe and my cool cap.
@@MagicalMedicDon’t cry that people shall hate you and your cause
omgee ........NOT again , they need to get a life and DONT ruin other people's happiness moment !!!!
Governor Ronald Reagan called National Guard and killed one idiot and wounded many others. I wish we had normal governor today.