Pitzer students presented Palestinian flags to president who refused divestment from Israel
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- During their graduation ceremony in California, Pitzer College students, wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh, handed Palestinian flags to college president Strom Thacker, who had worked with the board of trustees to refuse divestment from Israel. Other footage showed students raising the Palestinian flag at the ceremony in solidarity with Palestine.
Pitzer College, one among the Claremont Colleges in Los Angeles, refused to veto a resolution approving an academic boycott of Israel, which was endorsed by its highest democratic governing body in the college.
On 11 April, the Pitzer College Council voted to approve a resolution that aimed to permanently terminate the college's study abroad programme with the University of Haifa and prohibit the college from establishing new programmes with other Israeli universities.
The resolution passed by 48 votes to 19, with no abstentions. However, during the discussion period preceding the vote, Pitzer president Thacker announced his intention to veto the legislation.
Representatives from Pitzer College's pro-Palestinian encampment, Pitzer president Thacker, and Pitzer board of trustees chair Don Gould discussed the issue on 3 May.
Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at the Claremont Colleges issued a joint statement after the discussions. In it, they said that Gould told them that the board of trustees will "never be dictated by College Council votes".
Meanwhile, a message signed by Thacker and Gould announced that Pitzer agreed to "make material disclosure of its holdings in military and weapons manufacturers, if any," by 30 June and to have the board of trustees "review its policy on endowment disclosure" over the summer, with the aim of starting to provide that information no later than 30 September.
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Exposing a genocide is treated as a crime in the "free world" .....
I didn't see the sheriff anywhere in video.
Yeah, saying apartheid is bad is now cosidered antisemitic, wich makes no sense whatsoever.
@heavyghost2055 the state of Israel isn't apartheid though, learn what it means 😂
@@heavyghost2055^
Yes, they are punished by being handshaken…🤣🤣🤣
Colonialism will end.
Muslims colonialism of the Middle East?
They don’t want to learn anything about how they worked with Hitler and failed. They fought with 6 Muslim countries after ww2 and failed and there ancestors will continue to fail against the prophecy that god protects Israel and smites all who stand against. Prophecy becomes reality today.
@@mattrobbins8409All colonialism, don’t compare with a religion. It doesn’t make sense
Where? In Sudan?
You yourself are a descendant of a colonist...time to repay back what you stole.
Thank you all those graduates 🎓 🙏🏽 👏🏻👏🏻.
And congratulations too on graduating
Repulsive. Hope they will not last much in their first job
@@thekneidlachengineer6038 stop hating you idioitt
@@thekneidlachengineer6038 You're the repulsive one. I am 100% sure your life is miserable.
Priceless humans. Brave and headstrong 💯
Proud GenZ for their heartily support for Palestinians.
They wanted to delete Palestine but now the Palestine name and it’s flag is on the top ❤🇵🇸
Palestine will be free. May god bless those students and the University
@@ibranoor6168free with waving flags?
@@samuelrigaud6595this some real “Ha see how smart I am flags haha flags” 🤓🤓
@@ibranoor6168 Free from Hamas?
@@BillBarr4Presidentfrom zionis
This type of gestures birng back the faith in humanity.
Make her unemployable. She is too stupid to hire.
You mean because they suppprt the extermination of Jews and gays?
You can't do this in Arab countries....😂
@@chrisivory121How do you know? Have you ever lived in an Arab country? Which one?
Supporters of Oct.7th perpetrators
Wow very humbling what these honest American students are doing, free Palestine.
Thank you all 🎉congratulations
Thank you for the compassionate youth of today. Much love and respect.
100%, oldheads are mad youth has so much power, if this guys ruled the world, everything would be much more peaceful now
Repulsive supporters of Oct.7th perpetrators
@@boredoflife8703clueless potheads 😂
You ppl should be grateful for graduating in America and chance at a good life. Instead you show your gangster behaviour here. Please go to the middle east and protest there. We do not tolerate disrespect in America. Traitors!
@@boredoflife8703
Well done young people .
Thank you so much...
I agree with you.
I just wish they had the power NOW.
From Ireland 🇮🇪
PEACE 🇵🇸✌
Young student's standing up for 🇵🇸 Thank You.🙏🇵🇸🙏🇵🇸
Thanks to all humans supporting humanity. Free Palestine.
Equity and justice for ALL! Never again for ALL!
Small acts can lead to big impacts I’m so proud of all the people who show their support for Palestine the world stands with Palestine , Palestine will be free
Free of bad hummus. Haifa's is better 😂
Ya you're right ✅️ 😌 👌 a small act lead a big impact ❤
These young students are our future. It's scary!
These students are complete morons who know nothing about the history or the current crisis.
RESPECT
Hamas ?
@@longriderxxziones?
This is surreal! If I had waved a Palestinian flag at my graduation in the 90s, I would’ve gotten booed. I am so proud of these students! They are fearless!!!
Fearless ? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Well do e to all you students against genocide in Palestine 🇵🇸
@@pepitopite3838In America, little Israel - yes, it takes guts to do what theyre doing. It's also quite clever how they got their message out there. Polite yet visible and to the point ☝️
Where were your eyes on oct 7th?
Brilliant.
Well done to the students.
Keep up the pressure.
Your actions are keeping and making people aware.
Thank you all so much.
From Ireland 🇮🇪
Man, this is genius! Kudos to the graduates 😊
Nothing was done just waving flags... still war continues
Proud of you, beautiful young souls.
زنده باد انسانیت ❤❤❤❤❤درود به شرف دانشجویان شجاع ❤❤❤❤
We stand together for Palestine freedom.
Our Young Champions. Mohammad Ali would surely be proud of them.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤❤❤❤
Free Palestine is that the two for one special on child brides?
Salute to all of you ❤❤❤❤❤
Bunch of idiots....I see they still took their awards. They will forget all of this when they get jobs and stop waiting tjme.
We stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸❤
FREE.. FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸❤️✌️✌️
Brilliant
Brave souls...thank you for not sitting in silence
Brave how they are handing out flags of a place that would kill them if they went there
Innocent souls
@@garrettgale6286 You are either very ignorant or a very liar.
Salute to those student who prefer peace and freedoms 🫡
Tq for your support ..gaza is about humanity..really appreciated from malaysia
There’s still hope in the next generation because they have got a heart and feel something for the oppressed- no matter where they are
Keep going students you are on the right side of history 👏
Did you celebrate Oct 7?
@@BillBarr4Presidentno.
@BillBarr4President what a stupid question..u should then also hate israel for bombing their own civilians on oct 7th.. ask the israeli surviver on oct 7th yasmin polat.
@@BillBarr4PresidentNo but the Palestinians were finally able to resist against their illegal occupiers and fight for their well deserved freedom. And not be held in a open air prison anymore or be kept in a apartheid system.
@@BillBarr4PresidentHow does one celebrate a false flag?
These students are amazing ❤ congratulations to you all! Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Thanks for all people who stand with palestine from Yemen 🇾🇪❤
Free palestine ❤🇵🇸
Yemen you guys have youtube access
@@Lumantrix this is bad joke 🤡😗😉
yes , also we have access to The Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, and soon the Cape of Good Hope
@@user-qg7ej8nq3g ok I am sorry
Free free free Palestine ✊🇪🇭
Free free free free-free-free!
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Freedom from KHAMAS the TERRORISTS
La Galibe illallah ☝
Free the hostages
Wakeup all People StandUp!
Free Free Palestine ❤
FREE GAZA ❤
You are so amazing !! Good job guys !! 🕊🌈❤
Allahuakbar, I'm so proud of these students! ❤
Mumbo jumbo
I love that no one find job now for that and meny with visa don't come to america no more .Palestinian don't exist .This Arabs was ho 1940 with MUFTY OF JERUSALEM was with Adolf and want genocide from Jews like now .Israel don't take nothing only gives
This student movement in America will go down in history as one of the biggest stands for democracy, decency and liberation of the oppressed. Y'all are friggin amazing!
100%
😂😂🤡🤡
They stand on the side of terrorists@ biggest bunch of idiots in the history of America
Lol all they did was hand flags to the president. Palestine isn't any more free because of it and their protest isn't going to convince anyone to "divest from Israel". I hope you aren't serious. 😂
@@rikoea6530 "all they did was hand out flags" you say? Would you prefer they handed out bombs and then condemn them for that? This small but dignified gesture of protest and solidarity will resonate and expand just like a ripple in a pond starting out small but getting bigger and bigger the futher it travels, trust me, wait and see.
I had to look up divestment. This man should be proud.
Love and respect for these students…..brilliant idea!
What does handing a flag to some dude at an American university do for those people? All of these gestures are empty and change absolutely nothing
@@garrettgale6286 .
It makes the Palestinians more popular but it doesn't benefit the United States.
It's a waste of time.
@@33ad1 100 percent agree my man
Beautiful. I love how the Palestinian flag is just becoming a symbol of not only Palestinian liberation, but of liberation itself. Palestine WILL be free.
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Bravo young men and women BRAVO 👏👏👏 you give hope where there seems to be none! Shame on Western world leaders shame shame shame 😢
THANK YOU ALL STUDENTS AND OTHER TELEVANT PEOPLE TO MAKE THIS A REALITY
My big respect for all of u guys❤
Brilliant ! This is the future thanks beautiful people for giving us hope and supporting justice
Thanks to you all, you are brave..
Salute to all the students 🤍
Creative protest.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
American students showed us that .. humanity is above everything else
Free free Palestine 🇵🇸
Amazing! These kids are all HEROES!
You guys are the real Hero, thank you student, free Palestine🧡🧡🧡
That isn't heroic.
@@neilrafferty2097 you didn't know when you move some flag you win some war ? ahah
Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸❤
THANKS ALOT FOR SUPPORTING PALESTINE 😢
Respect from Afghanistan 👍🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
O another shit hole supports a shit hole. Wow get clean water so are soldiers have something to drink when we come in.
I love these kids!!!!
Thank you ❤ Gaza will be grateful for all of you, students.
Now we can see their faces, do not hire these traitors!
Free free free palasthin
@@edda682Sorry but I doubt that israel will ever receive any blessing after all the crimes they’ve committed before and after Oct 7th.
Free falastin from Hamas
@@morganfree86from Israel
@@Tdwegswsbb study history, the land of Palestine has been divided between the states of Israel and Palestine from the beginning. There has never been a state of Palestine before 1948.
They don’t want to learn anything about how they worked with Hitler and failed. They fought with 6 Muslim countries after ww2 and failed and there ancestors will continue to fail against the prophecy that god protects Israel and smites all who stand against. Prophecy becomes reality today.
The generation that will change this corrupted world!
these kids are the best thing to come from my generation..
they WILL change the world 🕊
Solidarity to thr brave students free free Palestine 🇵🇸
Now supporting Palestine is all about supporting Justice. Many thanks for all of you dears. May Allah grant you all what you need.
Free Palestine
Thank you all!!!
God bless these students.
They were gracious in accepting the flags! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾✌🏾
Didn't have a choice with the parents there 😂🎉🎉
Once the money stops coming in, the University will reconsider allowing this behavior.
Free Palestine
Thank you students
Bless you all with success today and tomorrow
🤲
Repulsive supporters of Oct.7th perpetrators
Congratulations 🎉🎉 freeeeeee palestine
Thanks ❤❤❤
STAND UP FOR HUMANITY ! FREE PALESTINE !🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️❤️
Stand up like chickens for KFC.
Thank you for all supporting people California students ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️👍👌 inshallah will be free Palestini 🇵🇸🤲✌️ im from India 🇮🇳
Palestine the parking lot? Looks way better now.
@@mattrobbins8409 u gain nothing from all this racist and evil comments but exposing more of ur entitled and self centered demonic soul.
@@mattrobbins8409lol you’re starving for attention
Du hast die morde der hamas am 7.oktober vergessen
@@mattrobbins8409 mashallah
Thank you so much for your support for humanity
Y'all desperate at this point
@@samuelrigaud6595Aren't you the ones who are in despair due to being hated by the whole world??😊
@@samuelrigaud6595”Desperate”. Odd choice of words. I am more proud seeing the youth carry on the torch. Not being mislead by the west pursuit for power and control.
@@samuelrigaud6595Did you see Bibi's statement concerning the students? Now that's desperate.
Free palestine from Israeli occupation
thanks for sharing this the whole world is watching don't stop now!
Free Free Palestine In sha Allah 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
God bless you all, smart n kind...❤
To late
@@hutch23 Rosemarry, never to late... We love Jews, Christian, Muslim, Budhist, Hindu and all humanbeing.. May God give you Light. Aameen. Killing, stealing,lying are bad.. God hate its.
#Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸❤
Please Stop genocide in Gaza 🙏
I am so moved by these students that they are amazingly brave, and they are humans, unlike the people in governments !!!
When your mind not corrupted by money you will stand up for justice
Brilliant. Bless these students.
Students doing us proud - I am Australian and I stand with Palestine
freepalestin 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸freepalestin 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸freepalestin 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
even flowers represents the Palestinians
thank you students 🇵🇸 thank you gen z 🇵🇸 may allah guide you to jannah
😂😂😂
Amiiiin
This is what proper education does! Bravo!
Thank you❤❤❤❤
They are better than us for standing for our people
What are you doing
Free Palestine RAHHH
Free them from Hamas terrorist who are using them for human shield and using them to enrich themselves
He was so calm and composed. He accepted it ...didn't create drama. A mature man truly.
Veryyyyy good!!!!!! Student defend human rights.
Brave respectful activism!
Brave students Alhamdulilah ur already making a difference may Palestine be freed soon
Thanks guys, well done
If enough people repeat a lie, it becomes truth apparently. This nation is fucked.
Stop genocide
Free palestina ❤
Thank you for standing up for palestine
they thought that they could blackmail students with jobs . I wonder how many grads the govt will target in this regard
Thank you so much students..Respect ..support for Palestine..god bless you all.❤🙏
The world stands with Palestine 🇵🇸.