University of Southern California cancels main graduation ceremony over anti-Israel protests


by TheBlaze

TheBlaze— The University of Southern California announced the cancellation of its main-stage graduation ceremony after several controversies related to students protesting against Israel's war on Hamas terrorists. The university posted an update to its graduation plans on its website on Thursday. "With the new safety measures in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of guests coming to campus will increase substantially. As a result, we will not be able to host the main stage...

Breitbart—USC Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony After Anti-Israel Protests. The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main graduation ceremony due to apparent security concerns after anti-Israel protesters tried to encamp and were removed by Los Angeles Police Department this week.

Breitbart—Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Main Graduation Ceremony at the University of Michigan. Anti-Israel protesters interrupted the main graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

Fox News—Anti-Israel student protests threaten to cancel graduation ceremonies in repeat of COVID era. Student protests are threatening to cancel some college commencement ceremonies across the U.S. as the Israel-Hamas war continues to divide college campuses.  The University of Southern California (USC) announced Friday it would scrap all outside speakers during this year's commencement ceremony, just days after the school canceled a Muslim student's valedictorian speech following a series of social media posts she made about Israel.  "It's a very big hit to morale for the exact class that felt...