A student at McGill University in Quebec appeared to spit on the school president as she was presented with her diploma, before unrolling an anti-Israel banner with a BDS related message on it.
One has to wonder if she had family in the audience and how they feel about her behavior.
The College Fix reported:
Anti-Israel student ‘spits’ on school president, other faculty while receiving diplomaA graduating pro-Palestinian student at McGill University made “spitting motions” at two faculty members, including, allegedly, the school president, while receiving her diploma this past week.The unidentified student also unfurled a banner which read “Divest from Death.”According to The Gazette, the official McGill video of the ceremony does not show the student making the spitting motions (it remains unclear if she actually spit) nor holding up the banner. But unedited versions (below) began circulating on social media.In a statement, McGill said it was “focused on the ceremony itself, and therefore did not notice if the graduating student spat.”It added, however, “it was […] clear the student was yelling and highly disrespectful. The university remains firmly committed to peaceful and respectful dialogue, even on the most divisive and painful issues.”Citing privacy concerns McGill refused to say if the student would face any discipline, but did note it would take action if the student code of conduct or the law were “breached.”
See the video below:
Just a few days ago, anti-Israel students at McGill took over a campus building and had to be removed by police.
From the CBC, via Yahoo News Canada:
Police use tear gas on crowd as pro-Palestinian activists occupy McGill University buildingMontreal police fired tear gas at a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside McGill University’s James Administration Building, where activists had blockaded themselves on the third floor Thursday evening.Around 6 p.m. inside the building on the university’s downtown campus, masked demonstrators could be seen opening windows, chanting and waving a Palestinian flag on what appeared to be the third floor.A line of police officers stood on the street below, but soon the protest grew larger, with protesters occupying the campus square and carrying banners. About an hour into the protest, police in riot gear appeared in the windows where protesters had been. They began to shut the windows and removed flags and banners, including one that said, “You could have divested 41 days ago.”Around 7:30 p.m., officers used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd outside the building.Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill posted a lengthy statement on Telegram, saying the university has so far shut down its demands for McGill to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Sounds like a charming student body, doesn’t it?
Featured image via Twitter video.
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