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Berkeley educators refused to hand a diploma to a graduate who held aloft the Palestinian flag unless he got rid of it.
It happened during the Spring graduation ceremony for the Goldman School of Public Policyat the University of California Berkeley, when a student walked across the stage to get their diploma and flashed the flag.
In a video from the ceremony, the student walked up to the person holding their diploma and the professor refused to hand it over.
One of the announcers said, “I’m sorry, but we’re not allowed to have flags.”
“Flags are prohibited. We’re not allowed to have flags.”
WOW: UC Berkeley stopped a graduate carrying a Palestinian flag and required him to put it away before allowing him to receive his diploma. 🔥I’m pleasantly surprised. 👏🏾pic.twitter.com/XoA5Xi3Sex
In the footage from the celebration, it appeared the student was being instructed to get rid of the flag before the ceremony could resume and his diploma would be handed over.
The ceremony was halted for more than a minute as the student carrying the flag refused to put it away to get his diploma.
This happened in front of the entire audience made up of family members of graduates, faculty and fellow students.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
