{"id":11316,"date":"2026-05-27T03:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11316"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:28:35","slug":"uc-berkeley-graduate-denied-diploma-on-stage-over-palestinian-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11316","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley graduate denied diploma on stage over Palestinian flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Berkeley educators refused to hand a diploma to a graduate who held aloft the Palestinian flag unless he got rid of it.<\/p>\n<p>It happened during the Spring graduation ceremony for the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley, when a student walked across the stage to get their diploma and flashed the flag.<\/p>\n<p>In a video from the ceremony, the student walked up to the person holding their diploma and the professor refused to hand it over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>UC Berkeley stopped a graduate carrying a Palestinian flag and required him to put it away before allowing him to receive his diploma.<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">X\/@TheOfficerTatum<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the announcers said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but we\u2019re not allowed to have flags.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlags are prohibited. We\u2019re not allowed to have flags.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW: UC Berkeley stopped a graduate carrying a Palestinian flag and required him to put it away before allowing him to receive his diploma. \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m pleasantly surprised. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XoA5Xi3Sex\">pic.twitter.com\/XoA5Xi3Sex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOfficerTatum\/status\/2059371383109439528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A graduate being stopped by an official at a commencement ceremony. <span class=\"credit\">X\/@TheOfficerTatum<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ceremony was halted for more than a minute as the student carrying the flag refused to put it away to get his diploma.<\/p>\n<p>This happened in front of the entire audience made up of family members of graduates, faculty and fellow students.<\/p>\n<p>As the audience booing got louder,\u00a0 the announcer apologized and said \u201cI\u2019m sorry it\u2019s not our policy, it\u2019s the university policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>This happened in front of the entire audience. <span class=\"credit\">X\/@TheOfficerTatum<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">X\/@TheOfficerTatum<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are not allowed to have flags,\u201d the announcer added, instructing the student they could leave it with them while they went to get their diploma.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the graduate walked over to someone in the audience and handed over the flag.<\/p>\n<p>He then walked back on stage to the professor holding his diploma, grabbed it, and exited the stage very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The school is now facing a backlash from student groups who are upset about what happened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California at Berkeley campus. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>People at a protest in Berkeley, California, hold a Palestinian flag. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCommencement is a reflection of a student\u2019s identity and values,\u201d a representative from a campus student coalition told Roya News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo publicly discipline a student and hold their hard-earned degree over a flag is a severe overreaction that stifles free expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the university issued a statement to the outlet that \u201cCampus guidelines regarding commencement decorum, stating that demonstrations or political displays that disrupt the flow of the graduation ceremony are prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a failed Palestinian suicide bomber was invited to the university to give a speech to students\u2013earning raucous applause from the crowd during her video appearance for a \u201cPalestinian Political Prisoners Day\u201d event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Tada Images \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israa Jaabis, who was released from an Israeli jail in 2023 as part of a prisoner exchange related to the October 7 attacks, spoke to students in April at the university\u2019s law school for the \u201cteach-in\u201d organized by UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted by the pro-Palestine Berkeley student group \u2014 which describes itself as fighting \u201cfor Palestinian liberation until Palestine is liberated from the River to the Sea\u201d \u2014 featured blurry footage of students erupting in applause during the speech.<\/p>\n<p>The California Post reached out to UC Berkeley for further comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async 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