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Harvard Sparks 1,000-Person Commencement Walkout After Barring 13 From Graduating

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More than 1,000 people stood up and walked out of the ceremony, chanting “Let them walk” in support of their 13 peers barred from graduation over their pro-Palestine protests.

Fliers with the names and photos of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces are attached to Johnston Gate outside of Harvard. Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine held an emergency rally.
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A wave of protests that culminated in a 1,000-person walkout marked Harvard University’s commencement ceremonies Thursday, sparked by its highest governing body’s decision to deny a faculty-led action to let 13 students who participated in pro-Palestinian

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