Washington, May 4 (EFE).- Many universities in the United States are celebrating their graduation ceremonies this weekend amid tension due to the pro-Palestinian protests that have spread in educational centers throughout the country and that in some cases have been dissolved by the police.
Dozens of students interrupted the graduation ceremony that was taking place at the University of Michigan stadium this Saturday, but the event continued and there were no arrests.
The educational center authorities had warned before the graduation that their security personnel were ready to respond to any act of boycott against the ceremony.
The University of Vermont announced that the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will no longer deliver the planned speech at the ceremony because the new graduates “deserve a weekend of celebration.”
While Indiana University established areas so that students can protest outside the campus where graduation will take place on Saturday night.
According to the local press, the University of Connecticut has banned posters and banners from the weekend graduation ceremonies and has installed metal detectors at its entrances.
On Friday, Denver Police rejected a request from the University of Colorado to vacate the protest camp established at one of its centers as it is considered a “peaceful” protest.
In other public and private universities in the country, however, the camps have been evicted alleging that they promote “anti-Semitism”, in operations that have left more than 2,500 students detained.
The demonstrators are protesting against US support for the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip and demanding that universities cut any ties with institutions linked to Israel.
