A pro-Palestinian student group at George Mason University plans to walk out during a winter commencement ceremony today in protest of Shari Arison, an American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist set to speak at the event, Inside Higher Ed reports:
Students say that her ties to prominent Israeli businesses make her a supporter of “the illegal occupation and colonization of Palestine,” and they have criticized the university for inviting her to speak. Arison recently endowed a chair at the university. Under the agreement (between university officials and) the student group, those who want to leave will be informed before Arison speaks, and will be given a space outside the arena to sit while she is talking. They will then return.
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