‘I was incredibly disappointed that there were over 5 school officials there that did nothing,’ Jewish student says
Yale University officials stood by silently as students unveiled a large “Free Palestine” banner during an official class photograph for the School of the Environment. The move came after university officials said they had warned students not to display “political messages,” according to internal emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Students in the school’s 2024 class met Tuesday morning for a class photo. Those photographs are displayed at Yale’s Forest School. The photo shoot was derailed, however, when students unfurled a large banner that displayed a message that included the words “Free Palestine,” according to an email from School of the Environment dean Indy Burke reviewed by the Free Beacon.
While Burke advised students in a message sent ahead of the photo shoot to avoid “displaying political messages as they may not represent all students,” Yale officials “did nothing” and “still took the photo” after the banner was displayed, according to a Jewish member of the class.
“I was incredibly disappointed that there were over 5 school officials there that did nothing,” the student said in an email to Shmully Hecht, a rabbi who…
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