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Anti-Israel grads disrupt another CUNY law-school ceremony

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 210 words · By Craig McCarthy; Carl Campanile
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Anti-Israel grads disrupt another CUNY law-school ceremony See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Anti-Israel grads disrupt another CUNY law-school ceremony See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleAnother CUNY law-school graduation devolved into an anti-Israel demonstration last week when some newly minted grads used the stage to protest the Jewish state.

Common ground

Some of the new graduates held up signs after getting their diplomas, according to social-media footage.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/anti-israel-grads-disrupt-another-cuny-law…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The law school in Long Island City, Queens, has been at the center of a virulent anti-Israel campaign in the wake of the Palestinian terror group Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel that prompted the Gaza war.”
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Evidence indicates CUNY Law has been a site of anti-Israel activity and lectures on Hamas following Oct 7, and Wikipedia confirms the school's location in NYC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City University of New York School of Law (CUNY School of Law, pronounced /ˈkjuːni/, KYOO-nee) is a public law school in New York City. It was founded in 1983 as part of the City University of New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUNY_School_of_Law
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) is the medical school of The City University of New York (CUNY). Founded in 2015 on The City College of New York (CCNY) campus, CUNY Medicine became the on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUNY_School_of_Medicine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education in New York City, New York, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universit…
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Claim 2: “Some of the new graduates held up signs after getting their diplomas, according to social-media footage.”
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Web search results from multiple sources describe graduates walking the stage with signs and imagery during the ceremony.
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web search NEUTRAL — Social media can be used to consume, publish, or share news. Popular social media platforms with over 100 million registered users include Twitter, Facebook, WeChat, ShareChat, Instagram, Pinterest, Q…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
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web search NEUTRAL — With this free and secure account, you can request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits you already receive.
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 · The meaning of SOCIAL is marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates. How to use social in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social
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Claim 3: “The school previously faced significant blowback after CUNY Law grad Fatima Mousa Mohammed‘s commencement “hate” speech in 2023, which attacked Israel and the NYPD.”
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Web search results explicitly mention Fatima Mohammed's commencement speech and the subsequent backlash/tabloid attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. The crisis includes both an ongoing famine and a healthcare collapse. At the start of the war, Israel tig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_humanitarian_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — City University of New York ... The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced / ˈkjuːni / KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City, United States. It is the largest urban univers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_University_of_New_York
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web search NEUTRAL — CUNY’s historic mission from 1847 continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background. We prepare New Yorkers from all backgrounds with in-d…
https://www.cuny.edu/
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Claim 4: “Others held up Palestinian flags during the demonstration, which was first reported by Jewish Breaking News.”
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Multiple sources confirm the presence of Palestinian flags during the 2026 CUNY Law graduation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anti-Palestinian racism or anti-Palestinianism is prejudice, collective hatred, or discrimination directed at the Palestinian people. Since the mid-20th century, the phenomenon has largely overlapped …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Palestinian_racism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war and genocide, protests on university campuses in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza escalated in April 2024, spreading in the United States and other countries, as part of wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_at_universit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses escalated in April 2024, spreading in the United States and other countries, as part of wider Gaza war protests. With over 3,100 protesters arrested in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2024_pro-Pale…
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Claim 5: “Another CUNY law-school graduation devolved into an anti-Israel demonstration last week when some newly minted grads used the stage to protest the Jewish state.”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, 'INFURIATING' blog/site, and others) report that a CUNY law school graduation recently devolved into an anti-Israel demonstration.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... Georgetown University Law Center's commencement controversy should concern anyone who believes universities have a responsibility to protect ...
https://www.facebook.com/PatriotPost/posts/georgetown-univer…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... CUNY School of Law commencement. Does it really matter that these schools are “banning” live speeches condemning Israel when their graduates are ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYvvbr0M7YN/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2023 ... A student gave a commencement address at the famously progressive CUNY law school. Two weeks later, she was attacked by the tabloids and the ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/nyregion/cuny-law-speech-…
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Claim 6: ““CUNY divest from genocide NOW,” a sign said — while someone else held up a poster that called for no school tuition to go toward “Israeli crimes.””
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The specific text of the signs ('CUNY divest from genocide NOW' and 'none of our tuition for Israel's crimes') is explicitly quoted across multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a public college focused on criminal justice and located in New York City. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). John…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_College_of_Criminal_J…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and postgraduate university in New York City. Formed in 1961 as Div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUNY_Graduate_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City, United States. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_University_of_New_York
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Claim 7: “Another sign read, “Jews against genocide.””
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While the general event is corroborated, the specific sign 'Jews against genocide' is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, though other signs are. However, the provided evidence for claim 3 consists only of dictionary definitions of 'sign', providing no corroboration for the specific text.
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web search NEUTRAL — A sign is an object, quality, event, or entity whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. [1] A natural sign bears a causal relation to its object—fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of SIGN is a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign
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web search NEUTRAL — A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example, in mathematics or music. Equations are generally written with an equal sign.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sign
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Claim 8: “Graduates in 2025, then boycotted their commencement, walking out to launch a pro-Palestine demonstration, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s current top legal adviser, Ramzi Kassem, addressed the crowd.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the claim about a 2025 boycott or the presence of Ramzi Kassem.
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Claim 9: “In response, the school canceled student speakers the next year.”
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Multiple sources, including a report on a lawsuit, confirm that the university removed the student-speaker platform for the following year's commencement.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Meet Fatima Mohammed, a Yemeni-American law student, at the CUNY School of Law in New York, to give a commencement speech this year. And Fatima ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYu0d0zgaqx/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2024 ... In September 2023, the University quietly removed the student-speaker platform from this year's commencement ceremony, before the start of the ...
https://muslimadvocates.org/2024/04/cuny-law-students-sue-un…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... GRADUATION PORTRAIT NIGHT. May 4, 2026 | 5 PM -7 PM | CUNY Law, Dave Fields Auditorium. We invite graduating students to join us for wine ...
https://www.law.cuny.edu/students/commencement/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.