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Yale Administrators Stand By as Students Unveil ‘Free Palestine’ Banner During Official Class Photograph

‘I was incredibly disappointed that there were over 5 school officials there that did nothing,’ Jewish student says

Pro-Palestinian rally at Yale (Fox 61/YouTube)

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…

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