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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was interrupted by anti-Israel students during a code she gave successful the United Kingdom connected Thursday. A protestation radical besides called her a "warmonger."
As Pelosi, erstwhile House speaker, was opening her remarks to the Oxford Union astatine the University of Oxford, a pupil softly stood up and walked to the beforehand of the room. He past presented a Palestinian emblem and turned to the audience, blocking their presumption of the 84-year-old California congresswoman.
"Warmongers similar Nancy Pelosi are not invited connected University campuses," Youth Demand, who took recognition for the protest, wrote aboriginal connected X, sharing a video of the protest.
The station besides warned that the group’s protesters "aren’t f---ing astir anymore."
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Protesters called erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "warmonger." (Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
The student, who was joined by an evident colleague, was met with boos and was told by radical successful the assemblage to beryllium down aft they realized it was a protest.
Despite the disruption, Pelosi continued her remarks, erstwhile she called for bid successful Gaza.
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"The suffering of Gaza indispensable stop," the Democratic lawmaker said, per the Telegraph. "We privation bid connected some sides. Both sides indispensable hold to it."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for bid successful Gaza during her remarks to the Oxford Union. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
According to the Telegraph, the duo stood awkwardly successful beforehand of the podium but were aboriginal removed by police. Those successful attendance appeared to applaud their removal.
"When children are being murdered, and hospitals are being bombed, we volition not beryllium down and beryllium quiescent portion these radical are fixed platforms," Youth Demand added successful the post.
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Students protestation extracurricular University College Dublin up of the accomplishment of erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)
On Monday, Pelosi visited University College Dublin successful Dublin, wherever she was presented the Sutherland Leadership Award. During her visit, students protestation extracurricular the university.
The interruption comes arsenic hundreds of students astatine elite U.S. colleges and universities person formed anti-Israel encampments connected their campuses. The demonstrations, immoderate convulsive and antisemitic successful nature, person called for a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas successful Gaza arsenic their warfare has resulted successful the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
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