A gaggle of scholars on the Massachusetts Institute of Know-how (MIT) interrupted an Israeli professor, Shahar Kvatinsky’s lecture with an odd protest that included pizza stealing and struggle felony claims.
Kvatinsky, a visiting lecturer on the College of Toronto, was discussing his experiences as an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reservist officer in Gaza after the October seventh tragedy at an occasion organised by the MIT Israel Alliance. He described the Israeli army’s stringent guidelines of engagement and associated tales of discovering weapons hidden in residential buildings.
The usually uneventful lecture took an odd flip, although, when one pupil quietly left the room, taking 4 pizza packing containers meant for the viewers. This pupil, together with others, berated Kvatinsky throughout Q&A, outlining costs of struggle crimes and calling him a “assassin.” Different college students did the identical, citing studies of IDF troopers raping ladies that had already been confirmed false.
With growing frustration, Kvatinsky acknowledged that “details do not matter to them” and that the scholars weren’t actually listening to his clarification however have been solely reciting ready strains.
Solely extra mayhem ensued as two extra college students stole 5 extra pizzas and fled the room, and a 3rd pupil pulled out an indication that stated, “MIT Jews oppose genocide,” as he was leaving the lecture.
Will Sussman, an MIT laptop science pupil who attended the occasion, posted on social media concerning the occasion.
I will not repeat every part the anti-Israel college students stated to tonight’s visitor speaker at @MIT, Prof. Shahar @Kvatinsky. However there’s one factor I can not cease excited about:
They took 9 pizzas.
First a pupil took 4 pizzas, left, and got here again to name the veteran professor a… pic.twitter.com/3Kuy0BppuJ
— Will Sussman (@WillSussmanPhD) September 19, 2024
There’s one factor I can not cease excited about: the protesting college students took 9 pizzas, stated Will Sussman.