University of Michigan grad says anti-Israel disruption at commencement was ‘my biggest fear’ for months [Video]

Anti-Israel protesters marred what should have been a celebratory event on Saturday during a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan, as they voiced antisemitic chants and tried to disrupt speakers, one graduate said.

The event at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor turned chaotic when a group of roughly 50 protesters displaying Palestinian flags and chanting antisemitic slogans marched toward the stage as U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro was speaking and addressing newly commissioned officers.

They were greeted by a chorus of boos from the thousands in attendance.

In addition, planes flew overhead displaying pro-Palestinian slogans and some of the protesters wore keffiyehs, clothing that has become a symbol of Palestinian solidarity, said Benny Shaevsky, who graduated Saturday from the university’s Ross School of Business. Law enforcement confronted the protesters and pushed them toward the back where they stayed for the rest of the event, he told Fox News …