A gaggle of scholars on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) interrupted an Israeli professor, Shahar Kvatinsky’s lecture with an odd protest that included pizza stealing and conflict felony claims.
Kvatinsky, a visiting lecturer on the University 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 navy’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 scholar quietly left the room, taking 4 pizza bins meant for the viewers. This scholar, together with others, berated Kvatinsky throughout Q&A, outlining costs of conflict crimes and calling him a “assassin.” Other college students did the identical, citing stories of IDF troopers raping girls that had already been confirmed false.
With rising frustration, Kvatinsky acknowledged that “information do not matter to them” and that the scholars weren’t actually listening to his clarification however had been solely reciting ready traces.
Only extra mayhem ensued as two extra college students stole 5 extra pizzas and fled the room, and a 3rd scholar pulled out an indication that mentioned, “MIT Jews oppose genocide,” as he was leaving the lecture.
Will Sussman, an MIT laptop science scholar who attended the occasion, posted on social media concerning the occasion.
I will not repeat the whole lot the anti-Israel college students mentioned to tonight’s visitor speaker at @MIT, Prof. Shahar @Kvatinsky. But there’s one factor I am unable to cease desirous about:
They took 9 pizzas.
First a scholar 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 am unable to cease desirous about: the protesting college students took 9 pizzas, mentioned Will Sussman.