USC Can­cels Main Com­mence­ment Cer­e­mo­ny After Far-Left Extrem­ists Dis­rupt Cam­pus

The Uni­ver­si­ty of South­ern Cal­i­for­nia announced on Thurs­day that it was can­cel­ing its main com­mence­ment cer­e­mo­ny that attracts tens of thou­sands of guests after far-Left extrem­ists were vio­lent on cam­pus this week dur­ing anti-Semit­ic protests.
The school can­celed the stu­dent valedictorian’s planned com­mence­ment speech last week after the Mus­lim stu­dent, Asna Tabas­sum, was accused by mul­ti­ple orga­ni­za­tions of open­ly traf­fick­ing in anti-Semi­tism on social media where a link she pro­mot­ed fea­tured pro­pa­gan­da that called for the “com­plete abol­ish­ment” of Israel, among oth­er things.

Break­ing – USC vale­dic­to­ri­an Asna Tabas­sum will NOT be allowed to speak dur­ing com­mence­ment after out­rage ensued fol­low­ing her author­ing an anti­se­mit­ic social media post on her Insta­gram account.
h/t @JWheelertv pic.twitter.com/VhilgFpFYp
— StopAn­tisemitism (@StopAntisemites) April 15, 2024

“Over the past sev­er­al days, dis­cus­sion relat­ing to the selec­tion of our vale­dic­to­ri­an has tak­en on an alarm­ing tenor,” said Provost Andrew Guz­man. “The inten­si­ty of feel­ings, fueled by both social media and the ongo­ing con­flict in th …