Palestinian student gives powerful graduation speech

"I apologise that this is not a typical graduation speech, but there is nothing typical about the times that we are living in. There is nothing typical about 15,000 children's live-streamed deaths being watched."
A Palestinian law student from the University of Toledo gave a powerful graduation speech, questioning the status quo in the US, and why they are sending billions of dollars to Israel, a state convicted of war crimes and on trial for genocide.
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[@coleengoodell7523]

Well done, well said and fully heard. God bless. Salam.

[@iamnot1]

Maha Zeidan, JD .. Beautiful speech by a superb LEADER of future for CHANGE. Long Love BRAVE People of PALESTINE 🇵🇸❤️

[@cosmoray9750]

fizzled out in the face of actual gen.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5_EqJWoiauIqNU

[@sk05iman]

MashAllah !!! 👏🏼 👏🏼 🎉 What an intelligent and eloquent young sister !! May Allah increase you in goodness and reward you with the highest of Jannah ameen 🤲🏼 May Palestine be liberated through our efforts by the will of Allah ameen!

[@rft2001]

You mean Allah the Jew? Islam is just a spin-off of Judaism.

[@mashudmiah2209]

Everything she said was beautiful and had a meaning, long live Palestine.

[@aminagangat7826]

Mashallah

[@AnandaAbeysinghe-r3f]

Yeah! Beautifully wrapped toxic deception. Deceptions in those sweet words include: "Forget about terrorism, 10/7 genocidal intends [River to the Sea"], and sacrificing innocent Palestinians as human shield.

[@awal541]

Cry more . Israel 🇮🇱 exist

[@HxhYcj]

Cry more, your fake state won't last too long, it will be no more soon.. Just wait and you will see. ​@@awal541

[@sadiamasood8728]

​@@awal541just pity on you

[@charmainemiles4089]

That was a beautiful heart felt speech, she is a lovely soul who graced the stage with the noblest of pride for her parents, her extended familiy in palestine, her teachers, her professors, her deans and her fellow students on campus, what a honour to hear this lovely Palestinian young lady give from her heart to everyone god bless her.

[@sassmaster1]

Her parents must be so proud, a succinct and compassionate delivery of the truth ❤

[@annacesaire3030]

Walaikum salam ! What a great speech ❤ freedom for Palestine 🇵🇸

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

Great speech and you have my respect. I am Irish and I watch in horror American ignoring the facts and supporting more and more slaughter in Gaza and the West Bank. The American Indians suffered a Holocaust, but you do not hear much about that!!! The Palestinian people are now subject to a current Holocaust.

[@awal541]

What about the holocaust Jews experienced in Arab countries?

[@LynetteA68]

The Irish people know the struggle of my people better than most!! In fact they know the history and struggle of my people better than many Americans!! My tribe (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) have a very special relationship with Ireland (as I’m sure you know) & we love the Irish people! Our people are kindred spirits!! 🫶🏼 The USA is a country full of hypocrisy! It was founded on the genocide of my people & the theft & continued occupation of our land! Yet even with that history they still feel like they have the right to preach to other countries about human rights even as they help to uphold the apartheid state of IsraHELL!! Genocide is written in the USA’s DNA & sadly colonizers never change! They leave nothing but death and destruction in their wake!! Achukma Hullo~ (Meaning✌🏼 & 🫶🏼in Choctaw)😊

[@Chandra_Moon13]

Thank you, Ireland, for your courage and compassion. ❤

[@Lila77722]

Even though she is not my daughter, I am so proud of her👏

[@azzaafifi9024]

Me too

[@awal541]

I'm not . Jew hater can't stand to fact that Israel exist 😒

[@hexiiyq]

@@awal541she literally said innocent Jews have died do you have a brain?

[@davidabode5895]

she is not veiled as Allah commands so she disgusts me

[@Siripangelfish]

@@awal541 Jews don't steal nor kill. Zionest is the monster. No more excuse to steal land and gennocide

[@alikhejjou8207]

What a beautiful human being! What a beautiful speech! Students like this one are the truly Chosen People.

[@couldbe8348]

Nope Juice are. This w is manipulative and she knows it.

[@user-t6y3p]

@@couldbe8348 ما تقصد بعصير

[@A20-w8l]

Consciousness is awakening and the world will never be the same. Intelligent and eloquent young woman.

[@zainabyahia2591]

Very powerful and eloquent speech free palestine

[@HamzaGrygori]

Anti smite spee-ch. Pu-re e-vil.

[@sonjoybhattacharji5706]

A consummate jihadi - the worst enemy of the Palestinian people

[@BS-wg9fg]

@@las727 God does not and will not bless apartheid and genocide

[@BS-wg9fg]

@@HamzaGrygoria beautiful elephant speech that exposes war crimes of isra hell

[@basuh7526]

​@@BS-wg9fg😅😂🤣

[@absiddique139]

Long live the Resistance 🇵🇸

[@Cuban20]

Long Live the Palestinian Revolution

[@Igor369]

Long live the Resistance! - spoken from UK, never intending on returning to middle east

[@KiteMusic-sm1bg]

you know israel is going to invade rafah

[@h.r2169]

It's sounds like my one of the fav studio it's sounds like star wars

[@inezeaton]

Palestine siempre! Viva Palestina!

[@rationalmedicine3235]

Brilliant speech. Every word is true.

[@sonjoybhattacharji5706]

Her speech includes no reference to Hamas!!! She is putting the cart before the horse!!

[@wikileaks4341]

Don't warry my dear, whole world is with you. Very soon Palestine will be free. We will do whatever we can.

[@JamalAzari-f7n]

Satan is with you

[@miraabubakar9405]

May God bless you

[@MohamedRamzin-h2c]

U won that freedom of Palestinians.

[@awal541]

Cry louder. The whole world is not with terrorist

[@GreatDan786]

​@awal541 he aint crying though and he is right the whole world is with the Palestinians

[@Myliberationbaby]

More than anything, that round of applause and cheering at the end tells us where that generation's sympathies lie and its not with Israel.

[@dtoad5576]

It's a loud minority , joined by leftist communists taking advantage to try to destabilize America and the west. Communists don't care about Palestine they just want control and revenge and to install their own dictator. Though Once that happens they will regret it all quickly of course.

[@itsaymel5949]

🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇸🇬

[@KingForever-zu5jl]

"There is no such thing as Palestine in history, absolutely not." -- Arab Princeton Professor, Philip Hitti, before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in Jerusalem in 1946. In 1964 Yasser Arafat visited Moscow, USSR. While there, the Soviet KGB (secret service) developed a strategy for him. Arafat would be the leader of a new organization named PLO, Palestinian liberation organization. The KGB recommended that the Arabs create a new identity for themselves that would called Palestinian!!!!!!!....!!!!!! "There has never been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestinians are Arabs indistinguishable from Jordanians (another recent invention), Syrians, Iraqis etc. Keep in mind that the Arabs control 99.9 per cent of the Middle East lands. Israel represents one tenth of one per cent. But that is too much for the Arabs. They want it all. And that is ultimately what the fighting in Israel is about today...no matter how many land concessions the Israelis make, it will never be enough". (Arab writer and historian Joseph Farah in his book Myths of the Middle East October 2000.)

[@AnandaAbeysinghe-r3f]

“Free Palestine” is an evil slogan calling genocide by “River To The Sea”.

[@WildDisaster]

​@@KingForever-zu5jlYou quoted Hitti? You must be an amateur water carrier for Zios, bc Hitti was arguing for an entire Pan Arab nation stretching from Turkey to Africa as one entire nation that would give absolutely nothing to a so-called Jewish state. By quoting him, you're actually supporting the erasure of Zionist Israel. 😂 Tell me you don't know who you're quoting without telling me who you're quoting. 🐴🤡

[@MohamedRamzin-h2c]

U won that freedom of Palestinians.

[@hexiiyq]

@@KingForever-zu5jlits on every map before 1947 lol 😂

[@s.mohammedrashid9885]

Ma'sha'Allah brilliant thoughts of this brave Palestine girl👍❤💪 Hats off & All our support & prayers for the innocent people of Palestine...stay safe, blessed & keep Winning till the End for Freedom In'sha'Allah Aam'en🙏

[@viky.a]

What a speech, when you speak the world listen!!

[@patriot-n1z]

What did you say?

[@viky.a]

@@patriot-n1z what did you listen?

[@patriot-n1z]

@@viky.a Sorry, I don't listen to propaganda. Silly child. If only life was so simple. Stop one colonization while supporting another. Radical Islamists. Not true Muslims. Radical Islamists who have their boots on the throats of their people.

[@JulianLee-tt9dm]

​@@viky.a😮😢😮😢😢😢😢😢😅

[@ShxjxizzozoZjzndjdjsjz]

Damn

[@sayutiabdullah1129]

Well Said sister, save Palestine free Palestine, long live Palestine

[@meru3522]

Aamien

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

If you repeat a lie often enough, eventually it becomes Israel

[@user-zv8gd3jl7q]

😂

[@Igor369]

If you repeat a lie often enough, Great Britain will eventually become middle east.

[@incbluesail3080]

😂😂😂😂 Were did you get that?

[@turningaround7842]

Free Palestine from 1sra3li Occupying animals

[@hadielextro1377]

​@swadhyayjutaan penduduk di iraq,syria dan afghanistan bukan mati karena hukum syariah bro....tapi karena bom dari Amerika...banyakin baca bro,jangan seperti katak dalam tempurung...jadilah orang yang pintar dan pikiran yang terbuka

[@mschickie007]

She said it ALL ! Congratulations miss ! Free Palestine ! ✌🏼♥️✌🏼♥️🇵🇸♥️✌🏼🇺🇸

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

In August 2002 former Israeli Minister of Education Shulamit Aloni was interviewed on the radio and television program Democracy Now. During the interview, she was asked: Question: Often when there is dissent expressed in the United States against policies of the Israeli government, people here are called anti-Semitic. What is your response to that as an Israeli Jew? Shulamit Aloni replied: “Well, it’s a trick, we always use it. When from Europe somebody is criticizing Israel, then we bring up the Holocaust. When in this country people are criticizing Israel, then they are anti-Semitic.” - Former Israeli Minister of Education Shulamit Alone

[@rinasalem610]

They like to play victim ha

[@abdullahiabdi1332]

Yes, dear ​@rinasalem610

[@issakhadra750]

Well said !!!

[@marcocostantino7889]

Same thing in Italy too, if you say something against the invasion of Palestine they brand you as anti-Semitic, but as far as we understand it's a question of weapons and arms trade

[@mariasaba2620]

Very powerful graduation speech .Down with war .

[@Faiter.Re_Ri]

long live palestine..may the palestine nation be free forever.❤#freedomforpalestine #save_gaza

[@taliabraver]

Israel was given that land by the UN>She moved unto land that was taken by force,but that is OK!She is a hypocrite!!!Give your land back to the Native Americans it belongs to ,then you can talk!!!!Till then!!!!!

[@rft2001]

Islamofascist!!!

[@digitaltheidiot3618]

​@@rft2001this isn't just an Islamic issue but a worldwide issue. I doubt you listened to the whole speech. She also said that Americans money are being wasted on another rcountry when they have their own issues like teachers and war veterans struggling with money and the healthcare system not having enough money. Idk if ure American but if u r american or british or french or german or from a lot of other places then ur leader does not care about you or the country There are Christian and Jewish and probably atheist Palestinians too and if you don't care about ANY of them then at least care about yourself. Your money Is being spent in a place you don't care about instead of in your health care. And if these ppl don't care about palestine it means they don't care about human rights at all. They act like they're all for free speech and things like that, but if you disagree with them then there's no free speech. Ppl r being arrested just for peaceful protests. Imagine you had an opinion that was different from your governments opinion? They would discriminate against you for it even though you didn't do anything against them. Standing for palestine means standing for humanity. If the government can treat anyone they want however they want then you're not safe either. That's why this is so important

[@rft2001]

@@digitaltheidiot3618 They are being arrested for harassing other students, destroying property and being a general nuisance. Standing up for Palestine means standing up for patriarchal, regressive outmoded anti-environmental intolerant religion.

[@rft2001]

@@digitaltheidiot3618 I've been a protester, but we protested for progressive Aquarian values, not backward religious nutcases.

[@thepottingshed11]

Beautifully said. Dignified and articulate and so strong and yet so gentle. #freepalestine❤

[@e-lawnmosque7375]

Say, 'Truth has come and falsehood has been banished; it is doomed to banishment.'" (17:81)

[@sking3646]

Respect to this courageous young women for standing up in front of a huge crowd and speaking up for justice & peace ✌️ You are what the world needs👏 🙏 🙌 ❤

[@SusanHopkinson]

I have faith that things will change. The tide is finally turning after decades of trying 🙏🏻

[@rft2001]

It is, we are eventually going to rid the world of regressive radical Islamicism.

[@The_inner_you]

Beautiful words of wisdom, may God bless and help the defenseless, innocent people of Palestine.

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy

[@Cuban20]

Amen

[@karimaabdelmalki3601]

I wish to live long enough to see this young lady when she has an important position in the society or administration. ❤#freepalestine

[@bedstuypopupcinema812]

@karimaabdelmaliki3601 💯 4Real!‼️ ~Me too. Had the same thought while listening😃🙌🏽

[@halftuber1003]

WALAIKUM ASSALAM RAHMATULA WA BARAKATAHU

[@fatimaesack7998]

She is selfless - her graduation speech was not based on her achievement - she took the opportunity to address humanity - how awesome ❤ wishing you great success for the future ameen

[@1May1312]

“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or Apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?’ The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.” --Aaron Bushnell's final social media post

[@rft2001]

Yes, the Islamic countries that deny Israel's right to exist are dedicated to genocide but my country, THE USA, stands up for progressive, democratic Israel. We are the majority.

[@mirpervezkhurhid4637]

Weldone , You delivered a very strong speech, with each meaningful word, Masha ALLAH ALKHAMDOLILLA ALLAH o AKBAR

[@rft2001]

@@mirpervezkhurhid4637 Mashed Potato's and Pork Roast Massa Allah! Allah is a Jew as Islam is a spin-off series from Judaism.

[@rinasalem610]

Respect!

[@AntoniaPi-od4rf]

This is the best Gaza-related speech I have heard. Thank you for your enlightenment.

[@tahalaperigo9771]

What a beautiful Speech Luther King quality I’m so proud of this lady. I salute her family. I look forward to new informed generation enlightened mature humane and furthermore courageous to take on Zionism and free the world from it

[@antoniettasorrentino6333]

RESPECT! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🇵🇸

[@gabym269]

Beautifully said 👏👏👏

[@fatimaahmad8702]

An absolutely beautiful graduation speech. So well-spoken and right from the heart. I am glad this young Palestinian lady was able to utter such powerful words to humanity. ❤

[@user-zv8gd3jl7q]

Congrats sister 💐

[@Gdg210]

Free free and save Palestine 🇵🇸 I am Indian l know the occupation l know the pain If we not stand for Palestine we are not with humanity 🇮🇳

[@raafiagulzaar6583]

Great speech

[@josefbrown]

The takeaway: do not stand idly by during times like these. Do something, anything at all. MashAllah sis UT stand up 🚀

[@syedsaleem25]

Ma sha allah allahuakber true words👌

[@syedsaleem25]

Walaikumassalam

[@muzzamirlukabwe989]

Indeed, thr's nothing important like talking about the plight of Palestinians....mashaAllah

[@raziasaber2979]

First I must say this is one of the most powerful speeches I have ever heard. I am leaving this comment because i want to get notification for every like so I can watch this as much as possible. May Allah bless her and everyone reading this. Ameen

[@stevekernstock566]

Really? The most powerful?

[@raziasaber2979]

@@stevekernstock566 I meant one of the most powerful, sorry

[@roseismil6142]

MashAllah god bless this beautiful lady with a powerful and heart touching speech, may Allah bless you and your family, free your people land from those cowards who commit crimes against humanity 🥲🙏❤️

[@salimbegum3179]

Thank you for the truth 💯 well said yes it's very much the truth Freedom of speech, it's important and the truth as well thank you.🎉🎉🎉❤

[@mahanooralvi2403]

Maa shaa Allah, Maa shaa Allah, sister , So proud of you , from Pakistan

[@zaridoll6618]

🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

[@jeanniep8816]

Congratulations to all graduates👩‍🎓 🧑‍🎓 You have learnt a lot. I have no doubt you will lead the path of success.

[@MrquratUlain-ro5lq]

Long live Palestine Free Gaza free Palestine from Israeli occupation prayers for Palestine

[@JamalAzari-f7n]

PALESTINE NEVER EXISTED AND NEVER WILL

[@Anat-r6d]

There is no occupation only Hamas terrorists

[@BashDeCash]

Wa alaykum salaam, my dear. Barakallaahu fiihi. May Allaah reward you for that beautiful and eloquent speech. FREE PALESTINE !!!!!

[@MendeMaria-ej8bf]

Splendid powerful speech. May it be heard widely and don't miss its effects. ❤

[@fawadali135]

Intelligent, eloquent and with deep conviction. Yes, you are the generation. You must, for all our sakes.

[@mhhq5269]

Free palestine 🇵🇸

[@sholeha9003]

What a great speech ❤. She's symbol of resistance. Long live Palestine 🇵🇸

[@anithadhandapani6175]

Pure hearted soul pouring a peace message. If u are pure in heart, Please share to everyone .

[@RehanKazmi-jn1ct]

MashaAllah great and bravest girl i proud of you my dear sister Allah protect you and grant a great victory Palestinians soon inshaAllah.

[@rft2001]

Allah The Jew supports Israel.

[@elspethg7497]

Powerful speeches begets slavery Armed resistance begets freedom

[@mnjraman]

I watched it once more; this Palestinian law student from the University of Toledo should have made a difference in all her listeners! May the Lord help her with moving the proverbial ball forward -- for the upliftment of all Palestinians AND all the oppressed people everywhere!

[@AbdulLatheef-k6g]

Big salute...

[@TheBest-ux7cn]

We are with you sister...Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@rft2001]

Free Palestine From Hamas/Iran.

[@TheraP2014]

One of best student speeches I ever heard. *This world desperately needs leaders like her.* I would've liked knowing her name. Best wishes with God's blessings and safe journeys. Salam!

[@waltermesser9737]

Put her to replace Sinwar when he retires!

[@rodrigodezubiria2007]

It’s impossible to argue with integrity and honesty. She is not the hope of the Palestinian people She is the hope of humanity.

[@ursulaghanem1717]

You are the pride of your parents and of humanity ❤❤❤

[@nuzhatquraishi7485]

Very powerful uplifting speech. Salute to her and parents , who raised a girl with conscious. Free Palestine

[@aamir-hk8px]

What an awesome speech and delivered with such eloquence and honesty. This is really the time for world to wake up.

[@daqagasare-qp6rb]

Wonderful speech...you said it all dear sister,for those who have consious and humanity they know what to do...free palestine,free gaza

[@achmatcassiem6602]

Respect, spoken from the heart ❤ Free Palestine ✊🏾 🇵🇸

[@akmmoinulhassan6431]

Wonderful speech

[@ytbmQC]

Her speech should be able to change the hearts of those bystanders but loo it can not change the hearts of the war mongers

[@ambergray7552]

This hit on EVERY point!! It gave me goose bumps, May God Give Us ALL Strength To Do The Right Thing!!!!

[@mojiradehassan1783]

Barakallah fik on your graduation dear child! May we all on these platforms be the station of truth! May Allah grant Palestine and other oppressed nations be delivered from the hands of their oppressors soon. Amin.

[@lizbethartemis4886]

😂😂 US under Nets&yahoo control and under Ukrainian control. The same folks bleeding American $$$

[@ammaraayub7796]

Wow

[@Love.peace-m8c]

What a beautiful speech. ❤❤❤

[@hasnaashaalan9083]

MashaAllah Palestinians are eloquent and intelligent. God bless them all.

[@solaimanamaira3930]

thanks god may Allah bless you ammooo

[@العملالاجتهاد]

ما شاء الله أختي الفلسطينية.. قمة فالأدب وما شاء الله عليكي وصلتِ الفكرة بلباقة ومحتشمة والوشاح الفلسطيني اللهم بارك وجزاكِ الله كل خير! أثلجتِ صدورنا بقول الحق

[@rfal883]

Well said, a powerful speech 🇾🇪❤️🇵🇸

[@brightsky6151]

“Israel is creating a stronger Hamas that will survive beyond this conflict. Israel has already lost this war, they just don’t know it!” -Scott Ritter

[@lizbethartemis4886]

They created HAMAS to undermine Arafat & the two state solution. They are allies. See Ron Paul’s address to US Congress re origin & financing.

[@VerdiChange]

Thanl you dear young people! You ar giving the world hope! Never give up Humanity is with you!

[@shirenearendse9569]

Love this speech ❤

[@ConfusedFloatingIceberg-sx6ht]

Allah bless you sister from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@6489tic]

What a powerful and at the same time peaceful speech by a well-articulate young student ❤

[@syedlatifulhaque9724]

THANKYOU SISTER AND OTHERS FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND YOUR STAND❤. #FREEFREEPALESTINE #STANDWITHPALESTINE #LONGLIVEPALESTINE #LONGLIVEPALESTINE #LONGLIVEHUMANITY #CEASEFIRENOW

[@forevergrateful1]

Mashallah, very powerful speech. This speech should be broadcast on the TV but they won't let this happen

[@Taai2024]

We Indians support Palestinian and their freedom

[@Everywhere-ch7bc]

Speaking the truth . 👏👏👏

[@huddamohamed110]

Masha Allah What beautiful speech.Allahuma barik.

[@Pakh2n]

Beautifully done!

[@halimesultan4376]

Proud of you sister, may AllahSWT make you one benefit the ummah, and humanity InshaAllAh I 🤲❤

[@nusrathilahi1408]

Masha allah.. Allah taala tumhari zabaan me asar de aur sunne walou ko uspe amal karna naseeb farmaye.. Aameen

[@nutsdoog3515]

Masha Allah ❤

[@Bahador_R]

Masha'Allah ❤️❤️❤️🇵🇸❤️❤️❤️ 🇮🇷

[@safouhappesh402]

بوركت يا ابنة فلسطين اجمل خطاب تخرج اسمعه في حياتي الله يخليك لاهلك ووطنك الام فلسطين ذخرا ونبراسا والله يبارك في هذا الجيل جيل الضمير الحي الذي لا يقبل الذل والهوان

[@AlessandraMinardi-v9x]

Stop genocide Palestina free free ❤ 👍

[@boshiralhezaz6087]

Beautiful speech.