Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was interrupted by anti-Israel students during a speech she gave in the U.K. on Thursday. A protest group also called her a \u2018warmonger.\u2019<\/p>\n
As Pelosi, former House speaker, was beginning her remarks to the Oxford Union at the University of Oxford, a student quietly stood up and walked to the front of the room. He then presented a Palestinian flag and turned to the audience, blocking their view of the 84-year-old California congresswoman.<\/p>\n
\u2018Warmongers like Nancy Pelosi are not welcome on University campuses,\u2019 Youth Demand, who took credit for the protest, wrote later on X, sharing a video of the protest.<\/p>\n
The post also warned that the group\u2019s protesters \u2018aren\u2019t f\u2014ing around anymore.\u2019<\/p>\n
The student, who was joined by an apparent colleague, was met with boos and was told by people in the crowd to sit down after they realized it was a protest.<\/p>\n
Despite the disruption, Pelosi continued her remarks, calling for peace in Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u2018The suffering of Gaza must stop,\u2019 the Democratic lawmaker said, per the Telegraph. \u2018We want peace on both sides. Both sides must agree to it.\u2019<\/p>\n
According to the Telegraph, the duo stood awkwardly in front of the podium but were later removed by police. Those in attendance appeared to applaud their removal.<\/p>\n
\u2018When children are being murdered, and hospitals are being bombed, we will not sit down and be quiet while these people are given platforms,\u2019 Youth Demand added in the post.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Pelosi visited University College Dublin in Dublin, where she was presented the Sutherland Leadership Award. During her visit, students protest outside the university.<\/p>\n
The interruption comes as hundreds of students at elite U.S. colleges and universities have formed anti-Israel encampments on their campuses. The demonstrations, some violent and antisemitic in nature, have called for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza as their war has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n
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