{"id":2231064,"date":"2024-04-26T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosis-speeches-across-europe-interrupted-by-pro-palestinian-protesters\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:02:03","slug":"pelosis-speeches-across-europe-interrupted-by-pro-palestinian-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosis-speeches-across-europe-interrupted-by-pro-palestinian-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi facing disruptions from pro-Palestinian demonstrators during European speeches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosis-speeches-across-europe-interrupted-by-pro-palestinian-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s European trip faces disruptions from protesters at\u200b speaking events. During an event at University \u2063College Dublin, student union president Martha Ni Riada protested, resulting in security intervention. The incident sparked debates on Pelosi&#8217;s political stance and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-might-mandate-teachers-to-embrace-progressive-viewpoints\/\" title=\"Illinois Might Mandate Teachers To \u2018Embrace\u2019 Progressive Viewpoints\">student activism<\/a>. However, Pelosi received defense for her legislative contributions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-talk-video-is-now-biting-npr-ceo-in-the-ass\/\" title=\"A TED Talk video has come back to haunt the CEO of NPR\">leadership\u2063 legacy<\/a>. In a separate event in Oxford, Pelosi delivered the Benazir Bhutto Memorial Lecture.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a>\u2018s (D-CA) visit to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Europe<\/a> has been plagued with <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protesters<\/a> interrupting her various speaking events.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi first appeared Monday at University College Dublin, where she received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws. While Pelosi took the podium in her cap and gown, the UCD Students\u2019 Union president, Martha Ni Riada, stood up and began yelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPelosi is a Zionist and a war criminal,\u201d she said before security guards immediately seized her and led her out of the room. \u201cYou said that support for Israel is in our DNA. It is not. What about Palestinian women?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was thrown out with excessive force from Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s honorary doctorate of law <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ucddublin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ucddublin<\/a> earlier today for representing the views of students as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDSU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UCDSU<\/a> President. Why does UCD continue to platform Zionist warmongers whilst silencing students? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExqDWzsV3v\">pic.twitter.com\/ExqDWzsV3v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martha N\u00ed Riada (@MarthaReidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarthaReidy\/status\/1782463845321032090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ni Riada complained on X that she was not given a verbal warning and her arms were left reddened by the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does UCD continue to platform Zionist warmongers whilst silencing students?\u201d Ni Riada wrote online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRep. Pelosi should be considered one of the most skilled and accomplished legislators in the history of the United States,\u201d American studies professor Liam Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucd.ie\/newsandopinion\/news\/2024\/april\/23\/speakeremeritanancypelosireceiveshonorarydegreeforlastinglegacytopublicservice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in the former House speaker\u2019s defense. \u201cShe has made outstanding contributions to American politics for nearly 40 years, providing a model of liberal democratic leadership that has been deeply influential in the U.S. and admired globally. Such principled leadership and commitment to liberal governance is especially important to recognize at this time in light of the challenges to democracy in the U.S. and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, on Thursday, Pelosi appeared at Oxford University in England to offer the Benazir Bhutto\u00a0Memorial Lecture, named after Pakistan\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-female-prime-minister-of-samoa-to-lead-after-months-of-legal-battles\/\" title=\"First female prime minister of Samoa to lead after months of legal battles\">female prime minister<\/a>. Following Bhutto\u2019s assassination in 2007, the Oxford Union has hosted an annual memorial lecture.<\/p>\n<p>As Pelosi spoke, a student silently approached the podium, stood in front, and unfurled a Palestinian flag. Even though the crowd booed, he was allowed to remain through her speech. Later, the activist group Youth Demand took credit for the demonstration.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: YOUTH DEMAND DISRUPT GENOCIDE-BACKING <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@speakerpelosi<\/a> AT UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD<\/p>\n<p>Warmongers like Nancy Pelosi are not welcome on University campuses. When children are being murdered, and hospitals are being bombed, we will not sit down and be quiet whilst these people\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dFwV6FwGBw\">pic.twitter.com\/dFwV6FwGBw<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Youth Demand (@youth_demand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/youth_demand\/status\/1783565608086302918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWarmongers like Nancy Pelosi are not welcome on University campuses. When children are being murdered, and hospitals are being bombed, we will not sit down and be quiet whilst these people are given platforms,\u201d the group wrote online. \u201cWe must stand up and take action, because we aren\u2019t f***ing around anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was an additional group of students outside that venue also protesting throughout Pelosi\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted both the Oxford Union and University College Dublin for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has long advocated a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She has also called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2975618\/pelosi-believes-netanyahu-should-resign-over-handling-gaza-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resign\">resign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) faced disruptions from protesters during her European visit. At University College Dublin, where she was honored with a Doctor of Laws degree, protests ensued. The UCD Students\u2019 Union president, Martha Ni Riada, vocalized dissent while Pelosi addressed the audience in ceremonial attire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2231065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nancy-pelosi-house-agenda-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2231064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nancy-pelosi-house-agenda-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}