NYC 8th-grader waving Palestinian flag at Staten Island graduation causes outrage
A middle school student in Staten Island sparked debate online after waving a Palestinian flag after receiving his diploma.
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Metro NYC 8th-grader waving Palestinian flag at Staten Island graduation causes outrage By Trista Panagakos Published June 27, 2026, 8:18 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Staten Island eighth-grader brazenly waved a Palestinian flag at his middle-school graduation, sparking outrage after he defied a school directive. The pupil accepted his diploma onstage at Elias Bernstein IS 7 in Huguenot on Monday and unfurled the flag as he walked off the stage, video of the ceremony shows. A handful in the crowd of hundreds cheered while the majority loudly booed, immediately fracturing the event. 3 Graduates at Elias Bernstein Intermediate School 7 were told before the ceremony what attire and behavior was appropriate.
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