ATLANTA, Ga.—President Joe Biden addressed the commencement at Morehouse College in Atlanta on May 19, acknowledging the concerns expressed by graduates regarding the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza.
“I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told the graduates of the historically black, all-male college. “Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them.”
The lead-up to President Biden’s commencement speech was overshadowed by concerns about the possibility of protests breaking out during the president’s visit, as they have on college campuses across the country in recent weeks.
However, he decided to address the Israel–Hamas war head-on, reaffirming his call for an immediate ceasefire to bring home all of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, and his commitment to a lasting peace under a two-state solution….
