Seattle University provost is shown in video removing a Palestinian flag from a graduating student during a commencement ceremony. According to reports, the incident occurs just as the student—described as Muslim and graduating—appears to prepare to unfold or display the flag for a photograph. One account says the provost snatches the flag as the student is about to unfold it, while another specifies the provost’s name and describes the moment as he grabs the flag from the student’s hands before they pose. The event is reported as taking place on June 14. Both outlets rely on video footage to describe the confrontation, with the student and provost remaining in the frame as the flag is taken before a photo. The reports do not agree on every detail beyond the central account of the provost taking the flag at the ceremony. The reports characterize the action as occurring in front of others during the graduation proceedings.