Footage shows anti-Israel protesters disrupting Oct. 7 memorial event at California college

Anti-Israel protesters interrupted an October 7 massacre memorial event at California’s Pomona College, footage circulating on social media shows.

Yoni Viloga, who survived the massacre at Kibbutz Mefalsim, was sharing his story on Wednesday evening when anti-Israel protesters wearing keffiyehs stormed the event, chanting slogans, accusing Israel of “genocide,” and saying “Zionists not welcome here.”

Those inside the event physically pushed back the protesters from the event, while campus security did not intervene, The Claremont Independent reports.

Pomona College President Gabi Starr said in a statement that the school’s administration saw videos of the “shocking and deeply disturbing.”

“It is both outrageous and cruel to interrupt a space where members of our community come together to mourn. Antisemitic hate cannot be tolerated here. Our community is better than this,” she says.

“While we have not yet identified the individuals, we are examining video footage taken during the event, as well as security footage to determine how access could have been gained,” she adds.

On Wednesday, masked protestors at Pomona College interrupted an October 7 memorial featuring a survivor of the attack.

They yelled, “Zionists are not welcome here,” and accused the attendees of being “complicit in genocide.”

Expel the disruptors. This harassment has to end. pic.twitter.com/pCeIneBEuz

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) October 17, 2025