Egyptian student gives powerful speech at Tel Aviv University graduation

A great commencement speaker — like Stephen Colbert or the late David Foster Wallace — can elevate an otherwise mundane college graduation ceremony.

International master’s students at Tel Aviv University were graced with such a speaker at their graduation lat week. The class valedictorian, Haisam Hassanein, was brought up in rural Egypt – a place not exactly renowned for its pro-Israel feelings. But in