An alleged Israel Defense Forces soldier who was accompanying Miss Israel at Stanford got into a physical altercation with a student who took their table sign, according to university officials and the university’s Democrat Club.
The incident happened Wednesday (April 22) afternoon at the White Plaza.
Stanford public safety deputies responded to the scene and an investigation is ongoing, university spokeswoman Angie Davis wrote in a statement to the Post.
The investigation results will be submitted to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office for review, Davis said.
Davis did not respond to the Post’s comments for further details about the incident.
Melanie Shiraz, crowned Miss Israel in 2025, is touring high-profile universities across the nation to promote a Virtual Reality Google experience that recaps the Israeli perspective of the Oct. 7 attacks.
Shiraz and the alleged IDF soldier were at a table when members of the Stanford Democrats Club approached them and “engaged in discourse” according to an Instagram post by the club. A member then took a paper sign from the table and biked away. The soldier then chased after the student, tackled him, and then placed him in a chokehold, the club states.
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