India, May 16 -- Logan Rozos, a graduating student from New York University's Gallatin School, had his diploma denied after he delivered a commencement speech criticising Israel's military actions in Gaza and US involvement in the ongoing conflict.

Rozos, an actor and a member of the Gallatin Theatre Troupe, was chosen by fellow students to deliver the student address during the school's graduation ceremony on Wednesday. He used the moment to condemn the "genocide" in Palestine.

"The genocide currently occurring is supported politically and militarily by the United States, is paid for by our tax dollars and has been livestreamed to our phones for the past 18 months," Rozos said.

Pro-Israel groups criticised both the speech and NYU's de...