{"id":159218,"date":"2024-07-25T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=159218"},"modified":"2024-07-25T08:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:11:51","slug":"protesters-lower-american-flags-raise-palestinian-ones-in-their-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=159218","title":{"rendered":"Protesters lower American flags, raise Palestinian ones in their place"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Protesters responded to Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit with protests that included lowering American flags and raising Palestinian flags in their place. They also burned U.S. flags and an effigy of Netanyahu. People cheered the lowering of the American flags in Washington’s Union Station, and then praised the hoisting of the Palestinian flags. You could hear some among the crowd saying, “Allahu Akbar.” Other protesters decided to try to cross a blockade that the U.S. Capitol Police were overlooking. The protesters failed to obey orders when asked to step back.<\/p>\n

From Reuters:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Netanyahu, while addressing Congress, said he had a message for the protesters.<\/p>\n

“When the tyrants of Tehran who hang gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair are praising, promoting, and funding you, you have officially become Iran’s useful idiots,” he said, using a Cold War-era term for people who are manipulated for a political agenda.<\/p>\n

Protesters deny such charges and say their demonstrations are a response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza where nearly the entire 2.3 million population have been displaced.<\/p>\n

A stage at the protest site near the Capitol was decked with banners, including one that declared the Israeli leader a “Wanted War Criminal” in reference to an arrest warrant sought by International Criminal Court prosecutors. Netanyahu denies war crimes allegations.<\/p>\n

Nearby, demonstrators placed nearly 30 human-size cardboard coffins wrapped in Palestinian flags. Traffic was barred from several roads near the Capitol.<\/p>\n

“I want all aid (to) be suspended to Israel due to its actions in Gaza,” said Bradley Cullinan, who said he traveled to the area from Columbus, Ohio, 400 miles (640 km) away.<\/p>\n

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon took to the stage and condemned the death toll in Gaza. “No one is free until everyone is free,” Sarandon said.<\/p>\n

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers skipped Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, expressing dismay over the deaths and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza where nearly all of its 2.3 million people have been displaced.<\/p>\n

Members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group carried Palestinian flags and signs reading “Free Palestine” and “Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism,” while a group of younger protesters danced to Arabic music and carried large banners reading “Stop Arming Israel” and “Stop War Crimes in Gaza.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The ultra-Orthodox Jewish group apparently didn’t get the memo that there are Hamas religious leaders who call for the extermination of the Jews.<\/p>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Singh, K. (2024, July 25). Protesters hoist Palestinian flags in Washington during Netanyahu speech. Reuters<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bhadoria, S. (2024, July 25). US flags burnt amid ‘Allahu Akbar’ chants: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech sparks massive protest in Washington. Mint<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vespa, M. (2024, July 24). Terrorist Protesters storm Union Station in DC and burn American flags. Townhall<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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