Tens of thousands of pro-Hamas protesters marched in Washington, D.C., chanting antisemitic slogans and calling for a “ceasefire” by Israel.
Video posted by the Daily Caller News Foundation showed on protester scaling the White House fence and waving a Palestinian flag:
Pro-Palestine protestors scale the White House fence to raise the Palestinian flag @arjunswritings pic.twitter.com/GiUJrtgsGG
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 4, 2023
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“Free, free Palestine,” they chanted. “Long live Palestine.”
Other video showed the fence pillars vandalized with red paint and agitators pushing on the gate:
The White House’s NW entrance has been smeared with red paint and protesters are pushing on gate #March4Palestine pic.twitter.com/D4cFNOCyiU
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) November 4, 2023
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More of the chaos, including protesters yelling Allahu Akbar” at Secret Service agents:
The White House’s NW entrance has been smeared with red paint and protesters are pushing on gate #March4Palestine pic.twitter.com/D4cFNOCyiU
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) November 4, 2023
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Earlier in the day, as they marched toward the White House, they chanted, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution”:
National March on Washington for Gaza starts heading towards the White House chanting “there is only one solution, intifada revolution” pic.twitter.com/HvodKNq061
— Timcast News (@TimcastNews) November 4, 2023
A protester could be seen draping a keffiyeh, a headscarf identified with Palestinian “resistance,” near the former Trump Hotel:
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Father of the U.S.
Today, anti-Israel protesters desecrated his statue.
🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/Sgm4CgBkKu
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 5, 2023
After the destruction and chaos, which was termed “First Amendment activity” by Metropolitan Police, a lone man was arrested after he was observed “spray painting windows” about a block from the White House:
At approximately 5:30 p.m., MPD officers observed a man spray painting the windows of an establishment in the 700 block of 17th Street, NW. The man was arrested for Destruction of Property. pic.twitter.com/G5Ooh4iJJH
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 4, 2023
At Freedom Plaza, about a block from the White House, they chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”:
📣FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!
🇵🇸Massive crowd at Freedom Plaza standing in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance! pic.twitter.com/MSIwX5mbf4
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) November 4, 2023
Eliminating any mystery, the pro-Hamas protesters made it clear they want Israel eliminated:
At the head of the ceasefire march towards the White House, the crowd chants, “We don’t want no two-state, we want ‘48!” pic.twitter.com/5pvIdpwCkL
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 4, 2023
“We don’t want no two-state, we want ‘48!” they yelled, referring to 1948, when Israel was invaded after it was declared a country.