Harris blasts 'despicable acts' after anti-Israel protesters back Hamas, burn US flag

WASHINGTON — US Vice President Kamala Harris blasts the “despicable acts and dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric” by “unpatriotic” anti-Israel demonstrators who rioted outside the Capitol yesterday in protest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress.

At least six people were arrested in the protest of thousands, which featured antisemitic and pro-Hamas slogans and signs, the vandalism of property, the torching of an effigy of Netanyahu and even the burning of an American flag.

“I condemn any individuals associating with the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, which has vowed to annihilate the State of Israel and kill Jews. Pro-Hamas graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation,” Harris says in a statement.

“I condemn the burning of the American flag. That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way.”

“I support the right to peacefully protest, but let’s be clear: Antisemitism, hate and violence of any kind have no place in our nation,” adds the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.