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Several protesters from anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demos in Washington this week facing federal charges — report
A person sprays pro-Hamas graffiti on the base of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators protest near the US Capitol as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Thomas/AFP)
Several protestors at the anti-Israel demonstrations at Union Station in Washington on Wednesday are facing federal charges, Fox News reports.
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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the burning of an American flag.
The report adds that more charges could be coming.
Nine people were arrested across Washington, including four people on charges of assaulting a police officer outside Union Station near the Capitol as Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
