White House decries waving of ‘profane banners of terrorist organizations’ at New York anti-Israel protest

By Jacob Magid

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12 June 2024, 1:45 am 71 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate outside the Supernova music festival exhibit in New York City, June 10, 2024. (Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

The White House denounces yesterday’s anti-Israel protest targeting a New York City exhibit memorializing the Nova music festival massacre, which including banners and chants hailing the October 7 terror onslaught along with the Hamas and Hezbollah terror organizations.

Calling the conduct of the far-left protesters “outrageous and heartbreaking,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates says in a statement, adding that “profane banners of terrorist organizations should not be flown anywhere, especially not on American streets.”

“Antisemitism has no place in the United States,” he says, calling the protesters’ behavior “horrifying.”