PHILADELPHIA (VINnews) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators burned dozens of American flags outside Philadelphia City Hall, piling the flags on the pavement and setting them ablaze while waving Palestinian flags overhead and chanting.
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The flag-burning incident took place during an anti-Israel rally that drew roughly 400 participants who marched through Center City. Protesters scuffled with police, prompting Philadelphia police to call in additional units. Authorities described portions of the march as involving vandalism; multiple arrests were made.
Nearby in Rittenhouse Square, activists gathered under the “All Out for Gaza” banner on the same day, with some openly displaying symbols of Hezbollah and Hamas, both designated as terrorist organizations by the United States.
Promotional posts for the demonstrations referred to the United States as “AmeriKKKa” and portrayed Independence Day itself as illegitimate.
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