{"id":2232606,"date":"2024-04-29T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-encampment-protesters-fly-palestinian-flag-in-place-reserved-for-us-flag\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:56:29","slug":"harvard-encampment-protesters-fly-palestinian-flag-in-place-reserved-for-us-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-encampment-protesters-fly-palestinian-flag-in-place-reserved-for-us-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters at Harvard encampment display Palestinian flag instead of US flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-encampment-protesters-fly-palestinian-flag-in-place-reserved-for-us-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Masked Harvard University\u200c encampment protesters garnered widespread attention by flying\u2064 the Palestinian flag\u2062 in a \u2064location typically designated for the US flag and those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/decorated-vietnam-war-veteran-appeals-to-biden-for-medal-of-honor\/\" title=\"Decorated Vietnam War Veteran Appeals to Biden for Medal of Honor\">foreign dignitaries<\/a>. The protesters displayed multiple Palestinian \u2064flags at the \u200bUniversity Hall and above the renowned John \u2064Harvard Statue. The masked Harvard University encampment \u2064protesters attracted significant\u200d publicity by raising the\u200b Palestinian flag in a spot usually reserved \u2062for the US flag and those of foreign dignitaries. They exhibited several Palestinian flags at the University Hall and above\u2063 the iconic \u200bJohn Harvard Statue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Masked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harvard University<\/a> encampment protesters went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>viral<\/a> after hoisting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian flag<\/a> in a place traditionally reserved for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/flags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>flag<\/a> of the United States and those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-protesters-raise-palestinian-flags-on-university-building-in-spot-reserved-for-american-flag\/\" title=\"Harvard Protesters Replace American Flag with Palestinian Flag\">visiting foreign dignitaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters raised at least three Palestinian flags from the University Hall on Saturday and flew them over the institution\u2019s famous John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/4\/28\/palestine-flag-harvard-yard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to an article published by the<em> Harvard Crimson<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident showed students also wrapped a Palestinian scarf around the neck of the statue.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities called on Harvard Yard Operations to remove at least one of the flags around 6:34 p.m., which caused the protesters to scream, \u201cFree, free Palestine\u201d and \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-allowed-recently-covid-positive-rep-onto-house-floor-to-vote-for-her\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi allowed recently COVID-positive rep. onto House floor to vote for her\">report noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That latter chant has often been viewed by Jews as a call for their extermination and complete eradication from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>While a campus services staffer walked away with the flags, a student reportedly lunged in an attempt to recover them, but fellow protesters stopped him.<\/p>\n<p>The flying of the Palestinian flags is a clear \u201cviolation of University policy, and the individuals involved will be subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-dont-want-the-truth-to-come-out-senate-democrats-file-ethics-complaint-against-senators-cruz-and-hawley-for-challenging-election-fraud\/\" title=\"They Don\u2019t Want the Truth to Come Out: Senate Democrats File Ethics Complaint Against Senators Cruz and Hawley for Challenging Election Fraud\">disciplinary action<\/a>,\u201d Harvard spokesman Jonathan L. Swain said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trinity-college-pulls-down-patriotic-flags-keeps-blm-and-trans-flags\/\" title=\"Trinity College Pulls Down Patriotic Flags, Keeps BLM and Trans Flags\">flags\u2019 removal<\/a>, several protesters had their Harvard University IDs photographed and ID numbers gathered by administration officials, the <em>Harvard<\/em> <em>Crimson<\/em> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarvard, Harvard, take my ID,\u201d protesters declared. \u201cYou can\u2019t really scare me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later Saturday evening, more ID numbers were collected by university officials, who passed out warnings of disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepeat violations of University and School policies will result in increasingly severe sanctions,\u201d the warnings purportedly read. \u201cStudents with pending disciplinary matters may not be granted a degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masked Harvard encampment protesters gained attention by raising the Palestinian flag in a spot usually reserved for the US and visiting foreign flags. 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