{"id":2233888,"date":"2024-04-30T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-washington-statue-defaced-by-gwus-pro-palestinian-protesters\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T17:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:05:45","slug":"george-washington-statue-defaced-by-gwus-pro-palestinian-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-washington-statue-defaced-by-gwus-pro-palestinian-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestinian Protesters Deface George Washington Statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fgeorge-washington-statue-defaced-by-gwus-pro-palestinian-protesters%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=2233888&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>Pro-Palestinian protesters\u2062 vandalized George Washington&#8217;s statue at George Washington\u200c University, Washington, D.C. Messages like &#8220;End \u2062the Genocide Free\u2064 Palestine&#8221; were \u2063displayed. A second statue \u200dwas also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-arrested-and-charged-for-changing-iconic-l-a-sign-to-read-hollyboob\/\" title=\"6 Arrested And Charged For Changing Iconic L.A. Sign To Read \u2018HOLLYBOOB\u2019\">defaced<\/a> with &#8220;Free Gaza&#8221; and &#8220;DC\u2063 stands for liberation.&#8221; The demonstrations, ongoing for six days, featured an encampment with tents \u2064and Palestinian flags on the \u200duniversity&#8217;s lawn. Pro-Palestinian protesters defaced George Washington&#8217;s statue at \u2062George Washington University in Washington,\u200b D.C., displaying \u2062messages like &#8220;End the Genocide \u200bFree \u2063Palestine.&#8221;\u2062 Another statue \u200cwas also vandalized with graffiti\u2064 stating &#8220;Free Gaza&#8221; and\u2062 &#8220;DC \u2064stands for liberation.&#8221; The \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rioters-smash-windows-force-businesses-to-board-up-in-downtown-portland\/\" title=\"Rioters Smash Windows, Force Businesses To Board Up In Downtown Portland\">ongoing protests<\/a>,\u2062 lasting six days, included an \u200bencampment with \u2064tents and Palestinian flags on the\u2063 university&#8217;s lawn.  <\/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<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters defaced a statue of George Washington on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The statue was draped with a Palestinian flag and covered in stickers, and a black and white scarf was wrapped around its neck.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-cantaloupe-plant-closes-after-more-deaths-reported-in-salmonella-outbreak\/\" title=\"Mexican cantaloupe plant shuts down due to more salmonella deaths\">stickers read<\/a>, \u201cEnd the Genocide Free Palestine,\u201d \u201cThe Students United Will Never Be Divided,\u201d and \u201cAnti-Fascist Action.\u201d The statue\u2019s face is covered by a pink sticker reading, \u201cRise Love Resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenocidal Warmongering University,\u201d was spray-painted on the base of the statue.<\/p>\n<p>A second George Washington statue depicting the president riding a horse also appears to have been defaced during the protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree Gaza\u201d was spray-painted on the base along with, \u201cDC stands for liberation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protesters have draped a Palestinian flag around a statue of George Washington on the GWU campus in DC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenocidal Warmongering University\u201d is written in paint on the base of the statue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ks3H9HuRZl\">pic.twitter.com\/ks3H9HuRZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Allen (@Virginia_Allen5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Virginia_Allen5\/status\/1785000867294261751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sent from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWtweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GWtweets<\/a>: Protesters have defaced the statue of George Washington at the edge of campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWW2LDJ8Py\">pic.twitter.com\/tWW2LDJ8Py<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Kessel (@zach_kessel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zach_kessel\/status\/1784615007080100068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pro-Palestinian protests began on Thursday and stretched into their sixth day on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have set up an encampment on the lawn of the university where the statue is located. The demonstrators pitched dozens of tents including food and medical tents. They also knocked down metal barricades put up by police and threw them into a large pile, sticking signs and Palestinian flags on top.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40A quick tour of the pro-Palestine encampment on the campus of George Washington University in D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHrj1j5AG1\">pic.twitter.com\/rHrj1j5AG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Allen (@Virginia_Allen5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Virginia_Allen5\/status\/1784999576790880435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis group of approximately 200 protesters from across the DMV, including professional organizers, activists, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-32\/\" title=\"This Week in Campus Insanity Vol. 32\">university students<\/a>, have joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omars-daughter-suspended-from-barnard-college-for-anti-israel-protests\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from Barnard College due to involvement in anti-Israel protests\">unauthorized encampment<\/a> on our campus,\u201d George Washington University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/gwu-protest-organizers-vow-to-stay-on-campus-until-demands-are-met\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Sunday in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an egregious violation of community trust and goes far beyond the boundaries of free expression and the right to protest. The university will use every avenue available to ensure those involved are held accountable for their actions,\u201d the university said.<\/p>\n<p>Final exams begin next week for the university, and graduation is scheduled for May 19.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel protests have roiled college campuses across the country over the last two weeks. In many cases, the protesters are calling on the schools to divest from investments that support Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters at George Washington University are also <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2024\/04\/gw-university-enters-sixth-day-of-israel-hamas-war-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding<\/a> the school lift a\u00a0suspension against a pro-Palestinian student group.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of protesters have been arrested across multiple campuses, including at Northeastern University in Boston, Emerson College in Boston, Emory University in Atlanta, Virginia Tech University, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Mary Washington in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The protests have been particularly tumultuous at Columbia University in New York City, although the tensions have been more between the students and Columbia\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters at Columbia took over a building on Tuesday morning, prompting school administrators to threaten to expel them.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University in D.C. draped a statue of George Washington with a Palestinian flag, stickers, and a scarf. 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