{"id":2264068,"date":"2024-06-10T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-consulate-left-damaged-after-violent-overnight-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:56:56","slug":"us-consulate-left-damaged-after-violent-overnight-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-consulate-left-damaged-after-violent-overnight-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"US Consulate Damaged in Overnight Violence"},"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%2Fus-consulate-left-damaged-after-violent-overnight-attack%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=2264068&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>The \u2063U.S.\u200d Consulate in North Sydney, Australia, was vandalized early Monday morning when an individual using a sledgehammer attacked the building&#8217;s reinforced glass windows, and red upside-down triangles\u2014symbols with dual\u2062 interpretations related to Palestinian resistance and the militant group Hamas\u2014were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-want-everything-pelosis-san-francisco-home-vandalized-with-pigs-head-and-spray-paint\/\" title=\"\u201cWe Want Everything\u201d: Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco Home Vandalized With Pig\u2019s Head and Spray-Paint\">spray-painted<\/a> on its facade. This incident, \u2062occurring around 3:00 a.m., coincided \u200bwith a \u2063public holiday in \u2064New \u200cSouth\u2063 Wales for the King\u2019s Birthday, ensuring that the\u200c consulate\u2062 was\u2063 closed at the time.\u2063 This is part of a series of \u2064similar vandalism acts against \u2063U.S. consulates, with a previous incident in Melbourne and others targeting political figures in Australia, reflecting \u200dheightened\u200c tensions and\u200d political discourse around\u200d the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Australian officials, including the Prime Minister and New South Wales Premier, condemned these acts, calling for a return to respectful debate and highlighting the ineffectiveness of such vandalism in advancing any cause.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 8:16am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Surveillance video showed an individual wearing a dark hoodie wield a small sledgehammer against the reinforced glass windows of the U.S. Consulate in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, around 3:00 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, two upside-down red triangles were apparently spray-painted on the building\u2019s front, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sydney-us-consulate-australia-prime-minister-vandalized-2329895532ef958e63ae9a97c5292233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Those red triangles are \u201cseen by some as a symbol of Palestinian resistance but by others as supporting the militant group Hamas,\u201d the AP noted.<\/p>\n<p>The North Sydney consulate was the first American Foreign Service post in Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-leftists-get-censored-by-social-media-platforms\/\" title=\"Antifa, leftists get censored by social media platforms\">dating back<\/a> to 1836, according to the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/au.usembassy.gov\/sydney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The consulate was closed on Monday anyway because of a holiday in New South Wales, the AP said. June 10 is the official date for the celebration of the King\u2019s Birthday in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The facility was expected to reopen as normal on Tuesday, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the first time that the consulate had been disfigured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-watch-bill-maher-delivers-scathing-monologue-hamas-protesters-issues-critical-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Hamas protesters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consulate was sprayed with graffiti in April, including the words \u2018Freee (sic) Gaza,&#8217;\u201d the AP reported. \u201cThe U.S. Consulate in Melbourne was vandalized by pro-Palestinian activists on May 31.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-police-in-beirut-after-deadly-explosion\/\" title=\"Protesters clash with police in Beirut after deadly explosion\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> called<\/a> for a return to \u201crespectful politican debate and discourse,\u201d according to the AP.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Has the United States&#8217; global standing weakened since Biden took office?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople are traumatized by what is going on in the Middle East, particularly those with relatives in either Israel or in the Palestinian Occupied Territories,\u201d Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a news conference, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I just say, again, reiterate my call to turn the heat down and measures such as painting the U.S. consulate do nothing to advance the cause of those who have committed what is, of course, a crime to damage property,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s premier agreed, saying that most Australians disapprove of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-disney-actress-arrested-allegedly-vandalizing-israeli-company-office-anti-israel-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vandalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can make our point in this country without resorting to violence or malicious behavior,\u201d New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told the AP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/10\/us-consulate-sydney-australia-vandalized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> noted that the incident was the second at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gunfire-rings-us-embassy-comes-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. diplomatic facility<\/a> in less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA gunman opened fire last week at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, though his motive was not immediately clear,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/crime\/us-consulate-office-in-north-sydney-vandalised-for-second-time-since-april-in-an-apparent-propalestine-protest-overnight\/news-story\/58b67f0b85c77955ae099803dd04d74d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a> noted that several Australian government offices had been vandalized recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt came after a recent spate of vandalism targeting government MPs, including Energy Minister Chris Bowen\u2019s office in West Fairfield and Premier Chris Minns\u2019 Kogarah office, each spraypainted with the word \u2018murderer\u2019 in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza,\u201d Sky News reported.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surveillance footage captured a person in a dark hoodie smashing the U.S. Consulate&#8217;s reinforced windows in North Sydney with a sledgehammer at 3:00 a.m. Monday. 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