{"id":2264159,"date":"2024-06-10T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-report-no-arrests-in-anti-israel-protest-that-vandalized-park-near-white-house\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:28:38","slug":"authorities-report-no-arrests-in-anti-israel-protest-that-vandalized-park-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-report-no-arrests-in-anti-israel-protest-that-vandalized-park-near-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"No arrests made in anti-Israel protest that vandalized park near White House, authorities report"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fauthorities-report-no-arrests-in-anti-israel-protest-that-vandalized-park-near-white-house%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=2264159&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>Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, including \u200bthe Secret Service, D.C. police, and \u200dU.S. Park Police, reported\u2062 no arrests following an anti-Israel protest near the White House at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. Despite the vandalism of several statues during \u2062the demonstration, attempts to detain individuals were unsuccessful. One person was \u200dnearly arrested \u200cfor climbing a statue,\u2063 but escaped as the crowd intervened and officers used pepper \u2063spray. The situation escalated as protesters\u200c chased law enforcement out of the park, leading police\u200b to \u200dretreat\u200c to the periphery \u200cwhile facing chants of hostility from the demonstrators. Online videos and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-pro-palestinian-protesters-shut-down-manhattan-bridge\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters close Manhattan Bridge during Israel conflict\">social media posts captured<\/a> these\u200c confrontations, highlighting the tense interactions between the police and protesters.  <\/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>Various law enforcement agencies said they did not make any arrests related to the anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> protest on Saturday in which people trashed a park next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service, D.C. police, and U.S. Park Police <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/crime\/white-house-protesters-vandalized-property-and-clashed-with-law-enforcement-but-police-say-no-arrests-were-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> that they did not detain anyone in connection to the demonstration at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., that left a number of statues vandalized.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/thousands-gather-white-house-protest-war-gaza-rcna156186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted by NBC News<\/a>, police said they attempted to arrest one person who climbed a statue, but that individual got away as members of the crowd intervened and officers deployed pepper spray.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers walked out of the park while being followed by some of the protesters as chants of \u201cYou have to leave\u201d morphed into \u201cF*** the police,\u201d as shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1799490347543773336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted to X by reporter Julio Rosas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anti-Israel protesters formed a mob and chased US Park Police and Secret Service out of Lafayette Square after officers apparently tried to arrest someone. Police are no longer inside the park and are on the boundaries of the protest: \u201cF*ck the police!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5EctSe8Ya\">pic.twitter.com\/N5EctSe8Ya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1799490347543773336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnti-Israel protesters formed a mob and chased US Park Police and Secret Service out of Lafayette Square after officers apparently tried to arrest someone,\u201d Rosas said. \u201cPolice are no longer inside the park and are on the boundaries of the protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other clips posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-pulls-out-of-afghanistan-leaving-canadians-behind\/\" title=\"Canada Pulls Out Of Afghanistan, Leaving Canadians Behind\">social media showed people<\/a> had climbed onto statues covered with graffiti, set off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/see-it-anti-israel-protesters-chase-away-law-enforcement-near-white-house\/\" title=\"WATCH: Anti-Israel Protesters Drive Off Police Near White House\">red smoke bomb<\/a>, and unfurled a red banner meant to surround the White House and depict their \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1799510687690965312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">red line<\/a>\u201d on the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters gathered to call on President Joe Biden to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-says-dems-should-tone-down-rhetoric-against-israel\/\" title=\"Bernie Says Dems Should \u2018Tone Down\u2019 Rhetoric Against Israel\">cut military aid<\/a> to Israel and demand a ceasefire in the Gaza war against Hamas. However, Biden was in France to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/06\/06\/remarks-by-president-biden-commemorating-the-80th-anniversary-of-d-day-collevile-sur-mer-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commemorate<\/a> the 80th anniversary of World War II\u2019s D-Day invasion.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/06\/09\/gaza-protest-white-house-vandalism-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post reported<\/a> that National Park Service staff power-washed sculptures on Sunday and an agency spokesperson said that \u201cnotable damage includes graffiti, damage to some structures and damage to park infrastructure in Lafayette Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several lawmakers, particularly Republicans, responded with outrage to images of the statues being covered in spray paint with messages such as \u201cFree Gaza\u201d before crews had cleaned them up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the disgusting, disgraceful behavior we\u2019ve come to expect from terrorist sympathizers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/1800185453787975989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is a contender to become former President Donald Trump\u2019s running mate this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law enforcement agencies, including the Secret Service, D.C. police, and U.S. Park Police, confirmed to The Washington Free Beacon that no arrests were made following the anti-Israel protest on Saturday. The demonstration, which left a park near the White House in disarray, did not result in any detentions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2264160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156158589-scaled-e1718043577802.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156158589-scaled-e1718043577802.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}