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Protesters Replace American Flag with Palestinian Flag at Harvard University: Caught on Camera

This week, student protestors at Harvard University caused a stir when they hoisted Palestinian flags atop the famous John Harvard monument, which bears the name of the esteemed US university. In light of Israel’s military assault in Gaza, the conduct was perceived as a provocative show of support for Palestine at the elite university.

The incident on Saturday started when a group of demonstrators raised their flags over the John Harvard monument, which is normally where the American flag or the flags of foreign dignitaries visiting the country are flown. Chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” resonated over the yard as the flags waved in the air, according to The Harvard Crimson.

The demonstrators are greatly concerned about the possibility of disciplinary action, which might involve the withholding of degrees, especially as Harvard’s graduation festivities approach. The campsite, which got underway earlier this week, has grown to be a main center of protest, with hundreds of students among those who could suffer consequences for carrying on with the demonstration.

‘WAVE OF DEMONSTRATIONS’

At Columbia University in New York, the protest wave started, but it has since quickly expanded across the nation. Many campuses have seen tranquility, but the number of demonstrators being held in detention is rapidly increasing. These are located at Washington University in St. Louis (80), Arizona State University (72), Indiana University (23), and Northeastern University (100) in Boston.

Following around 275 arrests by police at four different schools over the weekend, the US federal government stressed on Sunday that pro-Palestinian rallies, which have shook colleges, should be peaceful, even as demonstrations continued across college campuses.

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According to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, “We certainly respect the right to peaceful protests,” ABC was informed. However, he said, “We unequivocally condemn all hate speech, threats of violence, and the anti-Semitic language that we have recently heard.”