PNN – The New York police announced the arrest of 37 anti-Israel protesters for burning the American flag at the same time as the Fourth of July and Independence Day celebrations in the United States.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from the New York Post newspaper, the New York police announced the arrest of 37 protesters during the anti-Israel demonstration of the supporters of Palestine. Police have announced that more than 32 protesters in the Manhattan area were arrested for burning the American flag.
The NYPD further announced that the arrests were made during the July 4 Flood for Gaza protest organized by the pro-Palestinian Group Within Our Lifetime. This demonstration was held at the same time as the celebration of the American Independence Day.
It is said that one of the protestors was arrested for allegedly stealing the Israeli flag from Washington Square Park, and another person was arrested for allegedly trying to take the flag from a 17-year-old boy. Regarding the arrest of the second person, the authorities said that he was accused of attempted grand theft.
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This newspaper continues that the published images of this demonstration show a group burning the American flag inside Washington Square Park. Next to the flag is a burning image of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, both wearing crowns with the words, “Death to all kings.”
The image appears to refer to a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that granted US presidents “absolute immunity” from prosecution for “official acts” during their time in office.
It is said that in another New York park (Greenwich Village park) the demonstrators chanted: “More than 40,000 people have been killed, the Democrats have blood on your hands” and “Israel, we know you, you also imprison children”.
On the other hand, a group of organizers of this demonstration wrote in a post on X (former Twitter): While we rise up and destroy New York like a flood for Gaza, we raise the flag of the revolution. By resisting the NYPD’s ongoing crackdown today to disrupt the 4th of July, we are making it clear that these streets are ours. As you watch, the bombs fall. While the demonstrators were shouting, Israel is bombing and America is paying for it! How many children did you kill today?
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, at the same time as the start of the Al-Aqsa storm operation, has reached 37,925 people, and the number of injured has reached 87,141 people.