Seattle, Washington. — In a not-so-friendly blaze, some members of the radical far-left group Antifa began beating and harassing fellow University of Washington campus occupiers during a pro-Israel march on Sunday.
It all started when one of the Antifa hooligans stole the Star-Spangled Banner from Ari Hoffman, a Seattle radio show host and outspoken Jewish conservative who had also spoken at a pro-Israel rally moments before.
Hoffman and a small number of other Jewish protesters were walking through one of the entrances to the encampment, which was barricaded and guarded by Antifa, when the flag was stolen. Antifa members fled behind a series of restrooms and barricades provided by the school.
In the moment of confusion, other Antifa members outside the zone also began running toward the scene to support their “comrades.” At that point, someone came in that Antifa didn’t recognize. The militants in blackface, assuming the man was with Hoffman’s crew, began beating him and pushing him out of the zone.
The confused man started shouting “Friendly, friendly!”
After a while, Antifa realized their mistake and released him.
Campus police, who had been pursuing Hoffman’s team, told him to leave the area to avoid further confrontations, but Hoffman said they were not the problem and would do nothing to cause an incident. replied that he had done nothing.
This was not the only time flags were stolen from pro-Israel sides. In another incident, a flag was stolen from a Marine veteran and Antifa sprayed a crowd with an unknown substance.
An Israeli flag was set on fire by Washington University camp occupiers.
It doesn’t look like the University of Washington encampment will be going anywhere anytime soon. The school is determined to end the occupation through negotiations. While most universities have finished or are about to finish their spring semesters, Wisconsin State University’s academic year does not end until early June, giving anti-Israel protesters plenty of time to remain on the Quad.
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