Lee H. Roberts, president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, returned the American flag to the top of the national flag pole after anti-Israel protesters removed it.
on video Posted X, Roberts was seen untying the American flag and returning it to the top of the flagpole, and cheers of “America!” could be heard from the crowd. united states of america! united states of america! “
The American flag had been removed by anti-Israel demonstrators earlier in the day.
BREAKING: The American flag has been raised again at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prime Minister Lee Roberts came out and did it himself. pic.twitter.com/Be5HimksfH
— Stu (@thestustustudio) April 30, 2024
Anti-Israel demonstrators removed the American flag and replaced it with the Palestinian flag.
Students from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Turning Point USA Chapter Is displayed Pro-Palestinian demonstrators raised American flags in response to the replacement of the national flag.
our @tpusa student UNC-Chapel Hill filmed this footage on campus.
A group of patriotic students raised an American flag in response to pro-Hamas activists who tore down the American flag and planted a Palestinian flag on a flag pole on the main campus. pic.twitter.com/6DlwQUT9Ds
— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) April 30, 2024
Anti-Israel demonstrators reportedly shouted “From the river to the sea” and “Liberate Palestine” as they replaced the American flag with the Palestinian flag. CBS17.
Law enforcement officials then escorted Roberts to the center of the quad, where they began re-raising the American flag atop the flag pole.
This led to clashes between anti-Israel demonstrators and law enforcement authorities, which led to the use of pepper spray by law enforcement authorities.
Prior to this, university officials revealed It was announced that 36 protesters had been detained for failing to disperse.Of these, 30 protesters were reportedly arrested for trespassing and later “released on the spot.”
Three students and three others were reportedly arrested and charged with trespassing.
Since the first anti-Israel encampment was set up at Columbia University on April 17, several other encampments have also opened at Harvard University, Princeton University, George Washington University, New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Appeared. Supporting Columbia University Camps.
Anti-Israel demonstrators in camps set up at various universities face divestment from Israeli companies, severance of academic ties with Israeli educational institutions, and full amnesty for demonstrators who participated in the camps who have been suspended or arrested. , has a wide range of demands. A ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and an end to US arms deliveries to Israel.
After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking over 200 hostages, Israel launched a self-defense operation in Gaza, an area controlled by Hamas.
In the attack by Hamas, about 3,000 terrorists from the U.S.-designated Islamic terrorist organization invaded Israel by land, air and sea, killing attendees at the music festival and killing other terrorists, including Jewish men and women. , children were hunted down and many people were subjected to torture. Rape, torture, and death.
