Protesters arrived in Washington DC today to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress. Protesters burned a US flag and raised Hamas and Palestinian flags outside Washington Union Station.
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) called the Hamas flag demonstration near the Capitol “disgusting,” saying in a statement:
Offensive pro-Hamas flags fly near the Parliament building today as we welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu to Parliament. The United States will always stand with our great ally, Israel. 🇺🇸🇮🇱
Protesters outside the Watergate Hotel were recorded repeatedly chanting “Allah is great” and issuing death threats against Prime Minister Netanyahu, yelling, “We're going to kill you all” and “Netanyahu, we're going to chop off his head.”
