Anti-Israel Protestors Clash With Police and Burn American Flags Outside Netanyahu Speech

Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress , protesters burned American flags and graffitied monuments in Washington, D.C.

Protesters outside Union Station clashed with U.S. Park Police attempting to prevent them from taking down and burning U.S. flags.

Video footage on social media captured the chaos as police placed protesters on the ground and surrounded the area. Some protesters were witnessed tearing down the U.S. flags and replacing them with Palestinian flags, as police sprayed them with tear gas.

Activists were also seen vandalizing the Columbus Memorial Fountain and the nearby DC Freedom Bell with spray paint.

One man attempted to rescue the burning American flag before being chased by protesters screaming, “Get him!”

Watch above via CNN.