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    Liberty Bell replica defaced with pro-Hamas symbols, ‘F–k Israel’ during DC protest over Netanyahu’s speech

    By Ronny Reyes,

    21 hours ago

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    The Liberty Bell replica outside Washington, DC’s Union Station was defaced with pro-Hamas symbols and anti-Israel messages, including one that read “F–k Israel,” during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.

    As thousands of protesters descended on the capital on Wednesday, the demonstrations quickly turned to vandalism around Union Station , where the anti-Israel crowd targeted landmarks to spread hateful messages against the Jewish state.

    The Liberty Bell reproduction at the site was defaced with countless graffiti with messages like “Abolish Israel,” “All zionists are bastards” and “F–k Capitalists.”

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    Protesters defaced the Liberty Bell replica outside Union Station during Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to DC. AARON SCHWARTZ/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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    One protester spray-painted “Hamas is coming” on the adjacent Christopher Columbus monument. REUTERS

    Red inverted triangles were also painted on the bell — a symbol that’s become synonymous with Hamas because the terror group uses them in propaganda videos to show Israeli soldiers they have marked for death.

    The bell was also defaced with the message, “Long Live the Intifada,” a slogan the Anti-Defamation League has repeatedly slammed as a “call for violence against Israelis and Jews and Israel.”

    The most prominent graffiti on the bell were the words “F– Israel” in large, red letters.

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    Along with the vandalism at the Liberty Bell replica, the adjacent Christopher Columbus statue was graffitied, with one red message ominously reading, “Hamas is coming.”

    The protesters at Union Station were also seen burning American flags and an effigy of Netanyahu, with DC police, Capitol Police and US Park Police reporting 23 arrests following a chaotic clash with law enforcement.

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    The demonstrators’ vandalism, however, was removed by Wednesday morning as employees with the National Parks Service washed away the hateful messages.

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    The protest saw demonstrators burn the American flag while touting the Palestinian flag. REUTERS
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    A corner of the Columbus memorial reads “Gaza” and “Long live Palestine.” REUTERS

    The protest at Union Station was coupled with demonstrations that appeared to reference biblical plagues as the groups dyed the city fountains blood red .

    The protesters also unleashed maggots as well as other creepy crawlers at the Watergate Hotel, where members of Netanyahu’s delegation were staying.

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