(JTA) — An Israeli flag was set alight as protesters chanted “Long live the intifada” outside the venue of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Protesters also burned pro-Bernie Sanders posters and some American flags on Tuesday night as Hillary Clinton was being nominated the party’s official presidential candidate. Palestinian flags also were waved both inside the convention and outside the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Philadelphia.
Photos of the flag burning were posted on social media.
https://twitter.com/byrontau/status/758118550611517440
The Israeli flag was burned by a woman who concealed her face with a black bandana as people around her reportedly cheered.
The National Jewish Democratic Council in a tweet called the flag burning “Disgusting and totally reprehensible” and the protesters “anti-progressive.”
https://twitter.com/NJDC/status/758131151668178945
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