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‘Genocide Joe’ Projected on American Flag at George Washington University

Anti-Israel protesters projected President Joe Biden’s face over an American flag that was hanging from a constructing behind their encampment at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC.

Biden’s face, with the phrases “Genocide Joe,” was projected throughout an American flag that the college had hung from Lisner Hall, an instructional constructing behind the encampment Friday afternoon.

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Protesters at the encampment might be heard chanting, “Long live the intifada” as Biden’s face was projected onto the flag.

George Washington University encampment.

Some folks dropped an enormous American flag to mock the protesters and the protesters projected “Genocide Joe” on the flag. pic.twitter.com/sAcDBk9LK7

— Jack (@JackFought_1) May 4, 2024

Protesters at the encampment have been additionally heard renaming the college’s U-Yard as, “Shahada Square.”

“We reject the terms that our Imperialist, Colonialist, Colonialist Overlords have chosen for us,” a speaker was heard saying. “We name s**t for ourselves and we do it to honor our martyrs. From today on, this is Shahada Square.”

BREAKING: George Washington University’s U Yard has been “renamed” Shohada Square, successfully Martyrs Square.

“We reject the terms that our Imperialist, Colonialist, Colonialist Overlords have chosen for us. We name shit for ourselves and we do it to honor our martyrs.” pic.twitter.com/VgpU78LsKC

— Stu (@thestustustudio) May 4, 2024

The anti-Israel encampment was established at GWU on April 25 and is one among many protests and encampments which have sprouted up on school and college campuses in support of an preliminary encampment that was established at Columbia University on April 17.

The day after the encampment at Columbia University was first established, a number of college students have been suspended and a whole bunch of protesters concerned have been arrested.

While Columbia University removed the primary encampment, one other one was fashioned and stayed till the New York Police Department performed a raid at the college hours after protesters seized management of Hamilton Hall.

Protesters concerned within the encampment at GWU have, amongst different issues, defaced the statue of George Washington with the phrases, “Geoncidal Warmongering University,” written at the bottom of the statue and throughout the highest half of the plaque.

The statue additionally has a Palestinian flag draped within the again.

Protesters concerned within the numerous encampments and protests have issued quite a lot of calls for, which embrace divesting from Israeli firms, ending educational ties with Israeli instructional establishments, ending educational pupil journeys to Israel, offering full amnesty to protesters who’ve confronted felony costs or educational disciplinary motion, and a ceasefire within the struggle between Israel and Hamas.

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