Anti-Israel agitators vandalize property near White House, shout 'piggy' at ranger pelted with thrown objects
SUMMARY
On Saturday, anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the White House, throwing objects at a National Park Service ranger and vandalizing statues. The demonstrators, expressing frustration with President Biden's policies on the Hamas-Israel war, chanted "Free Palestine" and held signs criticizing Biden's support for Israel. Initially peaceful, the protest escalated as some participants hurled insults and objects at park rangers and defaced the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square. Additional barriers had been placed around the White House in anticipation of the protest, which was organized by groups like ANSWER, CODEPINK, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
