CHICAGO, Illinois — A group of Hamas supporters flew the banner of the terrorist group at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the Democratic National Convention — but they flew it upside-down, and not on purpose.
Roughly 3,500 people gathered in Union Park to protest against Israel — and to urge Vice President Kamala Harris to end U.S. support for Israel. Many present said they would not vote for Harris unless she complied with their demand.
There were a broad spectrum of views represented — from peace activists to hard-core Islamists — though the crowd chanted for the Palestinian “resistance,” and repeated the slogan “From the river to the sea/Palestine will be free.”
Several men held flags supporting Palestinian terror organizations. These included the black jihadist flag; a Palestinian flag emblazoned with an image of Abu Obaida; the Hamas spokesman; and the Hamas flag itself.
One man also wore a T-shirt with the slogan “Fuck Israel,” with the letter “s” replaced by a swastika, the Nazi symbol.
A man with a “Fuck Israel” t-shirt, with the swastika replacing the letter “s,” attaches the Hamas flag to a flagpole at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. August 19, 2024 (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)
There was a problem, however: the Hamas flag, which features the Islamic declaration of faith, was upside-down.
Breitbart News witnessed the man holding the flag struggling to mount it on a flagpole for several minutes before attaching it with tape. In a friendly interview, this reporter pointed out that the flag was, in fact, upside-down.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of “”The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days,” available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of “The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency,” now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
