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Lawmakers Praise UNC Students for Protecting American Flag from Protesters
Breitbart ^ | 05/01/2024 | ELIZABETH WEIBEL

Posted on 05/01/2024 12:13:48 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Several politicians praised students from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill for protecting the American flag from anti-Israel protesters.

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee H. Roberts was seen raising the American flag back to the top of the flag pole after pro-Palestinian protesters took it down and replaced it with the Palestinian flag.

After Roberts left, pro-Palestinian protesters reportedly once again began attempting to remove the flag, leading a group of students to move in to hold the flag up off the ground and defend the flag from protesters.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; domesticenemies; education; flag; lawmakers; students; unc
I would have done the same.
1 posted on 05/01/2024 12:13:48 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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>> UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee H. Roberts

Too bad his middle name isn’t Edward.


2 posted on 05/01/2024 12:19:40 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Was it the lacrosse team?


3 posted on 05/01/2024 12:23:06 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect.

Justly so...why did it take an hour for relief to arrive?

You men did good work...may your red Solo cups be filled to the brim...y’all earned it.


4 posted on 05/01/2024 12:25:49 PM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Ahhhh, UNC - Chapel Hill, where the women are women and the men are too.


5 posted on 05/01/2024 12:26:24 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Get those guys to Trump for a picture...NOW!


6 posted on 05/01/2024 1:32:29 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: nesnah

LOL


7 posted on 05/01/2024 1:35:33 PM PDT by TBall
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