Maybe he should have brought a Palestinian flag. Seem to protect freedom of speech
Freedom of speech to promote the "correct" narrative...
Right.
Looking like a pal of the PLO with a flag is quite protective now.
All this time we’ve gritted our teeth watching our own flag burned or trampled, including in the recent month of riots on campuses. Israeli flags, too.
United States Courts.gov
Facts and case summary for Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) American flag burning constitutes symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.