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Anti-Israel protesters on Tuesday morning successfully replaced the American flag on the University of North Carolina campus that had been flying at half mast after four Charlotte officers were killed in the line of duty Monday with a Palestinian flag before UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts responded with law enforcement officers to return the American flag to its place.
TheyChancellor and officers who replaced the flag the first time were met with profanity, middle fingers, thrown bottles, rocks, and water before the officers could return the American flag to its place.
Activists, some of whom were not affiliated with the nation s first public university, attempted to take it down a second time but were met with resistance from a smaller group of students.
When the flag was raised once again, the Greek community began singing the National anthem. As the Chancellor left, the quad erupted into chaos as protestors began removing the flag once again, preparing to destroy it,but the frat brothers and others ran over to hold it up, in order for it not to touch the ground. People began throwing water bottles at us, rocks, sticks, calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect.
The story went viral, garnering more than 25,000 likes as of Monday morning. A GoFundMe created for Chapel Hill Pi Kappa Phi chapter has raised more than $57,000 to throw this frat the party they deserve.
The story sheds a bright light on the reason Biden et Al are silent.