Biden NPS cited anti-Israel group with lack of disclosure before violent protest, permit shows

Biden NPS cited anti-Israel group with lack of disclosure before violent protest, permit shows

  • July 26, 2024
Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner 

 

EXCLUSIVE — One day before anti-Israel protesters caused mayhem in Washington, D.C., burning an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he spoke to Congress, scrawling graffiti across federal property, and burning American flags, the National Park Service granted the organizing group a public gathering permit. The Washington Examiner obtained a copy of that permit in full from a Biden administration source — providing a key window into the planning of the rally and the ways in which demonstrators skirted federal rules.

 

“These events were utterly predictable, as similar recent protests had also resulted in vandalism of federal property and assaults on Park Police, and the organization seeking the permit apparently did not even comply with its requirements before it was issued,” said Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public’s Trust, a watchdog group investigating the Biden administration.

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