„I wish to salute the fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina who protected the American flag,“ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech to Congress in Washington DC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Wednesday, seeking to maintain American political and financial support for his country’s military actions in the Gaza Strip that have killed an estimated 40,000 people — including 15,000 children.
He used the speech to dismiss protests across America in support of Palestinian rights as being secretly promoted by the Iranian government. And he singled out the fraternity brothers at UNC-Chapel Hill who made headlines for tussling with protesters on campus who had taken down an American flag and replaced it with a Palestinian flag.
„I wish to salute the fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina who protected the American flag“, Netanyahu said Wednesday. „Protected the American flag, against these anti-Israel protesters.“
Congress erupted in a standing ovation, chanting „U-S-A! U-S-A!“ at Netanyahu’s remarks praising the students.
Photos and video of that protest in April showed a group of students, who were later identified as belonging to multiple fraternities on campus, holding up the American flag amid the chaos as police also rushed in to clear away the protesters.
