Pro-Hamas protesters vandalized and defaced the entrance to Los Angeles National Cemetery over the weekend and marched around the ground where nearly 90,000 veterans are laid to rest.
The protesters spray-painted “FREE GAZA” with an upside-down triangle and “INTIFADA” on the entrance to the cemetery.
Donning a Palestinian keffiyeh, a headscarf, one protester was captured on video spray-painting the entrance, while appearing to try and cover his face.
“So now the whole world has become Palestine, the whole world!” And nothing is sacred. WATCH pro-Hamas protesters vandalize the entrance to Los Angeles National Cemetery where American war veterans have been buried since the cemetery was dedicated in 1889. pic.twitter.com/dCAQUfdt72
— Canary Mission (@canarymission) January 8, 2024
The boulevard outside the hallowed ground was shut down as the mob screamed, “Free, Free, Palestine” and “[end] an American war on Palestine.”
Other protesters called out “Long live intifada!”
That saying, which when translated to English means “the act of shaking off,” alludes to a 1987 Palestinian uprising against Israel’s presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
SICK: this is Los Angeles National Cemetery, which has 85,000 American soldiers buried from 19th, 20th, and 21st century wars.
First, pro-Hamas people defaced it with “Free Gaza.” Then they defaced it again with “Intifada” (incitement to violence).
Remember: the pro-Israel side… pic.twitter.com/HZoyt4G9FG
— Sia Kordestani (@SiaKordestani) January 7, 2024
No arrests relating to the protest have been confirmed, but there has been a large outcry against the actions of the protesters who vandalized the final resting place for service members dating back to World War I.
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“The Los Angeles National Cemetery is where our nation’s heroes are laid to rest, and any act of vandalism is unacceptable,” the cemetery wrote in a statement posted on Facebook.
“We are taking immediate steps to restore the Los Angeles National Cemetery sign to its original state, and we are working with law enforcement on their investigation. Because this investigation is ongoing, we have no further comment at this time.”