Anti-Israel agitator in Hamas headband holds up bloodied Biden face mask steps from White House
Thousands gathered outside of the White House Saturday to protest President Biden's support of Israel. (Credit: FNTV)
A man wearing a Hamas headband held up a bloody face mask depicting President Biden on Saturday amid an anti-Israel protest outside the White House.
The man and others wearing similar headbands shouted "Down, down occupation!" while another man lit an American flag on fire and others flew Palestinian flags.
Other agitators at the demonstration threw objects at a National Park Service ranger, shouting "piggy, piggy!" at him, and defaced statues in Washington, D.C.
Holding signs that accused Biden of being on "the wrong side of history," protesters converged on the White House Saturday morning after security measures at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue were tightened in anticipation of the planned demonstration.
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A man wearing a Hamas headband held up a bloody face mask depicting President Biden on Saturday amid an anti-Israel protest outside the White House. (FNTV)
Anti-Israel protesters defaced a statue near the White House, threw objects at a National Park Service ranger, and scaled a statue. (FNTV)
Anti-Israel Protesters deface a statue near the White House on Saturday. (FNTV)
Protesters waved Palestinian flags, chanted "Free Palestine!" and held signs, urging Biden to stop his support for Israel.
Although the protest started out peacefully, hostile demonstrators soon began targeting park rangers, shouting "F-you, fascist!" and "piggy, piggy, oink, oink!"
More peaceful demonstrators began making a human chain around the White House, which they referred to as "the people's red line," a reference to Biden saying Israel has not crossed his "red line" in the war.
A man in a Hamas headband holds a bloodied Biden mask. (FNTV)
Two members of Hamas's military wing wear Hamas headbands during a press conference in Gaza City, Jan. 19, 2009. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images/File)
"May the cries of all the kids you bomb haunt you," another protester's sign read.
Anti-Israel demonstrators rally near the White House in Washington, D.C., Saturday, to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Several additional barriers were put in place around the White House ahead of this weekend's planned demonstration, where activists are calling for an end to U.S. support for Israel amid its war with Hamas militants.
Anti-Israel protesters stand on defaced statue. (FNTV)
A handful of activist groups, including CODEPINK and the Council on American Islamic Relations, said this week that they planned to mark eight months of the war in the Middle East through demonstrations in the nation's capital.
Anti-Israel protesters throw items at a park ranger in Washington D.C. (FNTV)
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The White House protest, organized by Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), is the most significant of Saturday's D.C. demonstrations.
Anti-Israel demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards as they rally near the White House on Saturday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
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Anti-Israel demonstrators, in formation holding a "red line," rally near the White House on Saturday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Several barriers and anti-scale fencing were erected this week ahead of the planned demonstration, with additional barriers appearing to have been set up prior to the demonstrations early Saturday morning.
Anti-Israel protesters deface a statue in Washington D.C. (FNTV)
Anti-Israel protesters deface a statue in Washington D.C. (FNTV)
Biden has been in France since Wednesday, when he arrived in the country for D-Day anniversary ceremonies and a state visit with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. A White House spokesman said the president respects the right to protest, but believes endorsement of terrorism is "repugnant."
"President Biden has always been clear that every American has the right to peacefully express their views," said spokesman Andrew Bates. "But he has also always been clear that Antisemitism, violent rhetoric, and endorsing murderous terrorist organizations like Hamas is repugnant, dangerous, and against everything we stand for as a country."
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