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Pro-Hamas protesters show who they are.

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Statue of George Washington tied with a Palestinian flag and a keffiyeh inside a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2024.

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Most protesters, no matter how deep their disaffection from this country, at least try to hide their anti-Americanism.

That’s not true of the pro-Hamas agitators, who can’t be bothered. Such is their hatred of America — and its symbols, history, and heroes — that they casually engage in profoundly unpatriotic acts of desecration.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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