A scene Tuesday at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill proves that patriotism isn’t dead on all American college campuses.
While an American flag was hoisted up the tall flagpole in the middle of the UNC campus, students chanted “USA, USA, USA” and later burst into a rendition of the national anthem.
The patriotic display at UNC came after pro-Palestine protesters removed an American flag from the pole and replaced it with a Palestinian flag. The anti-Israel protesters then surrounded the pole and chanted “intifada” and “free, free Palestine,” videos shared on X by UNC’s student newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel, show.
As at other campuses, UNC’s anti-Israel protesters are vocal in their support for Palestinians and often use antisemitic language.
The protests at campuses across the nation came about seven months after Hamas…
