{"id":132001,"date":"2023-10-10T23:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132001"},"modified":"2023-10-10T23:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:27:47","slug":"moment-protester-pulls-down-israel-flag-from-sheffield-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/moment-protester-pulls-down-israel-flag-from-sheffield-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment protester pulls down Israel flag from Sheffield town hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moment protester pulls down Israel flag from atop Sheffield town hall in front of cheering crowd before hoisting Palestinian symbol in its place<\/h2>\n<p>A protester scaled Sheffield Town Hall and ripped down the Israeli flag, replacing it with the Palestine flag to applause from gathered crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Two men are said to have climbed the council building before getting down and fleeing the scene, police have said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shocking footage of the incident shows a hooded man shuffling along the ridge of the roof, around 60 metres off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching the mast he pulls down the flag, video shows, before successfully raising the Palestinian flag in its place.<\/p>\n<p>Gathered crowds below celebrated below as the blue and white banner was thrown to the floor, cheering the man who then climbed down and absconded.<\/p>\n<p>Police said &#8216;minor disorder&#8217; ensued as they tried to disperse the gathered crowds, meaning the suspect and another man were able to escape and are now being looked for.<\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: &#8216;Officers attended reports of public order at the Town Hall on Sheaf Street in Sheffield this evening (10 October) at around 6.20pm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is believed that two men climbed onto the roof of the building and removed the flag that was being flown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;During officers&#8217; attendance and their attempts to disperse the crowds, minor disorder led to the two suspects fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Enquiries are ongoing to identify those involved and anyone with information is asked to report online, via live chat or by calling 101 quoting incident.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/23\/76400957-12616649-Shocking_footage_shows_a_hooded_man_shuffling_along_the_ridge_of-m-36_1696975601217.jpg\" height=\"1122\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shocking footage shows a hooded man shuffling along the ridge of the roof of Sheffield&#8217;s council building<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/23\/76400949-12616649-The_suspect_hoisted_the_flag_down_before_replacing_it_with_the_P-a-35_1696975544776.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The suspect pulled the flag down before replacing it with the Palestinian flag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/23\/76400959-12616649-image-a-34_1696975527209.jpg\" height=\"1129\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The protester threw the Israeli flag to the ground before putting up the Palestine flag in its place, to cheers from the crowd<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12616649\/Protester-Israel-flag-Sheffield-town-hall-cheering-crowd-Palestinian-symbol.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moment protester pulls down Israel flag from atop Sheffield town hall in front of cheering crowd before hoisting Palestinian symbol&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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