Pro-Palestinian protesters took turns battering a piñata bearing the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, the Times of Israel reported.
Amid the familiar chant of "Free, free Palestine!" and ecstatic cheering from onlookers, it appeared that the female leading the chant also hollered, "Beat that f***in' Jew!"
The pro-Palestinian protesters caught on camera giving a whipping to the Netanyahu piñata — which was colored blue and white like the Israeli state flag and in the shape of a police badge — concealed their faces with masks or with fashionable "keffiyeh" scarves favored by the most radical of leftists:
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Except for this smiling woman, who seemed particularly pleased after her figurative beating of Israel's head of state. The other side of the spinning piñata showed an image of a police car:
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A male got the biggest outpouring of support when he eschewed the baton and instead punched the piñata, pulled it down, and then used his knee to break it apart:
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Image source: X video screenshot via @AYM_Higher_
No candy fell to the ground this time.
One would have to wonder what's going through the minds of Jewish students witnessing all of this. To that end, the individual who posted video of the piñata battering predicted, "They will start with punching piñatas and end with punching Jews."
Here's the clip. Content warning: Language:
The Times of Israel reported that pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA also battered a piñata bearing the image of President Joe Biden.
"Destroy the Joe Biden piñata!" a female hollered amid more cheering. Sounding an awful lot like the female who led the "Free, free Palestine!" chants as the Netanyahu piñata got pummeled, in this clip the female's voice cracks as she screams, "Long live Palestine!"
Most observers of the piñata pulverizing were disturbed. Here's a sampling:
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