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2023-10-30 00:59:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5B7B000590EA164C9C5C2CA99B1DCA15E65DEFA857E29D1C189DC58B7795E7C9
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Original Note:
David is incorrect. These protestors did not burn the Israeli flag, they ripped it. This is a legal form of protest in NZ. Only the NZ flag is protected under the law: https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-4-activism/different-types-of-protests/flag-burning/#:~:text=One%20of%20these%20is%20a,fine%20of%20up%20to%20%245%2C000. Anti-zionism is not comparable to antisemitism: https://amp.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/07/debunking-myth-that-anti-zionism-is-antisemitic
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