A group of about 50 pro-Palestinian activists staged a protest outside David’s Tent DC on Saturday, Apr. 5, objecting to the display of an Israeli flag inside the tent, according to organizers.
“There was a pro-Palestine activist protest against us, specifically for the Israel flag hanging inside of David’s Tent DC,” the organization stated in a Facebook post. The group described the protest as a spin-off from a larger demonstration on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Park Police responded with more than a dozen vehicles and approximately 20 officers, keeping protesters at a distance of about 30 feet from the tent.
“The Park Police held their ground (and our ground) as David’s Tent has a permit for that space for the cause of exalting Jesus,” the post read.
/**/Despite chants of “Free Palestine” and explicit language from the demonstrators, the prayer and worship continued uninterrupted. “As protesters screamed outside the tent, inside the tent the worship team on watch kept right on singing to Jesus,” the post said.
David’s Tent staff later took communion and resumed their continuous worship. Organizers noted this was the first targeted protest in the tent’s 3,494-day history.
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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
