Indonesians burn US flags in 4th day of Jerusalem protests
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Activists burned U.S. and Israeli flags in front of the American embassy in Jakarta on Monday in a fourth day of protests in Indonesia against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Several hundred protesters from an Islamic youth group rallied outside the embassy, burning flags and images of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.
Wearing white robes, the protesters unfurled banners reading “U.S. Embassy, Get Out from Al-Quds” and “We are with the Palestinians.” Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, the historic Middle East city that is a holy site for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
A weekend protest at the embassy attracted several thousand people and similar protests have been held in other cities around Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.