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More than $124K raised for UNC frat brothers who protected American flag from anti-Israel mob

A group of patriotic frat brothers at the University of North Carolina are being rewarded for protecting the Stars and Stripes from an anti-Israel mob bent on hoisting the Palestinian colors.

A GoFundMe page set up for the Pi Kappa Phi members has raised more than $122,000 as of Wednesday afternoon for the students’ heroic stand this week at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus — “to throw this frat the party they deserve,” the fundraising site said.

“Commie losers across the country have invaded college campuses to make dumb demands of weak university administrators,” the organizers wrote.

“But amidst the chaos, the screaming, the antisemitism, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes.

Pi Kappa Phi frat brothers at UNC-Chapel Hill are being hailed as heroes for protecting the US flag from protesters. gofundme

“Armored in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia, fueled by Zyn and White Claws, these triumphant Brohemians protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde, laughing at their shrieks and wails and shielding the Stars & Stripes from Soviet missiles,” the site read.

The confrontation happened Tuesday when the campus — among dozens in the nation occupied by anti-Israeli demonstrations — was targeted by a pro-Palestinian student mob, Newsweek reported.

The protesters moved in to raise the Palestinian flag during a confrontation with counter-protesters on campus — when Pi Kappa Phi stepped into the fray.

Like many colleges across the US, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus had been occupied by anti-Israel protests. Anadolu via Getty Images
The US flag at UNC-Chapel Hill was yanked down by anti-Israel protesters but has since been raised again and is now protected by a barricade. Getty Images
Three dozen anti-Israel protesters were arrested by police on the UNC campus on Tuesday. Getty Images

A group of frat brothers grabbed the American flag to keep it from touching the ground, all the while being pelted with debris and taunts from the angry mob, according to the outlet.

Old Glory was later raised after the Palestinian flag was taken down — with students chanting, “USA, USA” — and is now protected by a barricade.

But the frat’s efforts are not forgotten.

“These boys … no, men, of the UNC-Chapel Hill Pi Kappa Phi gave the best to America and now they deserve the best,” the fundraising site said.

“Help us raise funds to throw this frat the party they deserve, a party worth of the boat-shoed Broleteriat who did their country proud.”

Three dozen anti-Israel protesters were arrested by police on the UNC campus on Tuesday.