A Virginia man says the Israeli flag flying in front of his home has been taken down twice in the past four months.
Dan Oxenburg’s Israeli flag and American flag were removed from his home in the Mount High neighborhood of Woodbridge about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Security video shows a person in a hooded sweatshirt pulling the large flag with determination, finally yanking it free from the pole. The flags and poles were found not far away, the flags torn and the poles broken.
Oxenburg’s first Israeli flag was stolen Dec. 25. Security video showed two people involved.
“I have an Israeli friend,” Oxenburg said. “He’s a best friend from high school, so it’s in support of him, his community. I know the family very well. It’s in support of him. Also, other people that I know as well. Family members. Things like that.”
Oxenburg called police after the first theft.
“First time we reported it, they …