Anti-Israel protester charged for damaging federal property during Netanyahu visit

Published September 13, 2024 2:02pm ET



A 20-year-old woman from Maryland was arrested Friday in connection with vandalizing federal property during an anti-Israel protest held at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station in Washington, D.C., this summer.

Isabella Giordano, of Towson, Maryland, has been charged with willfully injuring or depredating property of the United States during a mass demonstration that took place on July 24, 2024, during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the Capitol. The indictment was brought by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Chief Jessica M. E. Taylor of the U.S. Park Police, and FBI acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist, according to a press release.

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