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Protester Tears Down Swastika Displayed On Sacramento House

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man who calls himself an American and told CBS13 "God bless America" tore down the swastika displayed on a Sacramento house.

The house in Sacramento's River Park neighborhood has drawn national headlines with its display of an Israeli flag with a swastika on it, among other symbols.

The display in part prompted a rally at the California state Capitol on Monday, with Jewish leaders calling for tougher rules against anti-Semitism. Some fear recent cases like the Sacramento display and thetagging of a Davis fraternity house with swastikas could turn into what happened 15 years ago. Three white supremacists set fire to three synagogues in Sacramento in 1999.

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