 A man briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a public Hanukkah menorah in Connecticut, prompting widespread condemnation and a police investigation. The unidentified man scaled the menorah on a green near the Yale University campus in New Haven during a nearby pro-Palestinian rally Saturday and lodged the flag between the candles. Police said the menorah was not vandalized and they were not sure if the incident will be categorized as a hate crime, but the placement of the flag touched a nerve at A. Some of rising fears of anti-Semitism since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.in particular, universities across the U.S. have been accused of failing to protect Jewish students at public officials denounced the act at a news conference on Monday. Yale President Peter Sullivan said in a prepared statement that placing a Palestinian flag on the menorah conveys a deeply anti-Semitic message to Jewish residents of New Haven.