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 בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אַדֹנָ-י אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ להשמיד אלילים

baruch atah HaShem Elokeinu Melech Ha’Olam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu lahashmid elilim 

Blessed are you, the Lord our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with your commandments, and commanded us to destroy idols.

(it is also suggested you say the Shechechiyanu blessing if this is your first flag burning of the day)

the original commandments in judaism to destroy idolatry were because of the injustice embodied in such practices. many contemporary jews (myself included) consider the prohibition of idolatry not to be about the worship of multiple deities (such as in polytheistic faiths such as Hinduism), but rather to refer to practices which tie up sinful activities with the respect and reverence that one ought to reserve for religion