Thousands of people protested in Brooklyn, New York, in an anti-Israel demonstration.
The event ended with 19 adults and 3 minors arrested.
Some of the chants from the protestors included, “Say it loud, say it clear, we don’t want no Zionists here,” “We will free Palestine within our lifetime, “We stand with Palestine,” and “Once upon a time… There was humanity.”
A New York Police Department spokesperson told the New York Daily News that most of the demonstrators were “peaceful,” although others “chose to act in a combative and aggressive manner.”
“Officers were pushed, shoved, and struck by some demonstrators within the crowd after the LRAD (long-range acoustic device) device was utilized,” the NYPD stated. “Officers were struck with flying debris which included eggs, fireworks, and bottles.”
Southern Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan (R) tweeted that the protest was a “shameful pro-Hamas & anti-Israel rally.”
He wrote, “Today in Bay Ridge there was a rally against ‘Genocide in Gaza’. No speaker mentioned HAMAS atrocities against innocent Israeli civilians. And the crowd chanted HAMAS slogan: ‘From the river to the sea Palestine will be free!’ — advocating for the eradication of Jews from Israel.”
“This was not a rally for a two state solution or for liberation of Gaza from HAMAS or public call to free hundreds of kidnapped Israelis & Americans,” his statement added. “It was a shameful pro-HAMAS & anti-Israel rally that I strongly condemn.”
