- Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon
- Signs reading “Save Gaza,” “Liberate Palestine” and “End the Genocide” hung in the crowd.
- Several protesters were also seen being arrested on the street by officers
Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
In videos posted on social media, a woman wearing a keffiyeh scarf was seen fighting with NYPD officers.
Several protesters were also seen being arrested on the street by officers. “You are funding genocide,” one woman shouted as she was detained by police.
Protesters can be heard calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict and chanting “Liberate Palestine” and “Shame on you.”
Protesters set fire to the Stars & Stripes in the middle of the street in New York City
Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon
Several protesters were also seen being arrested on the street by officers
Police continued to try to control the crowd and push protesters back onto the sidewalk, but were unsuccessful
Police arrested several organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a loudspeaker
Signs reading “Save Gaza,” “Liberate Palestine” and “End the Genocide” hung in the crowd.
Police continued to try to control the crowd and push protesters back onto the sidewalk, but were unsuccessful.
At some point, officers arrested several of the organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a speaker.
The protesters then surrounded a white police van that loaded the organizers into the back to prevent them from being taken away.
The protest blocked streets and sidewalks on Lexington Avenue in New York
There were significant clashes with police in Midtown Manhattan on Friday afternoon
There was a large NYPD presence as protesters blocked the sidewalk on Third Avenue
Four protesters were arrested outside the American Israel public affairs building in New York
Clashes broke out between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police officers at a massive protest rally outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in New York City – with at least four people being arrested
Traffic was backed up on the city street as police failed to disperse the crowd from the street
“You are unlawfully obstructing vehicular traffic…if you refuse to use the sidewalk you will be charged with disorderly conduct,” a police spokesman reiterated.
Traffic was backed up on the city street as police failed to disperse the crowd from the street.
The protester's organizer was arrested shortly before 5 p.m., Status Coup News reported.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators clash with police officers during massive protests outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in New York City – at least four were arrested