- A pro-Palestinian protest gathered Saturday afternoon outside the Brooklyn Museum, near Lubavitcher’s Jewish Hasidic headquarters.
- The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine’ protest drew thousands of demonstrators holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’
- The NYPD had a large presence on foot and bicycle, and helicopters hovered above
A pro-Palestinian protest gathered Saturday afternoon outside the Brooklyn Museum, near the headquarters of the Jewish Hasidic Lubavitcher.
The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine’ protest attracted hundreds of demonstrators holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’.
Other signs read: “Biden is financing genocide” and “occupation is a crime.”
Among the demonstrators were members of the Orthodox Jewish community who carried signs reading “Judaism condemns the state of Israel” and “the Zionists light the fire.”
Among the demonstrators were members of the Orthodox Jewish community who carried signs reading “Judaism condemns the state of Israel” and “the Zionists light the fire.”
A protester holds up a controversial sign outside the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday afternoon
A pro-Palestinian protest gathered Saturday afternoon outside the Brooklyn Museum, near the headquarters of the Jewish Hasidic Lubavitcher.
The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine’ protest attracted hundreds of demonstrators holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’.
The planned march, which comes as Israel announced it had entered the second “phase” of its war against Hamas, began Saturday at 3 p.m. on Eastern Parkway.
Other signs read: ‘Biden is financing genocide’ and ‘occupation is a crime’
The NYPD had a large presence on foot and bicycle, and helicopters hovered above.
An Instagram flyer touting the protest from organizer Within Our Lifetimes warned: “The more they try to silence us, the louder we will be.
“From across the city and across the world, across communities and national liberation struggles, united in defense of Gaza and all of Palestine, to liberation and return within our lifetimes,” the post said.
The planned march, which comes as Israel announced it had entered the second “phase” of its war against Hamas, began Saturday at 3 p.m. on Eastern Parkway.
The museum is located in Crown Heights next to Park Slope and has a large Hasidic Jewish community, with many businesses, schools and synagogues.