- Pro-Palestinian protesters appeared to clash with police outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon
- Signs were held in the crowd reading ‘Save Gaza’, ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘End Genocide’
- Several protesters were also seen being arrested by officers on the street
Pro-Palestinian protesters appeared to clash with police outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
In videos posted to social media, a woman wearing a keffiyeh scarf was seen scuffling with NYPD officers.
Several protesters were also seen being arrested by officers on the street.
“You are financing genocide,” one woman shouted as she was stopped by police.
Protesters can be heard demanding a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict, chanting “Free Palestine” and “shame on you.”
Protesters set fire to the Stars & Stripes in the middle of a New York City street
Pro-Palestinian 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 by officers on the street
Police continued to try to control the crowd and push protesters back onto the sidewalk with little success
Police have arrested several organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a speaker
Signs reading “Save Gaza,” “Free Palestine” and “End Genocide” were held in the crowd.
Police continued to try to control the crowd and push protesters back onto the sidewalk with little success.
At one point, officers arrested several organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a speaker.
The protesters then surrounded a white police van as they loaded the organizers into the back, trying to prevent them from being taken away.
The protest blocked roads and sidewalks on Lexington Avenue in New York
There were apparent 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
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with police – with at least four arrested – during a large-scale protest outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in New York City
Traffic was seen backing up along the city street as police failed to clear the crowds from the road
“You are unlawfully obstructing vehicular traffic… if you refuse to use the sidewalk you will be charged with disorderly conduct,” a police speaker repeated.
Traffic was seen backing up along the city street as police failed to clear the crowds from the road.
The protester’s organizer was arrested just before 5 p.m., Status Coup News reported.