At least a dozen anti-Israel protesters arrested in NYC after clashing with police during noisy demonstration
Anti-Israel protesters clashed with NYPD officers at a raucous demonstration in Brooklyn on Saturday, leading to at least a dozen arrests.
Video showed part of the angry mob, some 250 strong, pushing back as police tried to move them towards the sidewalk in Bay Ridge.
Cops eventually tackled and arrested several protesters, video shows.
Police could be seen dragging demonstrators away as the protesters fought back and yelled at the officers. One demonstrator hurled a water bottle at them.
One man was pinned against a van by police and placed in handcuffs as people screamed at police to “let him go.”
A line of handcuffed protesters, one draped in a Palestinian flag, were filmed being loaded into the back of a police vehicle.
“We love you!” a friend shouted to one of them from the other side of the police line.
The Post observed at least 12 people being arrested. Police did not have an official number of arrests immediately available.
The entire neighborhood was blanketed by a massive police presence.
“The NYPD has spent over 400 million on Palestine protest alone,” the demonstrators chanted in a call and response.
“They told us to stop. But we will not rest. Until this city divests. Free free Palestine,” they said.
One woman on top of a U Haul truck screamed: “Don’t talk to the pigs they don’t deserve our attention” to a loud applause.
“Biden is the oldest president we have ever had. And he will die soon,” she added, to more cheers.
The protest left local residents annoyed.
“Stupid, childish, just a bunch of people running around like assholes causing disruption. Selfish,” said one man.
