PROTEST
New York, NY (77WABC)-On the day a cease-fire was announced between Isreal and Hamas following 11-days of intense deadly fighting, supporters of both sides clashed in Times Square Thursday. The NYPD says at least 20-people were arrested as a result of the demonstration.
Video shows NYPD isolating pro-Palestine protesters, ordering them to disperse and rushing them for mass arrests while Zionists demonstrate safely nearby.
Footage is from Earthcam. Clip was shared on RUST channel. pic.twitter.com/YDW1myjEch
— PRO_NYC (@protest_nyc) May 20, 2021
Two commercial fireworks were tossed from a vehicle during the protest, leading to one person being injured.
The fighting in the Gaza Strip has led to death and widespread destruction.
