Anti-Israel protesters and Jewish residents clashed in Brooklyn's Borough Park on Tuesday night as tensions escalated during a demonstration organized by the anti-Israel group Pal-Awda, News18 reported Wednesday.
The protest, which centered on a disputed real estate transaction allegedly involving Palestinian land sales to Israel, drew dozens of demonstrators to the predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.
🚨 NYC Stabbing Attack On Video: Pro-Terror Protester Attempts Stabbing in Borough Park
This is absolutely insane!
⚠️ Palestinian Mob Targets Jewish Gathering—NYPD Forced to Intervene
📢 A pro-Hamas riot broke out in Borough Park as an anti-Israel extremist attempted to STAB… pic.twitter.com/f0LB8fLLfi
— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) February 19, 2025
Protesters marched through the streets waving Palestinian flags and beating drums while chanting antisemitic slogans, like like "Zionists go to hell" and "Settlers go back home, Palestine is ours alone." Some shouted "How many kids did you kill today?" while raising their middle fingers at them.
🚨BREAKING: All hell breaks loose in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York, between Hamas supporters fanatics and the Jewish community.
The "Free Palestine" movement is the most anti-American movement in history. It makes me sick.pic.twitter.com/jaocNGtqja
— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) February 19, 2025
The situation deteriorated when pro-Israel counter-demonstrators arrived at the scene, leading to confrontations between the groups despite police barricades. One anti-Israel protester reportedly brought a knife to the fight, while another tried to ram his car into a group of Jews. According to News18, law enforcement confirmed one arrest during the demonstration, with charges pending.
This was the knife with which a pro-Hamas supporter tried to stab Jews tonight in Boro Park in Brooklyn.
It's the largest Jewish neighborhood in New York City and the U.S. m pic.twitter.com/JFPpuUyYZ7
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 19, 2025
Bronx Representative Ritchie Torres condemned the protesters for targeting Borough Park "simply because it is Jewish" and characterized the violence as inherent to the "Free Palestine" movement. The activist group End Jew Hatred also denounced the demonstration, describing the protesters as "Hamas apologists and supporters" who used support for Palestine as a pretext for targeting Jews.
