Overview

• The NYPD is investigating violent incidents during protests against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in Brooklyn, including assaults on two women by counter-protesters.
• One woman, mistaken for an anti-Israel protester, was chased, kicked, and pelted with objects by a mob of Orthodox Jewish men in Crown Heights, leaving her bruised and traumatized.
• A second woman, a pro-Palestinian protester, was harassed and injured during the clashes near the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters on April 24.
• Mayor Eric Adams condemned the violence, calling it 'despicable,' and urged the victims to file complaints as police arrested one man and issued multiple summonses.
• The protests highlight rising tensions over Ben-Gvir’s controversial policies on Gaza and growing fears of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate-driven violence in New York.