Overview

• A pro-Palestinian protest organized by the group Pal-Awda targeted Borough Park, a predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, to oppose alleged sales of 'stolen Palestinian land.'
• Demonstrators chanted anti-Israel and anti-Semitic slogans, including 'Zionists go to hell' and 'There is only one solution: Intifada, revolution,' sparking tensions with local residents and pro-Israel counterprotesters.
• Clashes broke out between the groups despite police efforts to maintain separation, with reports of physical altercations and at least one arrest for assault.
• The protest coincided with Hamas's announcement that three Israeli hostages, including two young children, kidnapped during the October 7 attack, had been killed.
• Local leaders, including Rep. Ritchie Torres and NYC Council Member Inna Vernikov, condemned the protest as inciting violence and fear in the Jewish community.