Overview

• Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's scheduled speech at Congregation Shaare Zion in Brooklyn was canceled due to violent protests and clashes with police.
• Pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel counter-demonstrators clashed during the event, leading to several arrests and heightened tensions in the city.
• Mayor Eric Adams announced an NYPD investigation into reported assaults on two women by pro-Israel counter-protesters during earlier demonstrations in Crown Heights.
• Rights advocates have raised concerns about escalating Islamophobia, anti-Arab bias, and antisemitism in New York during the protests surrounding Ben-Gvir's visit.
• Ben-Gvir, a polarizing figure due to his far-right policies, is set to return to Israel a day earlier than planned following the unrest.