In New York City, a series of pro-Palestinian marches and demonstrations prompted a significant police response, with the NYPD making arrests and engaging in physical confrontations with protesters. The protests, which took place on both sides of the Brooklyn Bridge, were met by NYPD officers prepared for civil disobedience. Reports emerged of violent arrests, including an incident where a protester was allegedly knocked unconscious by police officers. The demonstrators, protesting against what they described as genocide, accused the NYPD of excessive force, with chants comparing the police to the KKK. The situation escalated during a march on Chrystie Street, where at least one man was tackled to the ground by police. According to Joe Fionda, who shared the video on Instagram, it is unclear exactly why the man was targeted.
JUST IN: The NYPD tackles a man to the ground during a pro-Palestine march on Chrystie Street in NYC. https://t.co/L7QRzatHi2
JUST IN: The NYPD tackles a man to the ground during a pro-Palestine march on Chrystie Street in NYC. According to Joe Fionda who shared the video on Instagram, it is unclear exactly why the man was targeted. Fionda suggested that the NYPD was "strategically" picking off… https://t.co/EZywFck60z
Tonight NYPD assaulted and knocked someone unconscious just for protesting genocide. https://t.co/5ezsgq9mLz
It’s not enough for the NYPD to arrest people who protest for Palestine. They also feel compelled to viciously assault people just for protesting genocide. https://t.co/y2n25NCeOZ
On both sides of the Brooklyn Bridge, NYPD cops wait for civilly disobedient protesters expected to stage pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel demonstrations tonight. https://t.co/qaCvd5Tolt
The NYPD have had enough. They're manhandling and arresting Pro-Palestinian marchers who are chanting "NYPD are KKK" in response. https://t.co/EN7J4fZ0BG
NOW: Protester lays unconscious as NYPD makes arrests. https://t.co/bXvcYCfDhl
NYPD is making violent arrests right now. Cops seemed to have knocked one pro-Palestine protester unconscious but was more concerned with cuffing them. https://t.co/cWbqlSuFSH