{"id":109423,"date":"2026-05-12T03:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/109423\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T03:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:02:15","slug":"arrests-after-anti-israel-mob-clashes-with-counter-protesters-near-nyc-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/109423\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests after anti-Israel mob clashes with counter-protesters near NYC synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An anti-Israel mob clashed with counter-protesters near a Brooklyn synagogue on Monday night \u2013 less than a week after a similar demonstration rocked Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>At least three people were detained after agitators swarmed the area near the Young Israel Senior Services of Midwood, which was hosting an event promoting real estate in Israel and the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Israel mob chanted \u201cPalestine is ours alone\u201d and several carried a wide banner that read \u201cIsrael is killing children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During one fight, a person who concealed their face with a medical mask yanked a girl\u2019s hair \u2014 and nearly threw her against a parked car in the process, according to a video obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Two demonstrators clash at the protest near Young Israel Synagogue of Midwood, Brooklyn.  William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Cops swarm a protester near the Young Israel Senior Services of Midwood, which was hosting an event promoting real estate in Israel and the West Bank. William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, another man squared up against a squad of young men carrying a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go motherf\u2013kers, c\u2019mon! C\u2019mon motherf\u2013kers!\u201d the man yelled.<\/p>\n<p>At least two teenage pro-Israel protesters were detained. As the NYPD marched them down the streets, their supporters followed and chanted for the cops to \u201clet them go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Israel protesters in Midwood, Brooklyn, Monday.  William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The whirlwind demonstration mirrored another protest that wreaked havoc at<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/05\/us-news\/hateful-anti-israel-mob-descends-on-historic-nyc-synagogue-clash-with-cops-in-chaotic-protest\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> the historic Park East Synagogue<\/a> in Manhattan on May 5.<\/p>\n<p>Both were organized by anti-Israel activist group Pal-Awda NY\/NJ, which promoted the rallies with slogans such as \u201cNo settlers on stolen land\u201d and \u201cStop the sale of stolen Palestinian land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An agitator is led away in cuffs.  William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>A protester yells during the melee.  William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither of these protests would have happened had these venues not chosen to host illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land. The people of New York will not stand by while the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people is aided and abetted by institutions in our own city,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PAL_Awda\/status\/2053928122173596126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> the group wrote<\/a> in response to New York state Sen. Sam Sutton\u2019s condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>The same organization<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/20\/us-news\/antisemitic-mob-descends-on-historic-nyc-synagogue-urging-the-resistance-to-take-another-settler-out\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> previously spearheaded another rally at the Park East Synagogue<\/a>, where roughly 200 demonstrators jeered at attendees during an event hosted by Nefesh B\u2019nefesh, a Zionist group that helps Jews immigrate from the US to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters behind a barrier hold Israeli flags and a sign earlier in the night. William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>At least three people were detained after agitators swarmed the area.  William C Lopez\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the first demonstration, City Council Speaker Julie Menin pitched a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d law that would require the NYPD to erect temporary fencing around synagogues and other houses of worship to protect congregants during protests.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, the NYPD must develop plans to contain the risk of obstruction, injury, intimidation and interference around houses of worship when protests are imminent \u2014 including deciding whether a security perimeter is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The law was enacted on April 25 and set a 45-day deadline for the NYPD to propose its plan to Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s respective offices.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Menin told The Post that the NYPD has not submitted its proposal as of Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An anti-Israel mob clashed with counter-protesters near a Brooklyn synagogue on Monday night \u2013 less than a week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2492,16267,30703,37,8981,37669,37670,4308,933],"class_list":{"0":"post-109423","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-antisemitism","9":"tag-arrests","10":"tag-brooklyn","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-metro","13":"tag-midwood","14":"tag-nypd","15":"tag-protests","16":"tag-us-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116559383441593955","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}