{"id":162951,"date":"2026-03-14T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/162951\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:00:10","slug":"international-day-of-outrage-protests-dueling-pro-palestine-israel-demonstrations-clash-in-times-square-over-mideast-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/162951\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Outrage protests: Dueling pro-Palestine, Israel demonstrations clash in Times Square over Mideast crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) — Tensions were high in New York City as dueling groups of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests clashed in Times Square on Friday.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the pro-Palestinian side called this the “International Day of Outrage,” a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, marking the last day, and last Friday of Ramadan. Organizers say the goal of the rally is to take a stance against the occupation of Palestine.<\/p>\n

Pro-Israel demonstrators then showed up to confront that rally, with Eyewitness News video capturing a few skirmishes on camera, when the NYPD had to physically separate both sides.<\/p>\n

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Chants of “Long Live Iran” could be heard, along with pro-Palestinian arguments.<\/p>\n

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Some protesters came just to demonstrate against the war and American tax dollars funding conflict, and those who are anti-American interventionist.<\/p>\n

On the other side, were chants of USA, chants of ICE and chants of Trump.<\/p>\n

It is complex, complicated and tense.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness News spoke to people on both sides of the demonstrations.<\/p>\n

“We are here in solidarity with all the Palestinian people,” said one pro-Palestinian protester. “They have been under the siege from the apartheid Israel forever. So, the world needs to stand aside, and my message right now is enough is enough.”<\/p>\n

A pro-Israel protester disagreed.<\/p>\n

“They are calling for the destruction of Israel, and they have no idea what it’s like to live in fear in New York City and around the world,” one pro-Israel protester said. “They’re calling for the destruction of Israel and they don’t condemn terrorist attacks.”<\/p>\n

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Also on Broadway, there was a blue wall of NYPD officers separating the two sides as best as they could.<\/p>\n

Officers then escorted the pro-Palestinian protesters down Broadway from Times Square to Herald Square. The pro-Israel side then headed home.<\/p>\n

The rally in Times Square is just one of many marches and demonstrations being held around the world.<\/p>\n

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