{"id":229853,"date":"2026-05-13T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229853\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:22:17","slug":"brooklyn-expo-clash-erupts-as-anti-israel-agitator-deploys-pepper-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229853\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn expo clash erupts as anti-Israel agitator deploys pepper spray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Dramatic video from Monday night shows clashes between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel<\/a> supporters and keffiyeh-clad anti-Israel agitators at a real estate expo in Brooklyn, following a similar clash last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The footage, taken outside the Young Israel Synagogue, shows a chaotic scene where the two sides square off on a sidewalk, while anti-Israel mobs swarm the street, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/anti-israel-protesters-who-wave-flags-linked-terror-groups-could-jailed-ny-law-passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">waving Palestinian and Hezbollah flags<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Four people were taken into custody as the chaos unfolded around 6:45 p.m. on Ocean Avenue, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, a male Israel supporter raises fists in front of a mob, many of whom hold signs with anti-Israel messaging. At one point, the man deploys pepper spray in the direction of the mob.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Violent anti-Israel mob protests outside Brooklyn synagogue<\/p>\n<p>The clash was instigated by the anti-Israel brigade, which was protesting a real estate expo, &#8220;The Great Israeli Real Estate Event,&#8221; showing off property for sale in Israel, which they say is in &#8220;stolen land&#8221; in the &#8220;occupied&#8221; Palestinian territory in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-israel-mob-descends-brooklyn-college-nyc-agitators-brawl-police-get-tased\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ANTI-ISRAEL MOB DESCENDS ON BROOKLYN COLLEGE IN NYC AS AGITATORS BRAWL WITH POLICE, GET TASED<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778674937_538_PARK-EAST-SYNAGOGUE-PROTEST-2026.jpeg\" alt=\"Protesters clash with NYPD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel agitators clash with the NYPD at a &#8220;Stop the Sale of Stolen Palestinian Land&#8221; protest against &#8216;Great Israel Real Estate&#8217; event for Palestinian land sale at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in New York City. (Selcuk Acar\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-895848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>, the mob was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Al-Awda of New York and New Jersey. The organization calls for the &#8220;de-colonization of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Later video from the confrontation showed at least one anti-Israel agitator being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-israel-agitators-clash-nypd-officers-near-synagogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">arrested by NYPD officers<\/a> after a scuffle that ended with the arrestee being thrown to the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>The Jerusalem Post noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/anti-israel-agitators-terrorize-americans-see-2024s-most-extreme-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">anti-Israel crowds shouted slogans<\/a> including, &#8220;Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall,&#8221; and &#8220;Free Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778674937_418_PARK-EAST-SYNAGOGUE-PROTEST-2026-MAY.jpeg\" alt=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at a &#8220;Stop the Sale of Stolen Palestinian Land&#8221; protest against &#8220;Great Israel Real Estate&#8221; event for Palestinian land sale at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in New York City. (Selcuk Acar\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/jewish-safety-new-york-depends-clear-lines-moral-courage-from-mamdani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JEWISH SAFETY IN NEW YORK DEPENDS ON CLEAR LINES AND MORAL COURAGE FROM MAMDANI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re here today to send a message to the city and to send a message to the organizers that these kinds of events cannot and will not stand in New York City,&#8221; said Taher Dahleh, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth movement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/brooklyn\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/protesters-clash-outside-brooklyn-israel-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Spectrum News 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A similar expo last week also drew protests.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/anti-israel-pro-palestinian-brooklyn-new-york-city-protest.jpg\" alt=\"Pro-Palestinian protestors trying to enter the Brooklyn Museum in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protestors try to enter the Brooklyn Museum amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in Brooklyn, New York City, on May 31, 2024. (Eduardo Munoz\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent &#8220;buffer zone&#8221; bill passed in New York City in March limits protests near places of worship. The &#8220;NYC Houses of Worship Law&#8221; passed in March and requires the NYPD to cordon off areas to protect worshippers at their discretion.<\/p>\n<p>The law took effect in April, but the NYPD is expected to present a formal plan for enforcing it to Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/zohran-mamdani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and the city council in early June.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Mamdani&#8217;s office nor the NYPD returned Tuesday morning comment requests.<\/p>\n<p>Peter D&#8217;Abrosca is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/campus-radicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">campus extremism<\/a> in higher education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Peter on X at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pmd_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@pmd_reports<\/a>. Send story tips to peter.dabrosca@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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