A crowd of anti-Israel demonstrators waving Palestinian flags on the Upper East Side was filmed shouting and denouncing a lone protester proudly displaying an Israeli flag.
A man, one of the few visibly Jewish people in the crowd, points at a demonstrator and yells, prompting others to start chanting “Shame on you!” Ta.
A man waves an Israeli flag in the middle of a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. (Fox News Digital)
“Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!” the crowd chanted.
The lone protester appeared unfazed and continued waving a small Israeli flag.
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New York City police take away a handcuffed protester. (Rashid Umar Abbasi, Fox News Digital)
As the chants continued, a woman in the crowd called out to the man and almost covered him with a Palestinian flag. Another person in the crowd grabbed the flag and pushed him away, prompting cheers from other protesters.
Anti-Israel activists gathered near the Met Gala on Monday. (Rashid Umar Abbasi, Fox News Digital)
The scene took place on the road from the Met Gala, where at least 100 anti-Israel agitators were marching near the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Demonstrators could be heard shouting anti-Israel slogans, calling for an “intifada” and taunting police officers.
The NYPD made multiple arrests near the Met Gala venue on Monday. (Rashid Umar Abbasi, Fox News Digital)
Video footage taken at 80th Street and Madison Avenue shows officers taking people into custody. Another video shows police and protesters clashing on the sidewalk.
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The NYPD does not currently have an information on the number of arrests made just blocks from the Met Gala.
A Fox News staff member at the protest said about 12 people were arrested.
