Pro-Palestinian protesters were seen storming and taking over New York City’s famed Brooklyn Museum on Friday afternoon, hoisting pro-Gaza flags on the building, according to a video.
Video posted to Twitter showed chaotic scenes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art as hundreds of protesters took part in a rally apparently started by a pro-Palestinian group called “Within Our Lifetime.” The activist group posted a flyer online calling for protesters to “flood” the famous building, saying, “Activists will lift the occupation of the museum until you expose and renounce your involvement in US and Israeli genocide. We all stand with Gaza.” (Related story: Democrats’ favorite fundraising platform is being used by group behind conference with ties to terrorist organizations)
🚨Let’s get the crowds flocking to the Brooklyn Museum right now🚨🇵🇸
Activists are lifting the occupation of the museum until they reveal the US and Israeli genocide and withdraw. We will do everything in our power to stand up for Gaza!! pic.twitter.com/g1wHFP0mZn
— In Our Lifetimes (@WOLPalestine) May 31, 2024
Around 6 p.m., when the museum closed, protesters stormed in front of the museum and tried to open the doors, but security guards quickly locked the main entrance, preventing them from entering.
It’s unclear how they gained entry, but the activists were eventually seen waving flags inside the museum’s main area. Video footage also showed them hopping over barricades, climbing onto the building’s roof, and hoisting a giant flag that read, “Brooklyn Museum: No Silence to Genocide.”
#breaking news Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators stormed the Brooklyn Museum, climbing over barricades and knocking down banners on its roof, while others occupied space inside the museum to protest, “Flood the Brooklyn Museum for Gaza.” pic.twitter.com/EmIIXPyqAO
— Oliya ScooterCaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) May 31, 2024
Protesters jumped barricades, some climbed onto rooftops and dropped a pro-Gaza banner at the Brooklyn Museum.
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— Oliya ScooterCaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) May 31, 2024
An encampment has been set up at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, with thousands of people gathering outside to support them. The NYPD has closed the museum. pic.twitter.com/6RW87SV0XN
— Ali (@MerruX) May 31, 2024
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers then arrived on the scene and arrested at least one activist. The activist attempted to flee, but authorities wrestled him to the ground and arrested him. It is unclear how many arrests have been made so far, and activists were still at the museum as of publication.
🚨Arrests were made at an anti-Israel protest outside the Brooklyn Museum. A protester got into a scuffle with an NYPD officer. The protester tried to run away, but the officer chased him, wrestled him to the ground, and arrested him. pic.twitter.com/c4TKRuGGqk
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2024
The Daily Caller reached out to the NYPD.
