New York: As many as 19 people were arrested during an anti-Israel protest in New York City.

During an anti-Israel rally in Brooklyn, New York, angry protesters clashed with the police, after which 19 people were arrested.

A large number of Arab-Americans live in the Bay Ridge region. The clash began when about 5,000 protesters took to the streets, gathering at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge neighborhood and demanding that the United States withdraw its support for Israel.

The “Flood Brooklyn for Palestine” protest disrupted traffic as police tried to control the crowd, during which protesters threw eggs at police.

According to the New York Police Department, 19 protesters were arrested. An NYPD spokesperson said in a statement that a permit was required for the protest, but the protesters took to road without a permit, forcing the law enforcers to disperse the demonstrators.

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