Anti-Israel protesters chanted “We'll get you” in a threatening manner outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Big Apple hotel on Thursday night, a day before he was expected to speak at the United Nations.
Unruly protesters crowded outside the Loews Regency New York hotel at Park Avenue and E. 62nd St., where they said Netanyahu was staying, according to photos and social media video.
According to footage posted by Reuters, hundreds of protesters were seen repeatedly shouting, “Netanyahu.” Anti-Israel groups in our lifetime.
“we're gonna get you.”
The prime minister arrived in the city on Thursday ahead of his address to the UN General Assembly as Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza approaches one year since the October 7 terrorist attack.
More than two dozen people were detained in Manhattan During a protest on Thursday morning Against Netanyahu's visit to the city.
Thursday night's protest began near Grand Central Station before demonstrators moved north toward the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There, officers guarded the front steps of the institution from their bikes.
A clash broke out between police and a handful of protesters, including one man who was handcuffed during the demonstration, according to footage captured by The Post.
As the protest moved toward an Upper East Side hotel, anti-Israel rioters and police clashed again.
According to this many people were detained For social media footage.
The NYPD said several people were detained, but did not provide an exact number.
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