Thousands of anti-Israel protesters swarmed the shopping center at the World Trade Center in New York City on Friday, waving Palestinian flags and chanting. Given its history, perhaps this wasn’t the best choice of location for this.

Or perhaps that was the point.

#BREAKING Pro-palestine protesters pack into Oculus at the World Trade Center in NYC as they chant “Shut it down!” and “GAZA! GAZA!”

Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 [email protected] to license pic.twitter.com/K1A8U1Dd3J

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) March 8, 2024

The Daily Mail reports:

Pro-Palestine demonstrators flood NYC on International Women’s Day, storming the Oculus as troubling video shows protestor surrounded by police knocked unconscious in the street

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters have flooded the streets of New York as part of a rowdy demonstration on International Women’s Day which saw them storm the Oculus near the World Trade Center.

Footage shows the demonstrators clutching Palestinian flags shouting and cheering after they successfully squeeze into the shopping center on Friday.

Once inside they formed a drumming circle and waved banners which read: ’30, 878 dead and Joe is eating ice cream’ in reference to the president nonchalantly slurping on an ice cream cone while being grilled about the situation between Israel and Gaza recently.

Other disturbing footage shows one protester knocked out cold in the streets. The activist is seen lying face down on the ground while surrounded by cops. It is unclear how he got knocked out.

In the background a woman is heard screaming, ‘get him an ambulance, f*** the cops, he’s passed out’ as police attempt to coax a response from his limp body…

There were warnings of disruption to the N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6, and L trains by those flocking to the protest, or by the protest itself.

The ‘Global Strike for Gaza’ began at Union Square before surging downtown, with later video showing protesters storming the Oculus shopping mall.

It was a scene of total chaos.

“Call the ambulance!” they cry while blocking the road. https://t.co/8srNzgpCeq

— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) March 8, 2024

Here’s another view:

For anyone shocked that they thought it was a good idea to have a protest at Ground Zero, a reminder that they’ve protested at the Holocaust Memorial Center. https://t.co/a37GQF5WtE

— Charles Gaba ( ✡️, deal with it) (@charles_gaba) March 9, 2024

Cynthia Nixon thinks it is the NYPD that is out of control here. This woman was a candidate for governor of New York.

This is utterly despicable—the NYPD is more out of control that ever & when they get sued for this NYC taxpayers will have to pay their multi-million dollar fine from money stolen from libraries & schools under the corrupt administration of @NYCMayor https://t.co/Zer2n7dBQL

— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) March 8, 2024

This is not a protest movement, it’s a dangerous mob.

Law enforcement should start treating it that way.

Featured image via YouTube.

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