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May 21, 2021

Pro-Palestinian mob attacking Jewish diners in New York City, May 20, 2021 (Social media)

"One person was burned when two fireworks were thrown from a car amid an altercation with anti-Zionist protesters in a heavily Jewish New York City business district, according to police.

The fight came on Thursday evening, on what appeared to be the final day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, before a ceasefire that took effect overnight. Additional videos circulating on social media appeared to show other physical altercations between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators in New York City Thursday.

According to the Anti-Defamation League, there has been an increase in antisemitism in the United States both online and on the ground during the conflict, which has seen large pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country. As of Thursday, the ADL tallied 193 incidents of antisemitic incidents in the week since the conflict began, compared to 131 the previous week.

The ADL said there were many reports of 'frightening attacks against Jews' in the city on Thursday evening and they were in contact with police and the FBI.

The fight in New York City occurred around the same time as a pro-Israel demonstration on Thursday in New York City that also attracted pro-Palestinian counter-protesters. It took place in the Diamond District, a midtown Manhattan street with many Jewish-owned businesses.

In two videos posted to Twitter on Thursday, a group of men wearing the colors of the Palestinian flag can be seen yelling “f–king Zionist” and similar expletives while holding a Palestinian flag. At the beginning of one of the videos, someone appears to be lying on the ground.

Later in that video, one of the pro-Palestinian protesters shoves a man. A crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters wearing scarves on their heads then walks down the middle of the street, guided by police..."

Jews attacked, one person burned amid pro-Palestinian protests in New York City

May 20, 2021

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators assault Jews at a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles on May 19, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators assault Jews in Los Angeles

The bus shot by an anti-tank missile (Photo courtesy social media)

Hamas resumes rocket fire, shoots anti-tank missile at bus

May 19, 2021

Rockets fired from Gaza into Israel (File photo)

Shurat Hadin files war crime complaint against Hamas with ICC

The scene in a community in Southern Israel after a building was hit by a mortar fired from Gaza, May 18, 2021 (Screen grab/Twitter)

2 Thai workers killed, several people injured as Hamas bombards southern Israel