RIOT Declared in Times Square Palestine vs Israel Protesters Extended Cut

May 20 2021 MANHATTAN, New York: Brawls broke out during proIsrael rally and proPalestine counterprotest this afternoon in Times Square. Dozens of fights and Arrests. Police chased protesters through the streets as they tried to keep the two sides apart. Trash cans, plants and barricades were thrown, while some of the ProPalestine protesters continuously fixed the things that were knocked over, at one point a rack of sunglasses was pulled down, some protesters returned the glasses and apologized to the store owner. The event scheduled was a ProIsrael rally. One man is now in custody after a Jewish man was assaulted during yesterdays demonstration in Times Square. 23yearold Waseem Awawdeh of Brooklyn, was taken into custody in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night, he was charged with assault as a hate crime, gang assault, menacing, aggravated harassment as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon said police. During the demonstration, before the proIsrae