'You're gonna die': Chaotic anti-Israel protest leads to multiple arrests as Netanyahu visits NYC



NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Manhattan to voice their outrage at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the United Nations for the organization's General Assembly, calling for his arrest for Israel's actions in the war against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Tensions have risen in the city in recent days because Israel's military has conducted numerous strikes on Hezbollah's positions in southern Lebanon and the terrorist group's leadership.

Thursday's protests were organized by anti-Israel groups such as the ANSWER Coalition and Within Our Lifetime. Each of their protests saw traffic disruptions with people marching all over Manhattan.

As the evening progressed, the march became more unruly as protesters taunted New York Police Department officers who were monitoring the crowd. At one moment, officers on bicycles were blocked by protesters, forcing them to ride away from the area.

"You're gonna die!" one protester shouted. "All you gonna die in the line of fire!"

Some in the angry crowd did their best to disrupt NYPD operations.

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With multiple scuffles and shoving matches taking place, the NYPD ordered the crowd to get off the road and onto the sidewalk. When a large part of the crowd refused, officers began to make arrests, leading to more fighting. During one of the first arrests, the crowd surrounded the officers, who had to shove people away to make space.

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Toward the end of the protest, some in the angry crowd did their best to disrupt NYPD operations. They began throwing trash and sidewalk items into the road to jam up officers on bicycles and in vehicles.

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NBC New York reports at least 50 people were arrested during the protest.

Within Our Lifetime released a statement accusing the NYPD of inciting a "cop riot" at the behest of Netanyahu.

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Report shows the majority of the groups protesting DNC fall under the definition of 'extremist'



The protests raging outside the DNC in Chicago, Illinois, are apparently so bad that a security wall has been erected around the perimeter of the convention.

A barrier to protect insiders from outsiders? How ironic.

But what’s perhaps even more ironic is that of the 200 groups projected to protest outside the DNC this week, 150 of them qualify as “extremist groups” — and not the kind of “extreme” the left accuses JD Vance of being.

No, these extremist groups in Chicago are identified as such according to the Capital Research Center’s definition — which is “very narrow,” says Glenn Beck.

According to the Capital Research Center, “extremist groups are only designated extremist if they have documented ties or publicly expressed support for terrorism or terrorist groups, ties to or publicly expressed solidarity with hostile foreign governments, and/or support for anarchism, Marxism, or communism.”

With that definition in mind, Glenn reads the shocking report regarding the groups currently in Chicago.

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  • “At least 279 extremist groups are now on the streets as part of this coalition to march on the DNC in Chicago.”
  • There’s a “separate coalition that is publicly planning disruptions at the convention.”
  • “Several Chicago-based Islamic groups that are also involved in the efforts but are not officially enlisted in any coalition.”
  • “Of the 229 groups involved in the anti-DNC efforts, 162 or 71% qualify as an extremist group.”
  • “At least 147 of the anti-DNC groups have expressed support for or have ties to terrorist groups or terrorist attacks, but a handful of those 147 groups have ties to or publicly support Hamas and/or the terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7.”
  • “Hamas-allied and Iran-backed Marxist, Leninist terror groups are also on the ground. ... They have strong direct links to a coalition that is openly planning to replicate the violent 1968 Democratic Convention.”
  • “The majority of the identified extremist groups are linked to or have expressed solidarity with at least one of the nine foreign governments hostile to the United States, including Iran, China, Venezuela, Russia, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Pakistan, and Nicaragua.”
  • “The extremist groups also have ties to or express support for 19 foreign terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the PFLP [Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine], the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Islamic resistance in Iraq, the Lion's Den, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Muslim Brotherhood, Jamaat-e-Islami, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, Marxist terrorists from Puerto Rico, Islamist terrorists in Sudan,” among several others.
  • “The Coalition of March on the DNC’s official statement and website content explicitly supports Hamas and the atrocities committed on October 7.”
  • “A large portion of the extremist groups have engaged in, endorsed, or attempted to assist acts of violence, property destruction, economic sabotage on the U.S. soil, and are justifiably described as acts of terrorism.”
  • “The monitoring of the mainstream media coverage of the protest found almost a universal failure to inform readers or watchers about the pro-terrorism stances of the groups and the activists.”

“That’s quite a list,” says Glenn. “This is foreign interference from our greatest enemies, and the Democrats are playing footsie with them.”

To hear the disturbing response of the Harris campaign regarding these extremists, watch the clip above.

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Heavy police presence for DNC as Chicago businesses board up windows, anticipating possible violence: 'Like a police state'



Cops from various law enforcement agencies have converged on Chicago in anticipation of possible violence erupting in the protests surrounding the Democratic National Convention.

Lines of police officers on foot, on bikes, and even on boats can be seen all over Chicago, according to the Daily Mail.

'We know from past experiences something could ensue so we want to be proactive and get ahead of it.'

"This is the most that we'll ever see in one setting, which is crazy, but I feel like it's a good reason that it's a lot of police out here, because there's so many people just in one area," said local resident Ayanna Tucker.

The officers are keeping an eye on the thousands of left-leaning protesters who have flooded the city to denounce an array of issues, including continued hostilities in Gaza and alleged racism in the U.S. criminal justice system, as Blaze News previously reported.

"[We're] here to shout so, oh, so loudly, so clearly that Palestinian liberation is reproductive justice," one protesting speaker said.

"You're killing us. We're tired. We're tired of being killed. We're tired of going to jail. We're tired of our men and women going to jail. We're tired of the police killing. ... I hope that they are listening to us, and I hope they do something about it," added another.

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"Harris represents the administration; she represents Biden. There is nothing that she has expressed," added Hatem Abudayyeh, the national chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network and chief organizer of some of the protests, according to the New York Post.

Thus far, the protests have been emotionally charged but still peaceful, and the FBI has stated that it "is not aware of any specific and articulable threats related to the DNC."

However, many windows in the city's business district have already been boarded up, just in case, according to WGN.

"We know from past experiences something could ensue, so we want to be proactive and get ahead of it," said Scott Shapiro of Syd Jerome, a menswear store located along the route to the United Center, where the DNC will take place.

"It’s better to be safe than sorry."

One local company designed to safeguard businesses from possible civic unrest, Chicago Board Up Services, has already reportedly received a dozen requests for assistance as the DNC gets underway.

"If you feel you’re in any type of line where you feel there’s going to be a lot of commotion — we’re not pushing it — we’re hoping the city will be comfortable and there wont [sic] be no unrest. But if you feel you want your doors boarded, it’s better to have them boarded up than have to wait and replace glass," said Chicago Board Up Services business manager Vicki Fichter.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling have both attempted to calm public fears about possible violence like that which followed the death of George Floyd four years ago.

"To assuage people’s concerns, the only thing that I can say is we’re really good at this," Johnson said. "I understand why people might have some trepidation because you have elements in this world that want to take us back to a very dark path. … But here’s one thing that I know for sure, as a social studies teacher, our democracy will not only survive, we will come out stronger."

"We're going to make sure that people have their First Amendment rights protected, that they can do that in a safe way," Johnson told the AP.

"We will not allow people to come here and destroy this city," Snelling added.

The increase in police officers is especially notable considering the anti-police fervor that swept through Democratic circles in 2020. Even current Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris publicly supported the "defund the police" movement a couple of months before Joe Biden selected her to be his running mate on the 2020 Democratic ticket.

"This whole movement is about rightly saying, we need to take a look at these budgets and figure out whether it reflects the right priorities," Harris said on a radio program in June 2020, according to CNN.

"Part of what we have to do here is also look at the militarization of police departments and, and the kind of money that is going to that. And we need to demilitarize police departments," she continued.

"At its core, one of the issues that I think we should all agree on is that it is old thinking. It is outdated and is actually wrong and backward to think that more police officers will create more safety."

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Anti-Israel protesters fight with NYPD outside Democrat fundraiser afterparty



Chaotic scenes played out in New York City's Harlem neighborhood on Wednesday after anti-Israel protesters clashed with police officers in an attempt to disrupt a Democrat fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.

The violence and disruption comes less than a week before the Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago, where anti-Israel protesters are promising to cause havoc when the event happens due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The fundraiser for Harris featured Mayor Eric Adams, multiple city council members, and DNC delegates. Harris was not in attendance.

'We will not allow people to come here and destroy this city.'

Within Our Lifetime, a far-left group, organized the protest, calling for followers to show up to "SOUND THE ALARM FOR GAZA" and to bring noisemakers such as drums, safety alarms, rape whistles, and blow horns.

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While protesters were heated but peaceful during the fundraiser, things got out of hand when the crowd followed attendees to nearby bars and restaurants to harass them. After the protesters went into the establishments, New York City police moved in to push the crowd away. The attendees started to argue with the protesters who were able to enter the bar.

Multiple arrests were made by police, as protesters set off smoke bombs and ran away.

Within Our Lifetime released a statement accusing the police of attacking its members following the event's conclusion.

"Dems want you to believe they support us. They are just waiting for you to look away before cracking down on our movement and continuing the genocide in Palestine," WOL said.

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Concerns are high that similar scenes could play out near the United Center in Chicago next week on a much larger scale. As Blaze News previously reported, the official March on the DNC is predicting over 20,000 people at its protests, while the leaders of four Muslim organizations say they’re expecting up to 100,000 demonstrators.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling made it clear his department will not tolerate any violence: "We will not allow people to come here and destroy this city."

"We're not going to allow you to riot. Protesting and rioting are two different things," Snelling continued. "The moment that starts, we are going to intervene. I am not going to wait until [it's] out of control and then try to bring it back in."

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Pro-Palestinian students can’t name the ‘river’ or ‘sea’ they’re chanting about



College students were quizzed by social media influencer Zach Sage Fox, and despite offering them a $100 prize for correct answers, they weren’t able to pull it off.

“Have you guys chanted, ‘From the river to the sea'?” Fox asks one student, who answers, “Yes.”

“Okay, which river? Which sea?” He presses. This particular student is attending Sarah Lawrence, where the tuition is over $85,000 a year.

“She knows it's Jordan and Mediterranean,” Pat Gray says. “She knows that.”

“Because the state of education right now, with Biden in office, is so good that you would think she’d immediately know,” he jokes.

While Gray had hope, the girl, who was holding a pro-Palestinian sign, did not know the answer.

“What does Hamas say their number one goal is according to their charter?” Fox asked another pro-Palestinian student.

“They just want to free Palestine,” the student answers. “No,” Fox says. “Murder all Jews around the world.”

“How many years did Israel occupy Gaza?” he asks more students, who all get it wrong.

“It was actually under Egyptian control for the first twenty or so years, and then Israel actually left Gaza in 2006,” Fox explains to the clueless students, before asking one of the most chilling questions of all.

“How much have our foreign adversaries donated to American universities in the last decade?” he asks, to which again, no one knows the answer. “The answer was over six billion,” he says.

“That says everything right there. You don’t think they have influence over your kid’s education?” Keith Malinak says.


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Blaze News original: Furious, fed-up commuters take matters into their own hands when leftist protesters block their way



We've seen in recent years radical leftists shutting down traffic — particularly during morning and evening rush hour — with greater and greater regularity.

Check out some of their exploits here and here and here. In the last example, pro-Palestinian protesters stopped their cars on a major bridge in a coordinated fashion to halt the movement of traffic — and then tossed their car keys into the water. That stunt necessitated tow trucks to move 29 cars off the bridge, adding significantly to the delay before normal traffic flow could resume.

Video shows motorists grabbing and tossing away protesters' signs, dragging leftists from the line they formed across the traffic lanes — and one driver is seen wrestling a protester on the hood of a car before knocking him to the freeway surface.

Nope, they're not likely winning many allies for their causes among the stranded.

One of their opponents is none other than Democrat U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who — among the growing number non-woke things he's said lately — declared last month that "blocking a bridge or berating folks in Starbucks isn't righteous, it just makes you an asshole."

In most cases, those whose lives and livelihoods are delayed and jeopardized by left-wing traffic blockers simply stay in their vehicles and accept the hassle.

But there are limits.

The following dozen examples show what can happen when commuters get fed up with protesters getting in their way — and take matters into their own hands:

LA rush-hour motorists in no mood to play, put the smackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters blocking freeway


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If the pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked traffic on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour last December thought they'd emerge unscathed, they were not thinking clearly. Indeed, angry drivers exited their cars and got physical with the leftists. Video shows motorists grabbing and tossing away protesters' signs, dragging leftists from the line they formed across traffic lanes — and one driver is seen wrestling a protester on the hood of a car before knocking him to the freeway surface. Traffic was shut down for more than an hour; police made 75 arrests.

Antifa militants block intersection; 1 jumps on car's hood. Driver, reportedly an elderly man, hits the gas, goes right through them — and with militant still on hood


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On May Day 2021, Antifa was up to its predictable antics, and a group of about 20 black-clad militants formed a complete blockade of a Seattle intersection just before 11 p.m. But one driver decided to not turn around or otherwise capitulate — and moved the vehicle forward. After one Antifa member jumped on the car's hood, the driver — perhaps deciding it would be wiser to get away immediately rather than endure property damage or worse — sped right through the black-uniformed swarm. The driver also did so with the Antifa militant still atop the hood. Conservative commentator Jason Rantz of KTTH-AM said the driver was was elderly male, and the individual on the hood was a female who claimed she was injured but nevertheless got arrested; still, Rantz said she wasn't being booked.

Viral video shows woman confronting climate protesters blocking traffic — and dragging one off the road by her hair


Last July a German woman went viral on social media after a video showed her grabbing the hair of a climate activist blocking traffic — and dragging the female activist off a road. The dragged-away protester was undeterred, however, going back to sit in front of traffic again — but she soon was dragged away a second time. Transport Minister Volker Wissing said the protesters — part of Letzte Generation, or the Last Generation — aren't protecting the climate; instead he said they're "engaged in criminal activity."

Motorist navigates around apparently unsanctioned protest — and leftists blocking traffic absolutely lose it


This late 2021 protest took place in downtown Minneapolis outside a courthouse where the trial for Kim Potter — a Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop months before — was taking place, WCCO-TV reported. But when a motorist managed to navigate through the protesters blocking traffic, the enraged leftists screamed bloody murder as they climbed atop, pounded on, and chased the car. Potter ultimately was convicted of manslaughter and served 16 months in prison before her April 2023 release.

'Extinction Rebellion' protester stands atop London train, delaying furious commuters — so they drag him right off it


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No, it didn't happen on a roadway — or in the U.S. But rest assured, more than a few folks in the United Kingdom aren't happy when left-wing protesters interrupt their commutes, either. In October 2019, climate change activists from the radical Extinction Rebellion group climbed atop London trains during rush hour, and commuters weren't having it. Video shows one protester on the roof of a London Underground train at the Canning Town station before he was grabbed around his legs and dragged off as commuters cheered. BBC News said the protester appeared to be kicked and hit by the swearing crowd on the platform. A second protester was chased along the top of the train by a commuter before being dragged off as well, the outlet said.

'Bunch of f***ing arseholes' blocking traffic in UK quickly learn motorists have little patience for them


About 40 members of "Insulate Britain" blocked traffic during rush hour one morning in October 2021 at an intersection near Dartford Crossing in London as they held signs protesting for the insulation of Britain's social housing. But motorists in front of them had jobs and things to do — real responsibilities — so the gainfully employed proceeded to drag the protesters out of the roadway, ripping their signs away and disposing of them. A mother was angry because she was trying to get her 11-year-old son to school, while a man called the protesters a "bunch of f***ing arseholes."

Furious motorist confronts Black Lives Matter protesters blocking traffic, gets charged; Texas AG blasts 'mob rule'


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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blasted "mob rule" and Plano's police chief after an angry driver caught on video confronting Black Lives Matter militants for blocking traffic was the only person charged in the May 2021 incident. Paxton's statement said after "a group of militant BLM protesters illegally shut down traffic underneath a major highway," an "Antifa-like character pulled what appears to be a gun and pointed it at the man," who had exited his car "to demand the mob clear the way." Paxton added in his statement that "only one person from this whole incident is being charged with a crime: the one man who told the protesters to go away. Why? For 'assault with contact' because he slapped a person's hand out of his face. No one else is being charged with anything. None of the law-breaking traffic-blockers, not the guy who pulled a weapon — no one!"

Left-wing protester gets on top of car's hood as his comrades surround vehicle — but driver isn't messing around


In May 2020, George Floyd protesters surrounded a vehicle in a downtown Denver intersection, and one of them got on top of the hood. The driver, however, was in no mood to chat about social justice. The motorist accelerated, the protester hopped off — but the driver made contact with the protester amid a U-turn attempt, knocking him to the street. Oh, and was the mob furious. They reacted like they always do — chasing after the car on foot, as if they'd ever catch it.

Livid motorist trying to get home to his daughter gets in faces of pro-Palestinian protesters in front of his vehicle — and shoves them out of the way. The masked mob quickly backs down.


The incident caught on video in January took place near the Manhattan Bridge, the New York Post said. The motorist later said, “I wish that I had not been captured on video in such an angry state and behaved in such a way, but I could not allow those people to impede my passage and, in essence, hold me hostage," the paper added.

'I'm telling you one last time!' Fed-up man exits vehicle to physically move protesters blocking road


Last July a group called "Just Stop Oil" marched on London streets during rush hour "in hopes of disrupting traffic and crucial road networks," the Daily Mail said, calling its members "eco-zealots." The outlet added that the group pledged at the time to "paralyze London" with slow-marching columns 10 times bigger than any previous marches in order to force the "murderous government" to abandon new domestic oil and gas licenses. Well, one man wasn't about to let them march so easily in front of the car he was in, as video shows him confronting several protesters and physically getting them out of the way.

Watch how quickly these protesters in Portugal fold up after drivers, angry that they're blocking a road, get physical


Angry motorists in Portugal took matters into their own hands last fall, exiting their vehicles and physically dragging away climate activists who were blocking a busy roadway, Sky News Australia reported. The outlet added that members of climate activist group Climáximo were the ones blocking motorists.

Protesters try and fail to halt forward progress of bus. But they're quite adept at hollering 'stop!' — and do so over 40 times.


The video title from the Scottish Sun is just a tad overblown: "Bus driver rams Just Stop Oil protesters' blockade nearly running them over." Uh, rams? The bus driver from last October's get-together traveled at a snail's pace. In the end, the protesters' constant "stop!" refrain fell on deaf ears. Oh, and nearly running them over? Watch the clip. The patient driver just isn't the first one to blink.

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