A pro-Palestinian protest gathered outside the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday afternoon, just down the road from the Jewish Hasidic Lubavitcher headquarters. 

The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine’ protest attracted hundreds of protesters holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’. 

Other placards read ‘Biden is funding genocide’ and ‘occupation is a crime.’ 

Amongst the protesters were members of the orthodox Jewish community who wore signs saying ‘Judaism condemns the State of Israel’ and ‘the Zionists Ignite the Fire.’ 

Amongst the protesters were members of the orthodox Jewish community who wore signs saying ‘Judaism condemns the State of Israel’ and ‘the Zionists Ignite the Fire

A protester holds up a controversial sign outside the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday afternoon 

A pro-Palestinian protest gathered outside the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday afternoon, just down the road from the Jewish Hasidic Lubavitcher headquarters

The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine ‘ protest attracted hundreds of protesters holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’.

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The planned march, which comes as Israel announced it had entered the second ‘phase’ of its war against Hamas, began at 3pm on Saturday on Eastern Parkway

Other placards read ‘Biden is funding genocide’ and ‘occupation is a crime’

The NYPD maintained a large presence on foot, bike and helicopters could be seen hovering above. 

A flier posted to Instagram touting the protest by organizer Within Our Lifetimes warned, ‘The more they try and silence us, the louder we will be.

‘From across the city and around the world, across communities and national liberation struggles, united in defense of Gaza and all of Palestine, until liberation and return within our lifetime,’ the posting said.

The planned march, which comes as Israel announced it had entered the second ‘phase’ of its war against Hamas, began at 3pm on Saturday on Eastern Parkway.

The museum is located in Crown Heights next to Park Slope and has a large Hasidic Jewish community, with many businesses, schools and synagogues.