Six arrested after anti-Israel protesters clash with Hasidic Jews outside Brooklyn synagogue where Israeli official was visiting
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Police reported that six individuals were taken into custody following a confrontation between demonstrators protesting against Israel and members of the Hasidic Jewish community outside a well-known synagogue in Brooklyn. The incident occurred on Thursday night while Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was attending an event at the synagogue.

The demonstration kicked off at the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights just before 9.30 p.m. as protesters rallied against Ben-Gvir’s appearance.

Footage from the scene showed at least one keffiyeh-wearing protester being escorted away with blood on her face.

Others were spotted being hauled away in cuffs by scores of NYPD officers.

At least one man, Oscar Vidal, 28, of Bayonne, NJ, was arrested and hit with a slew of charges, including assault, criminal mischief and harassment.

Five others were given summonses and later released, police said.

The violence broke out as the Israeli official was inside addressing Hasidic followers.

At one point, an anti-Israel protester stormed into the room and chanted “Free Palestine” before he was thrown out by security, 7 Israel National News reported.

Ben-Gvir apparently smirked as the demonstrator called him a Nazi.

The chaos came a day after hundreds of demonstrators staged a protest in New Haven, Conn. after the national security minister was invited to speak at an event near Yale University’s campus.

Several hurled water bottles at Ben-Gvir as he left.

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