On Sunday, protests erupted outside a Brooklyn synagogue where Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was slated to speak. Clashes between demonstrators and police resulted in at least one arrest, and the speech was ultimately canceled. This confrontation follows a pattern of protests against Ben-Gvir, including an incident near Yale University where he faced hostility. The situation escalated outside Congregation Shaare Zion, with police intervention confirming unrest and prior arrests of demonstrators, signaling increasing tensions related to Israeli politics in the U.S.
Photos from Sunday's scene in Brooklyn showed cops taking some protesters into custody, including one who was wrestling with police on the ground - as counter-protesters confronted the demonstrators.
The speech was nixed, and the under-fire minister is now set to return home a day early, the Israeli outlet Haaretz reported.
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