Hamas flag-wielding anti-Israel protesters show off portrait of killed terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh in shocking Times Square rally
Anti-Israel protesters held up a portrait of assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and waved a pro-terror flag during a shocking demonstration in Times Square on Wednesday afternoon.
The hateful mob chanted “Free Palestine” while one protester held up a flag representing Hamas. Another demonstrator held up a photo of Haniyeh.
The same demonstrator, sporting a mask and sunglasses, wore a hat with a yellow headband around it that represents the terror group Hezbollah.
Another protester also held up the portrait of Haniyeh as others waved Palestinian flags at the Crossroads of the World.
The demonstration of roughly 300 people apparently came in response to a speech former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus gave in Midtown.
Hundreds of supporters of the Jewish state were on hand for the event — and about 50 remained into Wednesday night waving Israeli flags to counter the pro-Palestinian rally.
At one point, some of the pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a pair of Israel supporters and appeared to throw liquid at them.
As a result, a woman with a pro-Israel shirt sprayed the group with an unknown substance, according to footage captured at the scene.
The man she was with told police the woman was “protecting herself” before cops separated her from the group, the video shows.
One Israel supporter said he feels sad that the pro-Palestinian protesters “chose violence.”
“He is a warmonger,” the Israel supporter said of Haniyeh.
The protest comes less than 24 hours after Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike at his residence in Tehran.
No one has claimed responsibility for the deadly strike, though Iran and Hamas blame Israel.
The Big Apple has been roiled in anti-Israel protests for months since Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel, leading the Jewish state to launch a wide-scale military campaign in Gaza.
Six protesters were taken into custody on Wednesday, police said.
