20 came to protest a councilmember’s anti-Palestine tweet. 200 came to support it.
Councilmember Kalman Yeger has not apologized, even as Council leadership considers stripping committee seat
Protesters calling for the resignation of Brooklyn Councilmember Kalman Yeger over his tweet that “Palestine does not exist” clashed with counter-protesters outside the elected’s Borough Park office Thursday evening.
Community Affairs officers with the NYPD struggled to keep the two groups separated — and out of the street — as one side chanted, “No such thing as Palestine,” and the other chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
The protest, which was sponsored by the Union for Arab Women, NYC DSA, Bay Ridge 4 Social Justice, and other groups, was organized to “protest Councilman Yeger’s anti-Palestinian comments,” according to a flyer promoting the rally.