A mob of unruly anti-Israel protesters was caught-on-camera snatching a man’s Star of David head scarf and beating him in Manhattan as demonstrations near the Met Gala descended into chaos on Monday night, video shows.
The clip — shared on Instagram by the Jew Hate Database page — showed a group of pro-Palestinian protesters in an apparent confrontation with the lone man in the middle of the Upper East Side street.
“Get the f–k out of the way,” one person could be heard screaming, as the protesters appeared to force the man away from the Palestinian-flag-waving group.
As the Jewish man retreated slowly and stepped over a flowerbed, one of the rowdy anti-Israel protesters was filmed leaning over and snatching his scarf — or sudra — from his head and fleeing.
The mob continued to force the man backwards before he managed to grab hold of his scarf from the taunting protester.
A scuffle quickly broke out and several men were caught on camera repeatedly pummeling the Jewish man in the face and head as he tried to back away.
Nearly a dozen men could be seen trying to chase down the Jewish man when he eventually broke free and fled the scene.
The violence unfolded after a mob of more than 1,000 protesters tried to descend on the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a “Day of Rage” protest. James Messerschmidt
A witness who filmed the ordeal from the opposite side of the street noted that she had taken her footage to the local NYPD precinct.
It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was charged over the melee.
The Post has reached out to cops.
The violence unfolded after a mob of more than 1,000 protesters tried to descend on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala as part of a “Day of Rage” protest organized by the Palestinian activist group Within Our Lifetime.
Protesters set about vandalizing a World War I memorial and burned a US flag near Central Park. Jack Morphet/NY Post
About two dozen protesters were arrested near Madison Ave and East 83rd Street after marching from CUNY’s Hunter College, police sources said.
After being blocked by cops and diverted towards Central Park, protesters vandalized a World War I memorial and burned a US flag.
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