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WATCH: Palestinian flag flown as rioters take over Queens street

“Riots with Palestinian flags—not in the streets of Gaza, but in Queens in New York,” Ambassador Danny Danon tweeted.

Pro-Palestinian protesters participate in an anti-Israel rally in Queens, N.Y., May 15, 2024. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
People participate in an anti-Israel rally in Queens, N.Y., May 15, 2024. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

The New York City Police Department opened an investigation over the weekend after more than 100 drivers, some waving Palestinian flags, participated in a drag-racing street takeover in Queens, N.Y.

“Riots with Palestinian flags—not in the streets of Gaza, but in Queens in New York,” Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s envoy to the United Nations, tweeted around midnight on Monday, posting footage of the drag race.

The incident, which involved many vehicles driving in circles, was first reported shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, the NYPD said in a statement.

When police officers arrived at the scene near Eliot Avenue and 69th Street, they activated their lights and sirens to disperse the crowd. Dozens of vehicles proceeded to flee the area.

Several people jumped on the hood of a police car, causing damage and cracking the windshield, before fleeing.

Some 1,000 people showed up to the event, organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and UJA-Federation of New York.
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