NEW YORK, June 1 — Pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the Brooklyn Museum yesterday, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and...
Pro-Palestinian protestors try enter the Brooklyn Museum, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in the Brooklyn borough of New York May 31, 2024. — Reuters picNEW YORK, June 1 — Pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the Brooklyn Museum yesterday, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and scuffling with police, witnesses said.
Some arrests were made but a New York Police Department spokesperson said there would be no official count until after the protest concluded. A demonstration continued outside the museum hours after the initial confrontation, but the spokesperson could not say whether any protesters remained inside. “Out of a concern for the building, our collections, and our staff, the decision was made to close the building an hour early,” and the public was asked to vacate peacefully, the statement said.
A pro-Palestinian organisation named Within Our Lifetime urged demonstrators to “flood Brooklyn Museum for Gaza.” It said activists occupied the museum to compel it to disclose any Israel-related investments and to divest any such funding.
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