More than 700 anti-Israel protesters marched from Times Square to Columbus Circle in Manhattan Saturday in support of rebel-rouser Mahmoud Khalil — some of whom cursed out cops and got into a screaming matches along the way.
Masked teens among the crowd waved multiple Hamas flags shouted at several Israel supporters waving Israeli flags at Columbus Circle.
“Get the f–k out of Palestine,” one of the teens yelled.
“Does this look like America to anybody? What the f–k is this?” an Israel supporter responded, referring to the predominantly pro-Palestine crowd.
“It’s garbage!” replied another Israel supporter.
Daniel Hollman was on his way to a local supermarket when he was singled out by the demonstrators.
“They called me gay; I’m not gay!” Hollman, 57, declared. “I have a wife. I think it’s because I’m wearing a suit.
“They called me a Zionist. I’m not a Zionist. I’m not Jewish, but I support Israel and its right to defend itself.”
Columbia University student Khalil — who became a driving force behind many of the anti-Israel protests at the school’s Manhattan campus after the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre in Israel — was grabbed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents March 8 at his Columbia-owned apartment building and later transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, where he faces deportation.
He is now the poster boy for President Donald Trump’s crackdown on antisemitic college protesters.
