The NYPD's Escalating Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protests Falls 'Outside the Bounds of the Constitution'

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The NYPD's Escalating Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protests Falls 'Outside the Bounds of the Constitution' - Hell Gate
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Advocates say this is because the unit is trained to treat protesters like enemy combatants, including among its list of "violent" crowds BLM and Anti-Trump protesters (meanwhile, the unit was notably hands off when the Proud Boys came to town).

They’re telling us who they are.

Zionists have a disproportionate amount of influence in NYC.

Keep fighting the good fight! Zionists are the new Nazis!

hey i paid $7million for an ad #stopjewishhate

Worst hashtag ever. It sounds like it's about stopping Jews from committing hate crimes. In the present environment it's easy for a lot of people to forget that it's not "Jews" committing genocide, but Israel, which is far from being a representation of Jews as a whole.