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Heavy police presence blocks anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn from reaching Crown Heights

JL;DR SUMMARY An anti-Zionist protest aimed at Crown Heights, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, was effectively curtailed by heightened police presence, preventing it from reaching its intended destination. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynItamar Ben GvirChabadProtestsNypdAnti ZionismNeturei KartaCrown HeightsCommunity Solidarity1991 Crown Heights Riots

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"An anti-Zionist demonstration targeting Crown Heights that had alarmed local Jews and drawn heightened police activity petered out on Monday night, as dozens of protesters meandered around Brooklyn without even reaching the intended neighborhood."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Police never allowed the pro-Palestinian protesters to get anywhere near Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway."
Grand Army Plaza, New York, United States
"In the end, NYPD funneled the protesters to Grand Army Plaza, not far from their starting point, and along Flatbush Avenue, cutting through Prospect Park and ending up in Flatbush, south of Crown Heights, where they chanted for a few more minutes before dispersing."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"In the end, NYPD funneled the protesters to Grand Army Plaza, not far from their starting point, and along Flatbush Avenue, cutting through Prospect Park and ending up in Flatbush, south of Crown Heights, where they chanted for a few more minutes before dispersing."
Prospect Park, New York, United States
"In the end, NYPD funneled the protesters to Grand Army Plaza, not far from their starting point, and along Flatbush Avenue, cutting through Prospect Park and ending up in Flatbush, south of Crown Heights, where they chanted for a few more minutes before dispersing."

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