New York, Feb. 19 -- Clashes erupted between anti-Israel protest groups and pro-Israel counter-protesters after the former held a rally in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, terming the residents as "settlers" and "Zionists." The protest, led by the Pal-Awda activist group, took place in Boro Park, The Times of Israel reported.

Around 200 anti-Israel protesters gathered on a street in the neighbourhood within a barricaded area set up by the police. Residents of Jewish neighborhood residents and other pro-Israel counterprotesters held protest on the sidewalk across the street. Dozens of police officers separated the two sides who were holding the protest in Brooklyn. The protest started just after sundown and the temperat...