A pro-Palestinian protester was filmed burning the Israeli flag as demonstrators on both sides of the divide were out in force at New York City‘s Washington Square Park Wednesday night.

The protests come after a blast at a hospital in Gaza that Hamas claims killed at least 500 people which sparked widespread outrage.

Video shows several of them chanting ‘Allahu Akbar!’ as they burned the Jewish state’s Star of David flag.

Reports have suggested there are hundreds of pro-Palestine marchers and dozens of pro-Israel protesters at the park. 

The leaders of the pro-Palestine faction are NYU Students for Justice in Palestine. Along with other campus organizations, they’re marching to criticize the university’s president for denouncing the Hamas attack.

A pro-Palestinian protester was filmed burning the Israeli flag as demonstrators on both sides of the divide were out in force at New York City 's Washington Square Park Wednesday night

A pro-Palestinian protester was filmed burning the Israeli flag as demonstrators on both sides of the divide were out in force at New York City 's Washington Square Park Wednesday night

A pro-Palestinian protester was filmed burning the Israeli flag as demonstrators on both sides of the divide were out in force at New York City ‘s Washington Square Park Wednesday night

Several pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted "Allahu Akbar!" as they burned the Jewish state's Star of David flag

Several pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted "Allahu Akbar!" as they burned the Jewish state's Star of David flag

Several pro-Palestine demonstrators chanted ‘Allahu Akbar!’ as they burned the Jewish state’s Star of David flag

New York City, as are many melting pot immigrant communities across the country, are feeling anxiety over the attacks back and forth over the past week.

Several Palestinian Americans interviewed Friday in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a large Arab population said the atmosphere has been tense in the last week.

Jumana Alkaram said she has not been personally threatened but that: ‘I know if I was to demonstrate my heritage or the Palestinian flag there would be some type of threat. Because the majority has the support of Israel and don´t have the full legit story about what´s happening in Gaza.’

In New York City, a Palestinian restaurant, Ayat, was forced to disconnect its phone after receiving ‘nonstop’ threatening voicemails, according to co-owner, Abdul Elenani. 

The storefront features a mural of a crying Palestinian and its menu includes calls to ‘end the occupation.’

On Friday, a man entered the dining room shouting ‘terrorist’ at the people behind the counter, Elenani said.

Still, the hostile reception was overshadowed by the support he has received from his neighbors, many of whom are Jewish and share his views about minimizing civilian deaths, he said.

‘In New York, we all live together, we work together, we grow together,’ Elenani said. ‘And we all want this violence to stop.’

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