Late Monday afternoon at Cambridge City Hall, hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors gathered to celebrate a Palestinian victory with signs and chants calling for the United States to stop supporting and funding Israel altogether. Shortly after the event began, a crowd of a few dozen pro-Israel counter-protesters showed up, causing tension between the two groups to rise with intense shouting, almost turning physical. Around a dozen Cambridge police officers kept the peace between the two groups throughout the night. The event, which began on the front lawn of Cambridge City Hall, lasted about an hour before the pro-Palestinian group left in a march through the streets of Cambridge.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters march through the streets of Cambridge with Palestine flags and signs. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters on the front lawn of Cambridge City Hall. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A group of pro-Palestine protesters wave Palestinian flags out of a car window. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A person waves an Israeli flag out of a car window while driving past Cambridge City Hall. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A line of Cambridge police officers stand guard in front of City Hall, keeping the streets clear, and the two groups of protestors separated. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A pro-Palestinian protester raises a fist in the air while shouting at counter-protestors across the street. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a Palestinian flag during a march in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Counter protesters shout as Cambridge police officers stand in line and block them from crossing the street. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
A pro-Israel counter-protester wearing an Israeli flag shouts into a microphone, trying to disrupt speakers. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Two Cambridge police officers block a pro-Israel protester from engaging another protestor during a heated shouting match. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
