Pro-Palestine protesters clash with cops - with at least four arrested - at massive protest outside American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in New York City

Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside The American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon Signs reading 'Save Gaza', 'Free Palestine' and 'End Genocide' were held in the crowd Several protesters were also seen being arrested by officers on the street 

Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside The American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.

In videos posted to social media a woman wearing a keffiyeh scarf was seen scuffling with NYPD officers.

Several protesters were also seen being arrested by officers on the street.

‘You’re funding genocide’ shouted one woman as she was restrained by police.

Protesters can be heard demanding a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict, and chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘shame on you.’

Protesters set fire to the the Stars & Stripes in the middle of the street in New York City

Pro-Palestine protesters appeared to clash with police outside The American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon

Several protesters were also seen being arrested by officers on the street

Police continued to try and control the crowd and push protesters back onto the sidewalk with little success

Police have arrested multiple organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a speaker

Signs reading ‘Save Gaza’, ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘End Genocide’ were held in the crowd.

Police continued to try and control the crowd and push protestors back onto the sidewalk with little success.

At one stage officers arrested several of the organizers, including Nerdeen Kiswani, for using a speaker.

The protesters then surrounded a white van police as they loaded the organizers into the back, in an effort to prevent them from being transported away.

The protest blocked roads and sidewalk on Lexington Avenue in New York

There were clear clashes with police in Midtown Manhattan on Friday afternoon

There was a large NYPD presence as protesters blocked the sidewalk on Third Avenue

Four protesters were arrested outside American Israel Public Affairs building in New York

Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with cops – with at least four arrested – at a massive protest outside American Israel Public Affairs Committee headquarters in New York City

Traffic was seen backing up along the city street as police failed to move the crowds off the road

‘You are unlawfully obstructing vehicular traffic…if you refuse to utilize the sidewalk you will be charged with disorderly conduct’ a police speaker repeated.

Traffic was seen backing up along the city street as police failed to move the crowds off the road.

The organizer of the demonstrator was arrested just before 5pm, Status Coup News reported.