New York City Jews warned to stay away from 'Flood Brooklyn for Gaza' protest: Report

New York City Jews warned to stay away from 'Flood Brooklyn for Gaza' protest: Report

Jews in New York City are reportedly being encouraged to stay away from an upcoming "Flood Brooklyn for Gaza" protest, according to local outlet Col Live.

Rabbi Chanina Sperlin of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council told the outelt that the NYPD has assured him that local Jews "will be protected." The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

“Jews should definitely avoid the area,” a police source reportedly told the outlet. "There’s no intel at this time in which direction the protest will head. Locals should definitely stay away from Eastern Parkway in that area."

Jewish community leaders remain confident in police's ability to manage the protest, however.

Rabbi Yaacov Behrman of Jewish Future Alliance told Col that the NYPD did an "excellent job" of managing a pro-Palestinian rally last week that featured some 5,000 attendees. Nevertheless, Behrman said residents shoudl "stay vigilant and avoid that area unless absolutely necessary."

The Brooklyn protest comes as pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas demonstrations have popped up across the U.S., Europe and the globe. University students across America have shouted pro-Hamas slogans, leading to widespread fear among Jewish students.