Pro-Palestinian Protestors Recount Harassment at Pro-Israel Concert in Taipei

Pro-Palestinian protesters are speaking out about violence and aggression they faced at a pro-Israel concert in Taipei earlier this month.

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00:00Pro-Palestinian activists say they were harassed and treated violently while protesting on

00:05the sidelines of a pro-Israel concert in Taipei on May 18th.

00:10I was grabbed by someone from behind and he just threw me on the floor very violently.

00:19The demonstrators, who were holding Palestinian flags, say they were physically and verbally

00:24harassed at the music festival that was organized by the Friends of Israel Alliance Taiwan.

00:29Video footage has emerged of one protester being thrown to the ground at the event.

00:34The Israeli Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, whose representative attended the

00:38concert, said one of the protesters made a suspicious dash towards the stage.