Robert De Niro confronts pro-Palestinian protesters in New York (VIDEO)

This Wednesday, a scene filmed yesterday in New York went viral on the networks, where actor Robert De Niro confronts a group of pro-Palestinian protesters on the set of his new movie Zero Day, in which he stars with Leonardo DiCaprio.

By Clarion

The video, posted on several X (formerly Twitter) accounts, shows De Niro shouting to the crowd: “This is not a movie. It's real!”.

He continued: “If they're going to keep talking nonsense, they should go home. And they said they wanted to do it on October 7th. “They don't want that.”

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The event occurred during controversial pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University and City College, which culminated in a police crackdown on 300 people.

Pro-Israel position

De Niro has previously spoken out in defense of Israel and had lifelong friendships with the late Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and the late President Ezer Weizmann.

During his visit to the country, he said: “I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they are energetic. Frank. Super smart. I always like smart people. They are good people. Aggressive, and I respect that aggression, because in their situation it is They need

Student protest

Pro-Palestinian camps have spread across the United States, to various universities in cities such as Boston and New York. The students called for a definitive cease-fire and for these organizations to stop receiving funding from donors from Israel, and for Washington to stop aid to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

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