An annoyed clubber at a Brooklyn rave stomped on anti-Israel activists last week when they laid across the dance floor to protest the organizer, shocking new video shows.
The rabble-rousers infiltrated the Under the ‘K’ Bridge Park event July 10, with about five of them staging a “die-in” protest against Boiler Room and its owner, private equity giant KKR, which they claimed invests in Israeli arms manufacturers.
The protesters wore white t-shirts with things such as, “Boiler Room is owned by Israeli arms investors,” and, You’re dancing on every martyr’s grave” written on them as they laid motionless on the floor.
The video, posted by an anti-Israel group calling itself the “Boycott Room,’’ showed the enraged rave-goer jumping into the air before driving his feet into a protester’s torso.
He then attempted to repeatedly jump on the protesters but fell after the second hop, the footage showed.
Boiler Room representatives told The Post that the situation was handled by security “within a couple of minutes’’ and that the ticked-off clubber was bounced along with the protesters.
“We weren’t expecting a lie-down, especially 45 minutes from the end,” the rep said of the protest.
The incident occurred on the first day of the two-day event.
Boycott Room also disrupted the rave’s second day when its deejay was forced to briefly shut off the music because a man jumped in front of their booth in the middle of a set.
The unnamed man pulled wires off the mixing table before disappearing into the crowd, according to a Boiler Room rep.
That show-stopper wore a white shirt that read, “Boiler Room is owned by Israeli arms investors,” according to video.
Boiler Room officials said the activists were actually “pleasant’’ and said they were prepared for potential disruptions because Boycott Room demonstrated at their city event last year.
Boiler Room, asked whether KKR invests in Israeli weapons manufacturers, pointed The Post to reports by several media outlets claiming it has no investments in Israeli weapons manufacturers or Israeli companies that do business in occupied Palestinian land.
“We are aware of footage from Boiler Room NYC over the weekend that appears to show an attendee acting towards a protester in a way that has no place at our events,” the company said in a statement.
“We respect the right to peaceful protest, and the wellbeing of everyone at our events matters to us. We’re reviewing what happened and speaking with the venue. We’d encourage anyone who believes they have been a victim of a crime, or has information on this matter, to make themselves known to the police.”
No reports about the attack were filed to the police.
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