New Yorkers scoured the web for information on Palestine-related phrases more than any other state in the US, a new study found.

Since the start of the year, the Empire State averaged 8,260 searches per month for phrases including: “Palestine protests,” “Free Palestine movement” and “free Palestine flag” — more than any other place in the country per capita.

For every 100,000 people in the state, there were more than 41 searches for the “free Palestine”-related phrases, the analysis of Google Trends data conducted by Ladah Law found.

Protesters descended on Times Square in April to call for the release of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil. James Keivom

The most popular phrase in New York, with 3,600 searches, was “Free Palestine,” followed by “Palestine protest,” with 1,600 searches.

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