Anti-Israel protesters with “Free Palestine” indicators and banners descended on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Metropolis on Thursday, with police eradicating those that tried to dam the parade route.
One group of protesters held Palestinian flags and unfurled a banner that learn, “Don’t celebrate genocide!” in the midst of the road because the parade led by the Ronald McDonald balloon was coming down W. fifty fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue.
Pictures present NYPD officers breaking apart the demonstration and detaining a number of protesters in order that the parade may proceed unobstructed. Some protesters have been seen strolling away whereas others who refused to maneuver have been pulled away or taken all the way down to the bottom and handcuffed.
Protesters might be heard screaming “Free Palestine” as police broke up the group in video from the scene. The large crowd that lined the streets to observe the parade could possibly be heard booing the protesters.
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Anti-Israel protesters sit alongside the parade route throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Metropolis. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
It was unclear whether or not the protesters being eliminated have been arrested. Fox Information Digital has reached out to the NYPD for extra info.
Cops conflict with protesters throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Metropolis. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Final yr, anti-Israel protesters lined the parade route, with some chanting and singing “Palestine will be free” whereas others glued their arms to the road of the parade route and drenched themselves in crimson liquid to suggest blood.
Cops eliminated protesters throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Metropolis. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday had warned protesters to not repeat their efforts.
“I really want to take the moment to tell those grinches that believe they are going to disrupt the parade that it is not going to happen,” Adams stated throughout a press convention.
Cops detain a protester throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Metropolis. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Hamas ignited the warfare in Gaza when its fighters stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 individuals, largely civilians, and abducting round 250. Round 100 hostages are nonetheless inside Gaza, and not less than a 3rd of them are believed to be useless.
Within the Gaza Strip, greater than 44,000 individuals have been killed and greater than 104,000 wounded within the 13-month warfare between Israel and Hamas, in keeping with Gaza’s Well being Ministry.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
