Pro-Palestinian protesters raged across New York City on Monday, apparently determined to piss Christians off on their most sacred holiday.
"Christmas is canceled here," they chanted, while parading a blood-red mock nativity scene through the streets, along with puppets of Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden.
"Long live the intifada," the roughly 500 demonstrators yelled as they swarmed the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where people were trying to enjoy the day.
"While Ur Shopping Bombs are Dropping," read one protester's sign.
#NOW Hundreds Pro-Palestine Protesters marching through 5th Ave in Manhattan for "NO CHRISTMAS AS USUAL" protest, as streets are filled with holiday shoppers.
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) December 23, 2023
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 [email protected] to license pic.twitter.com/lA5HZ73UfC
"No Joy In Genocide," read the mock Nativity scene, the NY Post reports.
As night fell, the protest intensified. Near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, scuffles broke out, sending police officers dashing through the crowd in an effort to maintain order. Reports of arrests came from areas near Grand Central Station and Union Square, as tensions between protesters and law enforcement escalated.
The Christmas Day demonstration targeting the Manhattan area popular with holiday revelers and tourists prompted cops to go on alert outside the News Corp headquarters on Sixth Avenue.
The building is home to Fox News, The Post, the Wall Street Journal and other company holdings.
Protesters have targeted the media company in the past, including twice last month.
On Nov. 29, hundreds of demonstrators — at least one spotted carrying a swastika — stormed the Sixth Avenue building after police blocked them from Rockefeller Center during a well-organized “Flood the Tree Lighting for Gaza” protest. -NY Post
🚨#BREAKING: NYPD Calls for Level Three Mobilization Amidst Numerous Fights Between Pro-Palestine Protesters and Police at a Large Protest⁰
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 25, 2023
📌#Manhattan l #NewYork
Currently, the New York Police Department has requested a Level Three mobilization for a large protest that is… pic.twitter.com/j2ZAUvERF3
This demonstration was not an isolated incident but the latest in a series of anti-Israel marches that have swept through New York City.
NYC- H@mas supporters are marching their way towards Rockefeller Center. The protest is called "All Out on Christmas for Gaza”. Looks the the NYPD is finally reacting.
— Manhattan Mingle (@ManhattanMingle) December 25, 2023
pic.twitter.com/323c5ztAu3
Maybe trying to ruin Christmas in New York isn't the best way to garner sympathy for your cause?
Pro-Palestinian protesters raged across New York City on Monday, apparently determined to piss Christians off on their most sacred holiday.
“Christmas is canceled here,” they chanted, while parading a blood-red mock nativity scene through the streets, along with puppets of Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden.
“Long live the intifada,” the roughly 500 demonstrators yelled as they swarmed the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where people were trying to enjoy the day.
“While Ur Shopping Bombs are Dropping,” read one protester’s sign.
#NOW Hundreds Pro-Palestine Protesters marching through 5th Ave in Manhattan for “NO CHRISTMAS AS USUAL” protest, as streets are filled with holiday shoppers.
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 [email protected] to license pic.twitter.com/lA5HZ73UfC
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) December 23, 2023
“No Joy In Genocide,” read the mock Nativity scene, the NY Post reports.
As night fell, the protest intensified. Near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, scuffles broke out, sending police officers dashing through the crowd in an effort to maintain order. Reports of arrests came from areas near Grand Central Station and Union Square, as tensions between protesters and law enforcement escalated.
The Christmas Day demonstration targeting the Manhattan area popular with holiday revelers and tourists prompted cops to go on alert outside the News Corp headquarters on Sixth Avenue.
The building is home to Fox News, The Post, the Wall Street Journal and other company holdings.
Protesters have targeted the media company in the past, including twice last month.
On Nov. 29, hundreds of demonstrators — at least one spotted carrying a swastika — stormed the Sixth Avenue building after police blocked them from Rockefeller Center during a well-organized “Flood the Tree Lighting for Gaza” protest. -NY Post
🚨#BREAKING: NYPD Calls for Level Three Mobilization Amidst Numerous Fights Between Pro-Palestine Protesters and Police at a Large Protest⁰
📌#Manhattan l #NewYorkCurrently, the New York Police Department has requested a Level Three mobilization for a large protest that is… pic.twitter.com/j2ZAUvERF3
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) December 25, 2023
This demonstration was not an isolated incident but the latest in a series of anti-Israel marches that have swept through New York City.
NYC- H@mas supporters are marching their way towards Rockefeller Center. The protest is called “All Out on Christmas for Gaza”. Looks the the NYPD is finally reacting.
pic.twitter.com/323c5ztAu3— Manhattan Mingle (@ManhattanMingle) December 25, 2023
Maybe trying to ruin Christmas in New York isn’t the best way to garner sympathy for your cause?
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