As a seasoned gamer with a keen eye for global events and a penchant for parade-watching, I must say this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was quite an unconventional spectacle. The unexpected disruption by pro-Palestinian demonstrators added a layer of excitement that was, well, not exactly in the itinerary.
On Thursday, a group advocating for Palestine caused an interruption during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
21 individuals were apprehended by New York City police, as they temporarily disrupted the yearly event that takes place in Manhattan.
Reports indicate that protesters breached the barricades at Fifth Avenue and West 55th Street around 9:30 a.m., disrupting a Ronald McDonald balloon parade. The demonstrators, waving Palestinian flags and banners, settled onto the parade route and began shouting slogans like “Free Palestine!” One of their signs read, “Stop celebrating genocide! Impose an arms embargo now.
In various online videos, people in the audience can be overheard voicing their dissatisfaction at the interruption, some even shouting “USA! USA! USA!” as a show of support. It’s said that others booed the protesters and then applauded when the police removed them from the scene.
The parade got postponed for roughly five minutes, as reported by WABC. At this moment, they’re still waiting on charges against the demonstrators.
This past year, for the second consecutive time, demonstrators opposing Israel’s conflict in Gaza interrupted the parade. Previously, a sum of 34 protesters advocating for Palestine were arrested.
On two separate instances, demonstrators hindered the passage of the Ronald McDonald balloon. Some media outlets have proposed that McDonald’s might have been intentionally targeted in both cases due to perceived backing of Israel during the conflict. This belief has sparked a boycott of the fast-food company, and earlier this year, they chose to repurchase all their Israeli branches as sales declined.
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2024-11-28 21:24