Anti-Israel protesters with “Free Palestine” banners and indications came down on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Thursday, with authorities getting rid of those who tried to obstruct the parade path.
One group of protesters held Palestinian flags and unfurled a banner that checked out, “Don’t commemorate genocide!” in the middle of the street as the parade led by the Ronald McDonald balloon was boiling down W. 55th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Photos reveal NYPD officers separating the presentation and apprehending numerous protesters so that the parade might continue unblocked. Some protesters were seen leaving while others who declined to move were retreated or removed to the ground and handcuffed.
Protesters can be heard shouting “Free Palestine” as authorities separated the group in video from the scene. The huge crowd that lined the streets to enjoy the parade might be heard booing the protesters.
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Anti-Israel protesters sit along the parade path throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. ( Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
It was uncertain whether the protesters being eliminated were detained. Fox News Digital has actually connected to the NYPD to find out more.
Police officers encounter protesters throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. ( Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Last year, anti-Israel protesters lined the parade path, with some chanting and singing “Palestine will be totally free” while others glued their hands to the street of the parade path and soaked themselves in red liquid to symbolize blood.
Police officers eliminated protesters throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. ( Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday had actually alerted protesters not to duplicate their efforts.
” I actually wish to take the minute to inform those grinches that think they are going to interfere with the parade that it is not going to take place,” Adams stated throughout an interview.
Police officers apprehend a protester throughout the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. ( Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Hamas ignited the war in Gaza when its fighters stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, eliminating some 1,200 individuals, primarily civilians, and kidnaping around 250. Around 100 captives are still inside Gaza, and a minimum of a 3rd of them are thought to be dead.
In the Gaza Strip, more than 44,000 individuals have actually been eliminated and more than 104,000 injured in the 13-month war in between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Associated Press added to this report.
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