Pro-Palestinian Protesters Briefly Halt Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
deadline.comA small group of protesters who held Palestinian flags and anti-genocide posters briefly halted this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
The group — which has not been identified — jumped the protective barriers at W. 55th Street and Sixth Avenue where they sat on the ground and chanted “Free Palestine.” The group blocked the large Ronald McDonald float.
Posters on the ground read “Don’t celebrate genocide” and “Arms embargo now.” NYPD officers quickly broke up the protest. WABC reports that twenty-one protesters were arrested and are currently in custody.
Videos of the brief protest were quickly uploaded to social media. BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row.
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