Democratic divide over Israel-Hamas war looms over Biden’s reelection
23 November 2023
(The Hill) — More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
The New York Daily News reported that the protest happened at Sixth Avenue at West 45th Street at about 10 a.m. Thursday morning.
The demonstrators, about 30 of them, jumped over the barricades, ran into the streets and glued themselves to the parade route, according to ABC News.
Protesters were also pictured wearing white jumpsuits sprayed with fake blood and labeled with words like “colonialism,” “militarism” and “capitalism.”
Their protest began 90 minutes after the annual parade began. Spectators started to jeer the demonstrators once they realized what was happening.
Authorities arrested the demonstrators and took them into custody after they refused to leave the area. The Hill has reached out to the NYPD for more information.
It’s been a month since Hamas’s surprise attack against Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and the taking of around 240 hostages by the militant group.
In response, Israel has launched a series of airstrikes and a ground invasion in Gaza, resulting in the death of at least 13,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
The incident comes days after Israel and Hamas agreed to implement a temporary cease-fire for four days to allow for the safe transfer of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The militant group has agreed to release 50 hostages, all women and children. With the transfer of hostages, Palestinian prisoners will also be released from Israeli jails.