Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Arrested: 21 Pro-Palestinian Protesters

Macy’s Thanksgiving The Day Parade was disrupted by a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Thursday.

New York police said they arrested 21 people who briefly halted the annual event in Manhattan.

Accordingly multiple news sales pointsProtesters blocked the Ronald McDonald balloon by jumping barricades at Fifth Avenue and West 55th Street around 9:30 a.m. local time. The group, carrying Palestinian flags and banners, sat on the parade route and started chanting “Free, free” slogans. Palestine!” One of the banners read: “Do not celebrate the genocide! “An arms embargo should now be implemented.”

Videos posted online showed spectators in the crowd voicing their displeasure with the outage, with some chanting “USA! AMERICA! AMERICA!” Others reportedly booed the protesters and then cheered when police took them away.

The parade was ultimately delayed by about five minutes. According to WABC, charges against protesters continue.

This is the second year in a row that people have protested IsraelThe war in Gaza disrupted the parade. A total of 34 pro-Palestinian protesters were detained last year.

Both times, protesters blocked the Ronald McDonald balloon. Some media outlets have suggested that McDonald’s may have been a target in both incidents due to its support for Israel in the war. This perception led to a boycott of the fast food chain and the company earlier this year. purchased All Israeli restaurants suffered losses following the sales.