In the US, groups of protesters lined up along the route of the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, chanting slogans against Israel's actions in Gaza.
Local media reported that dozens of protesters climbed over barricades on either side of the street, storming into the middle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City on November 23.
They chanted "Don't give a penny to Israel's crimes" and "Freedom for the Palestinians." They also waved Palestinian flags, wore shirts, and held up signs that read "Stop the genocide."
Some protesters used glue to stick themselves to the sidewalk of Sixth Avenue, while others poured a red liquid on each other.
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a Thanksgiving parade in New York City on November 23. Photo: Reuters
Police officers dispersed the protesters, removing them from the march route. The activist group Seven Circles Alliance posted on Instagram claiming responsibility, stating that the protest was in opposition to Israel's attacks on Palestinians.
During the Macy's parade, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal car also attracted attention when a person on board held up a Palestinian flag. However, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe later issued a statement saying they did not express any opinion on the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
"That individual's actions do not represent the Mashpee Wampanoag," the tribe said in a statement.
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a Thanksgiving parade in New York City on November 23. Video : Twitter/@BTnewsroom
The New York Police Department announced that same day that it had arrested a man after he vandalized a public library building with red paint to show support for the Palestinians.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the world's largest Thanksgiving Day parade, held annually in New York City by the Macy's department store chain since 1924. The event has been televised live nationwide since 1953. Thanksgiving is an official holiday for American workers, originally intended to celebrate a bountiful harvest and give thanks to God for a life of abundance and well-being.
Ngoc Anh (According to USA Today )
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