Anti-Israel mob stages furious protest outside New York Times' headquarters hours after pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Demonstrators targeted the newspaper as part of a rally being called the 'Thankstaking for Gaza and Indigenous Resistance Everywhere'
By Germania Rodriguez Poleo
Daily Mail
Nov 23, 2023
Anti-Israel protesters accused the New York Times of genocide as they gathered outside its offices on Thursday
Anti-Israel protesters accused the New York Times of genocide as they gathered outside its offices on Thursday, just hours after pro-Palestine demonstrators crashed the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Furious demonstrators targeted the newspaper as part of a rally organizers called the 'Thankstaking for Gaza and Indigenous Resistance Everywhere.'
The protesters targeted the New York Times as they passed by its headquarters, chanting: 'Every time media lies, a neighborhood in Gaza dies' and 'New York Times, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide.'
As they passed through Times Square, they yelled at tourists: 'While you’re shopping, bombs are dropping.'
At least five protesters were detained by the NYPD as the march was dispersing near Bryant Park, according to multiple reports.
At least five protesters were detained as the march was dispersing near Bryant Park
Rally attendee Talia Jane described the march as a 'rally for Gaza and against settler-colonialism is underway.'
Jane added the NYT was targeted because of its 'racist and biased coverage.'
The protesters also defaced the Stephen Schwarzman building of the NY Public Library with fake blood and messages such as 'you fund genocide.'
One of the protesters said: 'Schwarzman is Blackstone’s billionaire CEO & a former Trump advisor who is ardently pro-Israel & even opened a Blackstone office in Tel Aviv.
The rally took place hours after Macy's 2023 Thanksgiving parade was hit by pro-Palestine protests amid heightened tensions over the Middle East crisis.
A group of activists disrupted the procession by leaping over the barricades to block the route and unveil a large 'Free Palestine' banner.
Around 30 protestors halted the parade along Sixth Avenue, with reports indicating some may have glued themselves to the road. The NYPD told DailyMail.com 'several' protestors had been taken into custody, with the exact number of people arrested unclear.
Loud boos rang out from the crowd as the white jumpsuit-clad protestors poured fake blood over themselves and held up the parade for thousands, as they appeared to try and link the crisis in the Middle East to climate change, shouting: 'Liberation for Palestine and climate.'
Amid heightened political tensions, NYPD officers were out in force, with officials saying they had stepped up extra 'robust' security along the route compared to previous years.
The New England Native American float sparked outrage earlier in the morning as one performer held a Palestinian flag aloft while the annual extravaganza moved through Midtown Manhattan.
Several demonstrators were taken into custody after marring the family event with political outbursts over the Middle East crisis
Pro-Palestine protestors leapt over the barricade and brought the parade to a halt roughly two hours after the procession got underway on Thursday morning
The activists doused themselves in fake blood and glued themselves to the road in the disruptive demonstrations
Detroit's Thanksgiving festivities were also targeted, with a large contingent of pro-Palestine activists descending on the city.
NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban acknowledged the security increase as he spoke to NBC before the parade started, saying he was 'working with our federal, state and local partners to ensure everything is safe.'
While insisting there were 'no specific or credible threats to New York City or the parade in general', the commissioner said the entire NYPD has been 'on high alert since October 7.'
'We encourage all families to come out and enjoy the day,' he added, noting that this year's event is his first as the city's police commissioner.
The disruption came after Joe and Jill Biden called parade host Al Roker to wish the country a happy Thanksgiving, with the President saying the fun-filled event was a chance for the nation to heal divides.
'We have to come together, we can have different political views but we have one view. We're the greatest nation in the world,' Biden said, as the First Lady called on Americans to 'do something nice for someone else' today.
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