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Anti-Israel activists protest outside Manhattan cathedral on Christmas
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Anti-Israel activists protest on Christmas outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
Footage posted by the activists shows several dozen demonstrators lining the sidewalk as worshipers leave the church.
The activists wave Palestinian flags and hold signs saying “Jesus was Palestinian” marked with an inverted red triangle, a Hamas symbol.
A baby doll wrapped in a keffiyeh is placed on the sidewalk in front of the activists and a speaker addressing the crowd holds a doll covered in a red-splattered sheet.
“Today, if Jesus were born in Bethlehem, he would be born under occupation and quite possibly he would be born under the rubble,” she says, according to video posted by the protesters.
Palestine activists are rallying now outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan during Christmas mass to hold a vigil for Palestinians killed in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and protest against continued US support, demanding Cardinal Dolan take a stand to condemn the genocide. pic.twitter.com/ueeywRxWpv
— Gerard (@GerardDalbon) December 25, 2024
The demonstrators are from Pal-Awda, an anti-Israel activist network.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is one of the city’s most recognizable Christian institutions, soaring above 5th Ave. in midtown Manhattan. It was also targeted by anti-Israel protesters on Easter.
Anti-Israel activists also claimed Jesus as a Palestinian and protested against Christmas proceedings in the same area of the city last year.
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