New York police arrest a group of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters who briefly interrupted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by attempting to block the parade route just ahead of the Ronald McDonald float.
The 98th annual parade, televised nationwide, is part of the tradition of America’s Thanksgiving holiday, a spectacle of giant balloons of cartoon characters, marching bands and popular music acts performing live. Thousands line the streets of Manhattan to watch.
“The demonstrators were taken into custody without incident,” the New York Police Department says in a statement.
The number of detainees was unknown and charges were pending, the NYPD says.
A line of about 20 protesters sat in the street under a steady rain while others behind them held up a banner saying “Don’t celebrate genocide” and “Arms embargo now!” as the smiling Ronald McDonald floated overhead, Reuters pictures showed.
Police at the scene at first advised the demonstrators to leave without intervening, according to a Reuters witness. Then a team of bicycle-mounted officers arrived, clashing with the protesters and carting them away.
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