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Massive crowd of Hamas sympathizers vows to disrupt Christmas 'as usual,' causes havoc in NYC Saturday
December 24, 2023
Groups sympathetic to terror organization Hamas planned and executed a massive rally in New York City on Saturday after vowing to disrupt the Christmas holiday as a means of encouraging people to join the largely anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The groups, including radical liberal groups People's Forum and Palestinian Youth Movement, organized the protests, which drew huge crowds to Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, which disrupted traffic and doubtless left numerous already-panicked last minute shoppers disgruntled at the disruption.
Still, this was the groups' explicit goal, as they intended to ensure that there would be no Christmas "as usual" as long as people continue to support Israel. Apparently believing that ruining people's Christmas was a good way to generate public support for their cause, groups such as 'Mothers for Justice in Palestine' and the Long Island chapter of the 'Party for Socialism and Liberation' joined in the march.
The protesters were seen unfurling banners targeting companies that do business with Israel in an attempt to intimidate them into boycotts of the only democracy in the Middle East.
Users took to social media to document the marching crowds.
\xf0\x9f\x9a\xa8JUST IN - Thousands of Pro-Palestine protestors took to the streets of Manhattan's 5th Avenue for a protest themed "NO CHRISTMAS AS USUAL". As the streets are filled with holiday shoppers as well. \n\nWhy do people always get mad when people say that Christmas is under attack\xe2\x80\xa6— (@)
Some of the protesters carried banners with pictures of President Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu covered in blood.
A small group of pro-Israel counterprotesters showed up and faced hostility from the larger crowds.
\xf0\x9f\x9a\xa8NOW: Small Crowd of Outnumbered Jews STANDS UP!\n\nWe are .2% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s population. \nWe will always be outnumbered. \n\n\xe2\x80\x9cNever Again\xe2\x80\x9d is our motto and we won\xe2\x80\x99t be backing down. \n\nAM YISRAEL CHAI!!!!!!\n\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\xf0\x9f\x87\xae\xf0\x9f\x87\xb1\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\xf0\x9f\x92\xaa\n\nNYC - 5th Ave\n\n\xf0\x9f\x91\x89Follow for more news for Jews and allies— (@)
This marked the second time in less than a week that New York City was disrupted by Hamas protests. Earlier this week crowds of Hamas sympathizers clogged mass transit hubs, causing major disruptions throughout the city.
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