Hundreds of pro-Hamas activists took to the streets of New York City on Christmas Day in a show of force on the nation’s most sacred holiday, chanting “Long live the intifada” and clashing with police.
The mob of reportedly around 500 disrupted the traditional revelry as they harassed merrymakers near the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where families and tourists marked the day of Jesus’ birth, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and bearing a blood-red Nativity replica and waving Palestinian flags.
“Christmas is canceled here,” members of the mob chanted in a tense scene that prompted a Level 3 mobilization by the New York City Police Department, the second-highest level for the city’s beleaguered law enforcement officers who, according to some reports, clashed with the demonstrators.
Video was posted to social media showing scenes of the mob action on a holy day that was defiled by increasingly aggressive left-wing miscreants who, in addition to Gotham, also staged similar events in other U.S. cities to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
#NOW Pro-Palestine Protesters March circling Rockefeller Christmas Tree in NYC demanding “All Out on Christmas for Gaza”.
Video by Kevin RC Wilson [email protected] to license pic.twitter.com/3EkYTdx3ND
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) December 25, 2023
“Globalize the intifada!”
“Shut it down!”Palestine supporters are currently gathered near the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for a protest. pic.twitter.com/1VcjWTHcsF
— LUKE2FREEDOM (@L2FTV) December 25, 2023
WAR ON CHRISTMAS: In Midtown Manhattan, some pro-Hamas activists chanted “Christmas is canceled here” as they reportedly threw fake blood on a nativity scene.
Others yelled, “Long live the intifada,” and called for a “rebellion” or “uprising.”#Hamas #NYC pic.twitter.com/9ONOg1pDLI— Jonathan Choe Journalist (Seattle) (@choeshow) December 26, 2023
#NYC Protester chants “Long Live Hamas! Long Live Hamas!” repeatedly at Israel Supporters during “All Out on Christmas for Gaza” march in Midtown Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/CuxH4RdyJq
— FreedomNews.Tv FNTV (@FreedomNTV) December 25, 2023
CHRISTMAS CHAOS: Pro Hamas rally in New York City turns violent. One protester yells “Jew! Jew!” at the cop.
Fights breaking out and injuries to officers. Btw this is America. #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #Terrorism #War #Protest #NYC #NewYork #NewYorkCity pic.twitter.com/Xu7nEp2Viv— Jonathan Choe Journalist (Seattle) (@choeshow) December 26, 2023
Police Officer Violently Assaulted by “Protestors”
Cops are screaming at people to move back.
Pandemonium is breaking loose…
It’s not safe out here right now.
LIKE & REPOST pic.twitter.com/aPu0hyE0hg
— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) December 25, 2023
The NYPD confirmed that the “Level Three” mobilization was called as a response to the mob protests, the Daily Mail reported.
The protesters also marched outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral during the traditional midnight mass.
#Christmas Midnight Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral PROTESTED Palestine.
“Ceasefire Now! Ceasefire Now!” – chant protesters outsode of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, where Midnight Mass was held tonight on Christmas.
Video by Olga Fe [email protected] to… pic.twitter.com/IClz5lrxVs
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) December 25, 2023
“Level three mobilization is the second highest alert level in the NYPD, meaning all special units are called into action and squad cars are sent out from every command center in the city,” the outlet reported. There were also reports of officers who were injured during the day although details and the numbers are unclear.
(Video: YouTube/CBS New York)
In addition to the New York City protests, activists reportedly harassed Biden administration officials in their homes where they were celebrating the holiday with their families with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan being targeted.
“Austin, Austin, rise and shine, no sleep during genocide,” chanted the anti-Israel activists outside of the Pentagon boss’s home.
BREAKING! Activists send Xmas morning wake-up call to US Secretary of Defense, @SecDef Lloyd Austin, chanting “AUSTIN, AUSTIN, RISE AND SHINE, NO SLEEP DURING GENOCIDE!” #FreePalestine #ShutItDown4Palestine pic.twitter.com/0Yg9SCFbok
— The People’s Forum (@PeoplesForumNYC) December 25, 2023
The pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to force a ceasefire before the terrorist organization has been completely wiped out and activists aren’t going to stop until they get their way.
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