"Long live the intifada," the roughly 500 demonstrators yelled as they swarmed the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where people were trying to enjoy the day.
"While Ur Shopping Bombs are Dropping," read one protester's sign.
"No Joy In Genocide," read the mock Nativity scene, the NY Post reports.
As night fell, the protest intensified. Near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, scuffles broke out, sending police officers dashing through the crowd in an effort to maintain order. Reports of arrests came from areas near Grand Central Station and Union Square, as tensions between protesters and law enforcement escalated.
The Christmas Day demonstration targeting the Manhattan area popular with holiday revelers and tourists prompted cops to go on alert outside the News Corp headquarters on Sixth Avenue.
The building is home to Fox News, The Post, the Wall Street Journal and other company holdings.
Protesters have targeted the media company in the past, including twice last month.
On Nov. 29, hundreds of demonstrators — at least one spotted carrying a swastika — stormed the Sixth Avenue building after police blocked them from Rockefeller Center during a well-organized “Flood the Tree Lighting for Gaza” protest. -NY Post
This demonstration was not an isolated incident but the latest in a series of anti-Israel marches that have swept through New York City.
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