Police Prevent Huge Pro-Palestinian Crowd From Disrupting NYC’s Christmas Tree Illumination

Authorities used metal barriers to keep protesters away from the televised event.

Pro-Palestinian protesters held various signs aloft during their demonstration outside the Fox News building on 6th Ave in Midtown Manhattan on Nov. 29, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times

An estimated crowd of more than 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on New York’s 6th Avenue on the evening of Nov. 29, outside the headquarters of the Fox News organization in the Midtown district.

Security in the area was tight, with hundreds of police officers manning barricades around the nearby Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree that was due to be illuminated at 10 p.m.