• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Pro-Palestine Protesters Attempt to Shut Down Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

Pro-Palestine Protesters Attempt to Shut Down Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

November 30, 2023

Kourtney Kardashian Acknowledges Dangerous Mistake After Image of Her 21-Month-Old on Boat

August 11, 2025
Taiwan Reports First Chikungunya Case

Taiwan Reports First Chikungunya Case

August 11, 2025
Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explodes Leaving People Trapped

Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explodes Leaving People Trapped

August 11, 2025
Major Online Abortion Provider Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Major Online Abortion Provider Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit

August 11, 2025
Gavin Newsom Begs Trump To ‘Stop’ Texas Redistricting For Sake Of ‘Democracy’

Gavin Newsom Begs Trump To ‘Stop’ Texas Redistricting For Sake Of ‘Democracy’

August 11, 2025
NYC PD Arrests Former AOC Staffer Over Troubling Social Media Post

NYC PD Arrests Former AOC Staffer Over Troubling Social Media Post

August 11, 2025
Cracker Barrel Goes Woke with LGBT Celebration Hidden Among the Rocking Chairs

Customers Respond to New Cracker Barrel Look

August 11, 2025
Leguizamo Calls Dean Cain a ‘Loser’ For ICE Venture

Leguizamo Calls Dean Cain a ‘Loser’ For ICE Venture

August 11, 2025
‘It Changes Today’: Jeanine Pirro Goes Nuclear On ‘Young Punks’ Running Rampant In DC

‘It Changes Today’: Jeanine Pirro Goes Nuclear On ‘Young Punks’ Running Rampant In DC

August 11, 2025
Several US Companies Blocked By Trump Admin From Trading With China: Report

Trump Says DC Police Will Be Under Federal Control While National Guard Deployed

August 11, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Rep ‘Personally Requested’ Meeting With Illegal Migrant Gangbanger Who Kidnapped Child

EXCLUSIVE: Dem Rep ‘Personally Requested’ Meeting With Illegal Migrant Gangbanger Who Kidnapped Child

August 11, 2025
Pritzker Claims Redistricting In His State Was Ok Because of ‘Democracy’

Pritzker Claims Redistricting In His State Was Ok Because of ‘Democracy’

August 11, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Monday, August 11, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Pro-Palestine Protesters Attempt to Shut Down Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

by Jessica Marie Baumgartner
November 30, 2023 at 11:37 am
in News
245 7
0
Pro-Palestine Protesters Attempt to Shut Down Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: A Pro-Palestine supporter burns an Israeli flag during a rally near the Rockefeller tree lighting on November 29, 2023 in New York City. The rally comes as the initial four day truce between Israel and Hamas was extended by two days pausing the seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands in Gaza as a result of the October 7th Hamas attack in Israel.(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A mob of hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters flooded the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and clashed with police as they attempted to disrupt the annual tradition. 

According to the New York Post, the protesters clashed with police and chanted, “River to the sea,” a slogan the Anti-Defamation League has labeled antisemitic Wednesday night.

Unable to shut down the event, many of the protesters went to the News Corp building where Fox News and the New York Post operate. 

Viral News News NYC posted a video of protesters being pushed back by police forces. 

Rockefeller Center NYC
Choas erupted during a Pro Palestinians rally, and multiple people were arrested.
For licensing email viralnewsnyc@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/3BlWEhGQLI

— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) November 30, 2023

“Choas erupted during a Pro Palestinians rally, and multiple people were arrested,” they reported. 

Six adults and one juvenile were arrested, according to ABC. Misdemeanor charges are expected against several of the adults, the rest will receive summonses.

Despite the clashes, the tree was successfully lit.

The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is officially lit 🎄 pic.twitter.com/QtXfw2Gfte

— Rockefeller Center (@rockcenternyc) November 30, 2023

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rapper Flavor Flav was there to celebrate the event. 

Flavor Flav in the place to be lighting up the Rockefeller Christmas tree pic.twitter.com/qoQNvqm7ai

— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) November 30, 2023

There was a mixed response to the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony in the wake of the protests. 

Journalist David Atherton posted footage and wrote, “Palestinian supporters gather to chant at the recently erected Christmas tree, they chant: “Burn it down!”

At the Rockefeller Center in Mid-Town Manhattan the Christmas season has begun.

Palestinian supporters gather to chant at the recently erected Christmas tree, they chant:

"Burn it down!" pic.twitter.com/11lS44khDz

— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) November 30, 2023

Reporter Nick Sortor posted a video of people waving Palestinian flags and stated, “The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting in NYC, which is supposed to be a FAMILY EVENT, has been taken over by pro-Palestine “protestors.”

❗️ The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting in NYC, which is supposed to be a FAMILY EVENT, has been taken over by pro-Palestine “protestors.”

HOW DO WE TAKE BACK AMERICA? pic.twitter.com/EmA1j4zQPk

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 30, 2023

“HOW DO WE TAKE BACK AMERICA?” he asked. 

Gerard Kassar, chairman of the New York State Conservative Party, praised the police noting, “So was the plan last night for pro Palestinian protestors to over run the Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting – a national event.”

So was the plan last night for pro Palestinian protestors to over run the Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting – a national event. If not for the massive police presence several thousand protestors would have encountered several thousand event attendees. Thank you NYPD

— gerardkassar (@gerardkas) November 30, 2023

“If not for the massive police presence several thousand protestors would have encountered several thousand event attendees. Thank you NYPD,” he concluded. 

Tags: pro-palestinian protestersrockefeller centerrockefeller christmas tree lightingU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Jessica is a homeschooling mother of 5, and author of "Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future." She has written for, "RSBN," "Chicken Soup for the Soul," "The Epoch Times," "Missouri Conservationist," "The Federalist," "The St. Louis Post Dispatch," and her work has won four Missouri Writer's Guild Awards.

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th