Pro-Palestine protesters faced off with marchers during Philadelphia’s Pride Parade … stopping the flow of the annual event — and creating a pretty chaotic scene.
Video circulating on social media captures the moment the two groups met in the City of Brotherly Love … with the LGBTQ+ walk halted in front of Pro-Palestinian individuals yelling out “Palestine will live forever! From the sea to the river!”
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Drummers in the LGBTQ+ march are beating away on drums while protesters on the other side scream their chants … and, a few people start getting testy, with one person seemingly held back from approaching the Palestine protesters.
Worth noting … many of the Pro-Palestine protesters have LGBTQ+ friendly clothing on, so it seems they may be celebrating Pride while still protesting for Palestine.
The protesters defaced a couple Pride flags, writing “No Pride in Genocide” across them — a move that may raise some eyebrows in the gay community.
Tensions have run high between Palestine protesters and other groups — pro-Israeli demonstrators and conservative groups — with protests exploding on college campuses in recent months.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government has urged Americans both here and abroad to be vigilant this month … fearing terrorist activity at events for Pride or against LGBTQ+ individuals in general. So, both groups are almost certainly stressed.
Thankfully, no violence broke out this time … and, everyone got to say their piece.