Anti-Israel agitators boycotting Black Friday stormed a ritzy Fifth Avenue store in New York City Friday, disrupting shoppers and leaving four people arrested on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
About 70 rowdy protesters wearing keffiyehs blew whistles and waved Palestinian flags when they charged into the Zara store around 12:30 p.m., chanting, “They fund the genocide,” to startled shoppers as police rushed to remove them from the Midtown fashion retailer, according to police and video footage.
“Zara is a genocidal company,” one demonstrator yelled, as others shrieked, “Free Palestine.”
One protester wore a sign that read, “While you’re shopping, bombs are dropping.”
Four were arrested during the raucous rally, with three issued summonses and 29-year-old Jersey City resident Vel West Arthur charged with criminal trespass, an NYPD spokesperson told The Post.
Video showed at least two arrestees going limp as cops hauled them away.
The disruptive protesters continued marching south on Fifth Avenue Friday afternoon, banging drums, waving flags, chanting, blowing whistles and hoisting large signs, including a bright orange one that read, “Israel is killing children!”
Another sign urged stunned onlookers to “Think before you buy,” the footage showed.
An angry bystander was seen shouting at the protesters, “F–k you, you piece of s–t,” then walked off.
The demonstrators later assembled outside an Apple Store and a Microsoft store.
“Microsoft, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” the wild mob screamed, the footage showed.
Police said the protest ended early Friday evening and that no active investigation is underway.
