(DailyWire) An annual Australian Christmas event that raises money for families and children who are blind or have low vision was interrupted when pro-Palestinian demonstrators stormed the stage.
The Carols by Candlelight event, which has been held on Christmas Eve in Melbourne since 1938, was being celebrated at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl,
Pro-Palestine anarchists stormed the Carols by Candlelight stage in Melbourne. Children had to be rushed off the stage, as the audience watched in horror.
This org is dedicated to blind children. pic.twitter.com/Jk4eC1Wev1— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) December 24, 2023
Free Palestine activists disrupt Carols By Candlelight in Melbourne.
Multiculturalism means you can’t enjoy Christmas with your family anymore.
Deport these people now.
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 24, 2023
This is the moment anti-Israel protesters stormed the Carols By Candlelight stage in Melbourne because they hate youse nearly as much as they hate Jews pic.twitter.com/TvpAgvF2WD
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 24, 2023
Members of Australia’s Parliament of Victoria also reacted:
What a disgraceful act by Pro Palestinian Protesters to gatecrash Carols just before a kids performance.
Not the time and Not the Place #carolsbycandlelight
— David Southwick MP (@SouthwickMP) December 24, 2023
Its appalling that the #CarolsbyCandlelight has Palestinian activists threatening David Campbell. Remember this is a #Christian festival. #springst #Auspol pic.twitter.com/RYr2CB1bTt
— David Davis MP (@DavidDavisMLC) December 24, 2023