Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows

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A small group of pro-Palestine protesters have targeted the opening of the Myer Christmas windows on Sunday morning, pouring scorn on Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons” days earlier.

About 10 activists, some wearing Palestine flags, keffiyehs and Santa hats, chanted, “While you’re shopping, bombs are dropping”, “All Zionists are terrorists” and “Myer, Myer, you hate Christmas, you make money off of Jesus”.

Pro-Palestine protesters outside the launch of the Myer Christmas windows on Sunday.Credit: Chris Hopkins

One held a sign saying “This moron supports Palestine” and another sign said “Morons for Palestine”.

The protest drew a small counter-protest, where participants yelled, “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi!” in response.

Hundreds of families flocked to Myer’s family-oriented Christmas windows on Sunday morning.

Some visitors were oblivious to the political storm engulfing the department store’s annual windows display, which usually attracts about 2.4 million people from November to January.

Police officers watch the pro-Palestine protesters outside Myer on Sunday.

Police officers watch the pro-Palestine protesters outside Myer on Sunday.Credit: Chris Hopkins

On Thursday, Myer cancelled its launch of the display after a pro-Palestine group said it would disrupt it. Then, on Friday, the group said it would cancel its protest.

The issue quickly became a political fight.

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