A Pro-Palestine group that planned a protest outside Myer’s Christmas windows have opted to cancel their demonstration. It comes after Sunday’s public unveiling of the windows was cancelled as a result of the protest.

The organiser of a pro-Palestine protest group has provided a controversial reason for plans to disrupt the Myer Christmas Windows, as they ignored pleas from Victoria Police to respect the holiday tradition.

Myer’s annual Christmas window unveiling event has been scrapped over safety concerns due to a planned pro-Palestine protest, calling for the end of the ongoing war.

Pro-Palestine activists have dropped plans to disrupt Myer's famed Christmas window unveiling after they were accused of politicising the tradition.

In a move that has disappointed Melburnians, Myer has announced the cancellation of its iconic annual Christmas window unveiling on Bourke Street Mall following threats of disruption by pro-Palestine protesters.

The organiser behind a pro-Palestine rally has now cancelled the disruptions scheduled in Melbourne CBD on Sunday. The development comes after a planned protest from Pro-Palestine advocates forced the retail store Myer to scrap the 70-year-long tradition of unveiling their Christmas windows for this year’s festivities.

A decades old tradition will be scrapped as pro-Palestine activists threaten to disrupt the opening of the iconic Myer Christmas Windows, ignoring pleas from police to respect the holiday ritual.

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Myer has been forced to cancel the annual unveiling of its Christmas window display in Melbourne's Bourke Street mall.

The official unveiling of Myer's Christmas windows on Bourke Street this Sunday will not go ahead after a protest was organised to disrupt the event.