A pro-Palestinian protester was detained Sunday night during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance at Caesars Superdome.
Photos from the event show the individual holding a Palestinian flag with the words “Gaza” and “Sudan” while standing atop the 1987 Buick Grand National GNX— the same car Lamar used for his entrance. The protester, dressed similarly to the dancers, was eventually led away by security.
Despite the disruption, the performance with Kendrick Lamar continued without interruption, and it does not appear that the protester was shown during the broadcast.
Authorities have not yet released the protester’s identity or details on how they gained access to the field.
Palestine protesters also recently descended upon a Holocaust memorial event at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps.
At the usually silent “March of the Living” event, which is attended by thousands of people, demonstrators shouted and reportedly confronted some attendees.
An estimated 8,000 people, including 55 survivors of the Holocaust and others who survived the October 7 attack against Israel, took part in the march.
According to the Times of Israel, nine pro-Palestine organizers waved flags and accused Israel of committing “another genocide.”
“Are you not ashamed of what your government is doing?” one protestor exclaimed.
One of the marchers reportedly shouted at the protesters, “There’s no such thing as Palestine,” while another event attendee told them to “avoid provocations.”
Journalist India Naftali shared a video of the protesters on X, saying, “Right now, I am at a march honoring the Holocaust and right behind me is a Palestinian protest when we are honoring the lives of 6 million murdered Jews and 5 million other non-Jews.”
