New York City anti-Israel groups are planning to hold another protest against an Israeli real estate event on Monday, following a protest against an event organized by the same organization at the Park East Synagogue on Tuesday.
Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Al-Awda in New York City and New Jersey (PAL-Awda NY/NJ) said on Instagram on Friday that it was organizing a rally against a Great Israeli Real Estate event in Flatbush, though it did not yet know the event’s location. The real estate event sends the location of the event close to the time of the exposition opening.
“After their Manhattan event, the same Israeli real estate agencies are hosting an event in Brooklyn for settlers to buy property in ‘Anglo neighborhoods’ on Stolen Palestinian Land. They blatantly advertise illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, such as Gush Etzion, Kfar Eldad and Karnei Shormon [Shomron], violating international law,” PAL-Awda said on Instagram.
“Further, as attendance is restricted to Jewish people with particular political orientations, the event is in direct violation of housing and anti-discrimination laws,” the post continued.
The event website offers a field to fill out synagogue affiliation, but it is not required. Locations listed on the website include towns in the disputed territories, such as Carmei Gat and Gush Etzion. Most of the towns listed on the website are within the green line.
The Monday protest comes following a similar event on Tuesday, after which PAL-Awda said it was undeterred.
“Tuesday’s protest reminded these land thieving agents and their Zionist collaborators that we will continue to show up whenever and wherever these sales occur,” the anti-Israel group said on Wednesday.
PAL-Awda prevented from approaching synagogue
PAL-Awda expressed anger that it was unable to advance on the synagogue, held at bay by police cordons. The demonstration lasted about three and a half hours, and there were no arrests.
Demonstrators pushed against the police line and attempted to remove the security barriers. According to the New York Police Department, an officer suffered a leg injury as a result of the struggle over the barriers and was transported to a hospital.
There were also scuffles between protesters and Israel supporters and against law enforcement over police barriers. One PAL-Awda activist filmed herself harassing a woman with an Israeli flag, calling her a rapist and another man a sociopath.
“There is only one solution: Intifada, revolution,” keffiyeh-clad protesters chanted, at least one Hezbollah flag spotted among them.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the event, according to JTA, saying he was “deeply opposed to the real estate expo” that included “the promotion of the sale of land in settlements in the occupied West Bank.”
However, several city officials came out to condemn the protests and the activists’ violent rhetoric.