Key Facts

• Around 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside a synagogue in New York to protest an Israeli real estate event.
• The event featured properties for sale in the occupied West Bank, which are considered illegal under international law.
• Counterprotesters were also present, and fights broke out between the two groups and with police.
• The protest was organized by Pal-Awda NY, which held a similar protest at the same location six months earlier.
• New York City Council passed legislation requiring police to create buffer zones for protests near religious institutions.
• The Israeli real estate event helps foreign buyers buy property in Israel and the occupied territories.
• New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the event, highlighting the displacement of Palestinians related to these properties.
• Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal according to international law.