"Less than a week after pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel supporters clashed on the Upper East Side over the Israeli real estate event at the Park East Synagogue, organizers held another event Monday at Young Israel of Midwood Synagogue on Ocean Avenue. The organizer is holding seven events across New York state - including in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens - as well as in Canada before heading to London, drawing competing protests."
"Monday's protest was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Al-Awda for New York and New Jersey (PAL-Awda NY/NJ), which also led last week's demonstration. Organizers called for an end to the ongoing sale of Palestinian land, including in the occupied West Bank. The organization cited alleged violations of New York civil rights law and international law."
"In 2024, the United Nations' top court, the International Court of Justice, issued an advisory opinion stating that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories violates international law and declaring settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal. It was the first time the ICJ had issued a ruling on the legality of the occupation. While the opinion is not legally binding, it carries significant political weight."
"The NYPD established a buffer zone with barricades stretching one block in each direction from the synagogu"
A touring real estate expo marketed as a major Israeli real estate event and offering properties in occupied Palestinian territories drew demonstrations in New York City. After clashes on the Upper East Side at Park East Synagogue, organizers held another event at Young Israel of Midwood Synagogue in Brooklyn. Seven events are planned across New York state and Canada before continuing to London, prompting competing protests. The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Al-Awda for New York and New Jersey organized the protest and called for an end to the sale of Palestinian land, including in the occupied West Bank. The group cited alleged violations of New York civil rights law and international law, referencing an International Court of Justice advisory opinion that found Israel’s occupation violates international law and that settlement activity is illegal. The NYPD set up a buffer zone with barricades around the synagogue.
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