Activists protest Jerusalem real estate event in Manhattan with terrorist memorabilia

Anti-Israel activists disrupted a Jerusalem municipality real estate investment event in Manhattan, organized by Mayor Moshe Lion. Protesters gathered outside the Hilton Midtown, denouncing Israeli control over Jerusalem and asserting it as Palestinian land.

Chants of "From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab" and "Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall" echoed from the demonstrators. Activists from the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Al-Awda in New York City and New Jersey (PAL-Awda NY/NJ) were seen waving a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist flag. One activist reportedly wore a hat featuring a poster of a deceased Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunman.

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From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab. Brick by brick, wall by wall, Zionism will fall.

Protesters clashed with police over security barriers surrounding the event, which was promoted as “Jerusalem. Your Home. Your Future.” Activists described the Jerusalem mayor as a "genocidal war criminal" and called the real estate sales "illegal land sale." They characterized the event as an effort to recruit "settlers" to occupied Palestinian territory.

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The Zionist mayor, the genocidal war criminal of Jerusalem, is inside right now, he has orchestrated this entire illegal land sale. Settlers, settlers, go back home, Palestine is out alone!

Organizers of the expo, which anticipated around 1,000 participants, emphasized Jerusalem's significance to the Jewish people and the rise of antisemitism. Developers presented projects at pre-sale prices and units under construction. Among the attendees were Republican candidate for governor of New York Bruce Blakeman and NBA star Deni Avdija, who received an award as the "Jerusalem Ambassador in the Diaspora."

This protest follows similar demonstrations organized by PAL-Awda against other real estate events in New York, where masked protesters displayed Hezbollah and Hamas symbology and called for Israel's destruction.

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the sale of real estate in Jerusalem was illegal, characterizing it as Palestinian land, and that Lion was seeking to recruit "settlers."