A pro-Palestinian group protesting outside an Israeli real estate event in New York | Israel-Palestine War News

Protests against an event involving property for sale in the occupied West Bank are the second demonstration in six months.

About 100 Palestinian protesters gathered outside a synagogue in New York for the second time in six months to demonstrate against Israel’s occupation of real estate. entered the West Bank.

Protesters were also present outside the venue on Tuesday evening as clashes broke out between rival groups.

Palestinian protesters also clashed with police after trying to break through security barriers and approach the synagogue.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident. Mamdani said The Intercept that some of the products being sold were “illegal under international law and closely related to the displacement of the Palestinian people”.

The protest was organized by Pal-Awda NY, who staged a similar protest outside the same synagogue during the Israeli housing event in November.

Since then, the New York City Council has enacted a law prohibiting demonstrations near religious sites. Under the new law, the police must publish plans to establish safe zones during protests outside places of worship.

The event in New York, known as the Great Israel Real Estate Event, is held in the United States and Canada with the aim of helping foreign buyers buy real estate in Israel and move there.

Under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal.