Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators rally outside Manhattan synagogue
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Updated · The New York Times · May 6
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators rally outside Manhattan synagogue
9 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 6
A few hundred pro-Palestinian protesters and dozens of pro-Israel counter-demonstrators gathered Tuesday outside Park East synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
The protest targeted the Great Israel Real Estate Event, which promoted US property purchases in Israel and settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Police kept the groups apart as chants and insults escalated into intermittent scuffles, mainly involving pro-Palestinian demonstrators, but officers reported no arrests.
With international courts condemning West Bank settlements, why are they being openly sold in New York City?
What legal risks do Americans face for buying property in settlements the ICJ deems illegal?