"To summarize the evening: the mob came to a Synagogue, forced a Jewish day care to close early, came with a Hezbollah flag, cheered for intifada, and said we don't want no Zionists here. We cannot normalize this behavior."
"The synagogue was hosting a gathering that was billed the Great Real Estate Event, which promotes American real estate purchases in Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latter of which most of the world considers to be illegal."
"Israel seized the West Bank from Jordan in the Six-Day War in 1967, and since then has established a series of settlements, often violently expelling Palestinians from their homes. According to a U.N. report, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023."
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested outside Park East Synagogue in New York, which was hosting a real estate event promoting American purchases of Israeli properties and settlements in the occupied West Bank. Senator Fetterman criticized the protesters and condemned his party for not denouncing the demonstration, characterizing them as pro-Hezbollah and pro-Hamas. However, Fetterman's condemnation omitted crucial context: the synagogue was specifically hosting an event tied to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which most of the world considers illegal. The protesters chanted slogans including "Long live the intifada" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 2023.
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