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More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Manhattan's Park East Synagogue for an event promoting real estate in Israel and the West Bank, as a newly enacted NYC buffer-zone law aimed at houses of worship went into effect and was tested by heavy police presence and counterprotesters.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly condemned a roving real estate expo held at Park East Synagogue that promotes buying land in Israel and West Bank settlements, saying the event could facilitate illegal land sales under international law and contribute to Palestinian displacement; the expo, organized by Home in Israel, features properties in settlements like Gush Etzion and drew planned protests from Pal-Awda amid broader debates over free speech and safety at houses of worship.