Antisemitic protesters gathered outside Park East Synagogue in New York City, chanting slogans including “Death to the IDF,” “It is right to resist, Israel should not exist,” and “We don’t want no two states, we remember ‘48.”

Demonstrators said they were targeting an Israel real estate event at the synagogue. The event’s website invited participants to “explore the best Anglo neighborhoods to find your dream home,” including areas such as Gush Etzion, though it did not explicitly advertise land sales.

Chants of “Settlers, settlers go back home, Palestine is ours alone,” and “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution,” were also heard. Video from the scene showed confrontations between protesters and Israel supporters, as well as clashes with police near barricades. In one instance, a PAL-Awda activist was seen harassing individuals holding Israeli flags. Palestinian flags were widely visible, and a Hezbollah flag was also spotted among the crowd.

One protester waved a large Hezbollah flag, and another wore a yellow bucket hat with the word “Hezbollah” written on it. A demonstrator ripped a “Messiah is here” poster with a photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe off a traffic signal box and threw it in the trash.

Police kept approximately 100 protesters about half a block away from the synagogue entrance as tensions escalated.

The protest was organized by PAL-Awda, which previously demonstrated at the same location during a Nefesh b’Nefesh event.

The office of Zohran Mamdani issued a statement opposing the event. “Mayor Mamdani is deeply opposed to the real estate expo this evening that includes the promotion of the sale of land in settlements in the Occupied West Bank,” mayoral spokesperson Sam Raskin said. “These settlements are illegal under international law and deeply tied to the ongoing displacement of Palestinians.”

Raskin added, “Our administration has also been clear that we are committed to ensuring safe entry and exit from any house of worship, and that such access never be in question while all protesters are able to exercise their First Amendment rights.”