"“We want to support what they were doing, support the sales,” said Preiserowicz, an Orthodox Jewish Midwood resident. “Why should they scare us?”"
"The Israeli real estate event Monday evening at Young Israel of Midwood, an Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn's heavily Jewish Midwood neighborhood, attracted a steady stream of attendees as roughly 200 pro-Palestinian protesters lined either end of the block, kept at bay by large groups of police officers."
"Kasriel Brum, an Orthodox Midwood resident, said he was not aware of the real estate event but had come to Young Israel of Midwood because he had heard about the protest. “I was worried they were going to come to the shul, so we came to protect it,” Brum said, adding that while he was “used to” the protests, it was “maybe the first time I saw such hatred in their faces.”"
"Separated from the event by a full city block by the NYPD, the largest cluster of pro-Palestinian protesters featured a Hezbollah flag among the crowd and loud chants of “Settler, settlers go back home,” “Globalize the intifada,” and “Death to the IDF.” In another crowd of roughly equal size, a handful of pro-Israel counter-protesters chanted in Hebrew—some of them singing “May Your Village Burn,” a chant associated with Israel's far right, according to the Times of Israel. At one point, eggs were thrown from the crowd, striking pro-Palestinian protesters and a police officer."
An Israeli real estate event at Young Israel of Midwood in Brooklyn drew attendees while about 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered along the block, separated from the event by police. Some attendees came to support the synagogue and the sales, while others said they came mainly to protect the shul from the protest. Protesters chanted slogans including “Settler, settlers go back home,” “Globalize the intifada,” and “Death to the IDF,” and one crowd displayed a Hezbollah flag. A similarly sized pro-Israel counter-protest included Hebrew chants and songs, and eggs were thrown, striking protesters and a police officer.
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