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Protesters voiced calls for antisemitic violence and showed open support for terrorism on Tuesday night as they attempted to block Jews from attending an event at Park East Synagogue in Manhattan.
The demonstration, organized by Pal-Awda NY, targeted the synagogue and an Israeli real estate forum taking place inside.
Roughly 100 anti-Israel demonstrators gathered on Lexington Avenue, while several hundred more assembled on Third Avenue near Hunter College, effectively surrounding the synagogue from both sides.
Throughout the protest, the demonstrators repeatedly chanted, “We don’t want no two states, we want all of it,” “Death to the IDF,” “There is only one solution, intifada revolution,” and “End the settler Zionist state.” Others recited in Arabic, “From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab.”
From ‘Intifada’ Chants to Terrorist Symbols
Several protesters formed inverted red triangle symbols with their hands, a symbol associated with the marking of Israeli targets by Hamas. A Hezbollah flag was also seen in the crowd, and one demonstrator wore a yellow hat bearing the word “Hezbollah.” Hamas and Hezbollah are both designated terrorist organizations in the United States.
As protesters attempted to push through metal barricades and advance toward the synagogue, they screamed abuse at NYPD police officers, calling them “pieces of shit” and “pedophile protectors.”
WATCH: A mob of anti-Israel protesters swarm the streets outside a historic Manhattan synagogue — clashing with police officers and waving Palestinian flags.
The crowd led chants of “Israel should not exist” while also targeting the NYPD, comparing officers to the KKK.
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Counter-protesters gathered across the street carrying signs reading “Antizionism is a hate movement” and “Antizionism gets Jews killed.” Anti-Israel demonstrators responded by calling them “Nazis,” “pedophiles,” and “baby killers,” and shouting “Go kill yourself.”
Tuesday’s protest was not the first incident outside Park East Synagogue involving Pal-Awda. In Novemer 2025, the same group sought to disrupt a Nefesh B’Nefesh event at the synagogue, which is one of New York City’s most prominent Modern Orthodox shuls.
A similar protest also took place in January in front of a Jewish yeshiva in Queens.
Earlier this week, multiple Jewish sites in Queens, including a memorial to Kristallnacht survivors, were targeted in a Nazi swastika vandalism spree. “The gap between condemnation and action is where antisemitism grows,” CAM Chief Government Affairs Officer Lisa Katz said in response. “CAM documented nearly 7,000 antisemitic incidents globally in 2025 — a 7.8% annual increase. This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern that local government has both the power and the obligation to disrupt. New York City’s leadership must start today.”
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