West Bank land: Hundreds of Palestine supporters protest Israeli real estate event at New Jersey synagogue

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/11/new-jersey-israel-palestine-protest-real-estate

Hundreds of Palestine supporters protest Israeli real estate event at New Jersey synagogue

Real estate company, called My Home in Israel, boasts luxury apartments for sale across Israel and the occupied West Bank

Maya Yang
Mon 11 Mar 2024 09.33 EDT

Hundreds of people marched through the suburb of Teaneck, New Jersey, on Sunday, in protest of a real estate fair held in the Keter Torah synagogue that featured an Israeli company pitching properties in Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Organized by several Jewish organizations including the Northern New Jersey branch of Jewish Voice for Peace, along with Teaneck for Palestine, the protestors marched 1.4 miles from the Teaneck Armory to the synagogue, waving flags, beating drums and chanting “Free Palestine!”

The real estate company, called My Home in Israel, has organized several exhibitions across cities in Canada and the US, including Teaneck, a commuter town on the outskirts of New York City. According to its website, the company boasts luxury apartments, mini penthouses and villas for sale across Israel and the occupied West Bank. At least two apartment complexes offer an “urban living experience in a perfect environment” in the settlement of Ariel, near the West Bank city of Nablus.

In its Frequently Asked Questions page, the company says that a foreign resident “can carry out a real estate transaction in Israel, from start to finish, even without coming to Israel”.

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