The outside of Khal Bnei Avrohom Yaakov Simcha Hall in Midwood, where a controversial Israeli real estate exposition is set to take place on Friday, March 15.
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An Israeli real estate exposition due to take place on Friday at a Midwood synagogue has drawn scorn from local activists who are calling on elected officials to intervene and cancel the event advertising the sale of properties on occupied Palestinian land.
The Great Israeli Real Estate Event, being held at Khal Bnei Avrohom Yaakov Simcha Hall, is advertised as the opportunity to “own a piece of the holy land,” listing properties in Israel as well as three Israelis settlements in the West Bank: Efrat; Neve Daniel; and Ma’ale Adumim. These settlements are widely deemed illegal under international law.
Community group NY-09 Neighbors for Palestine launched a petition Friday, March 8, calling on 9th Congressional District Congress Member Yvette Clark, local Council Member Farah Louis and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to step in and cancel the event organized by real estate company My Home in Israel. They are also asking that Attorney General Letitia James investigate potential violations of state or federal law stemming from the event.
“The planned event for March 13th is illegal, wrong, and harmful to our community,” the petition, which has close to 3,000 signatures, reads. “No to land theft: not in our borough, not in our neighborhood, not in our city.”
“The occupation oppresses the people of Palestine,” said Faiza Azam, a member of the group organizing the open letter. “As an NY-9 resident, I feel outraged and betrayed that this event is happening in my district, and at Yvette Clarke’s ongoing refusal to take a stand against settler colonial violence.”
A part of the expo’s North American tour, The Great Israeli Real Estate Event previously made stops in Montreal and Toronto in Canada, and Teaneck in New Jersey — with each event…
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