Protests target illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land

While the real estate companies made distinctions between properties in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa — cities in Palestinian territory occupied by Israel in 1948 — and three West Bank settlements — Efrat, Neve Daniel and Maale Adumim — pro-Palestinian demonstrators made no distinction between the West Bank and Israel. In an Instagram post declaring victory when the sales event in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was canceled, Al-Awda stated: “We will continue to SHUT IT DOWN for Palestine and fight for our land until full liberation and return from the river to the sea.”

Just the threat of a protest forced the cancellation of the final event in Brooklyn scheduled for March 13, after four prior events in Montreal and Toronto, Canada; Teaneck, New Jersey; and Lawrence, New York, were met with militant demonstrations. Despite the announced cancellation, hundreds of protesters still gathered in Grand Army Plaza, four miles from the original location, to celebrate their victory in shutting down the event. (People’s Dispatch, March 15)

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With the sales constituting possible illegal activity, the New Jersey chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) condemned the event and called for a federal probe.

Sales of property illegally occupied in Palestine have been staged for years by companies like the “Great Real Estate Event,” but this year is the first time they have been met with widespread condemnation. It is also noteworthy that since the October 7 Hamas uprising against [neocolonialism], around half a million [foreigners] have left [Zionism’s neocolony], many returning to homes in the U.S. and Europe. (Middle East Monitor, Dec. 7, 2023)

There has also been a significant drop in migration to [Zionism’s neocolony]. The Times of Israel reports that only 45,000 immigrants moved to [the neocolony] in 2023, compared to 73,000 a year earlier. Most were from Ukraine and Russia. (Dec. 28, 2023)