NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 15, 2025) — Pro-Palestinian activists protested an event promoting real estate purchases in Israel, labeling it a sale of stolen Palestinian homes and calling for demonstrators to show up outside the venue.
The seminar, titled “Your Guide to Buying Real Estate in Israel,” was held Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in New Rochelle. It featured industry experts including Ben Levene, an agent from Jerusalem; Yair Givati, a real estate attorney; Daniel Eisenberg, a currency transfer expert; Tzvi Shapiro, a mortgage broker; and Maxine Marks, an agent from Netanya.
Organizers promoted the exclusive event with registration at www.IsraelEvent.live/9NR. The venue was to be shared with verified registrants. Sponsors included CapitIL Real Estate Agency, Haim Givati & Co. Law Offices & Notary, IsraTransfer, First Israel Mortgages and Maxine Marks Luxury Property Israel.
Protesters, organized by groups including Westchester for Palestine and Palawda, distributed a flyer calling the event “The Zionist Thieves Trading Palestinian Stolen Land In New Rochelle SEP 14th.” The flyer urged people to “Show Up 7:00PM New Rochelle DM @WFP for Meet Up Location” to “Protest Israeli Real Estate Sale of Stolen Palestinian Homes.” It featured photos of the event’s experts labeled as “The Zionist Thieves” and a call to action stating “PALESTINE IS NOT FOR SALE.”
In an Instagram post from Westchester for Palestine, the group described the demonstration: “In front of the Zionist Settlers Event in New Rochelle where they were selling our Palestinian lands that they stole and genocide the people who once lived there.”
The post continued: “We continue the fight wherever Zionists dare to keep violating Palestinian rights and land. From Westchester to Palestine , from Gaza to New York- we will keep on confronting you and standing up for up Palestine .”
Videos shared on the account showed protesters holding signs, including one reading “FORCED ETHNIC DISPLACEMENT / ERASURE A CRIME FROM … TO PALESTINE” and another stating “ASK CHATGPT What is the 1948 NAKBA?” The protest took place at an intersection near a sign for Elizabeth Road.
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