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Brooklyn Synagogue Protest Injures Officer, Mayor Opposes Expo

5/12/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Protesters chanted for an intifada, displayed a Hezbollah flag outside the Young Israel of Midwood synagogue in Brooklyn, prompting hundreds of NYPD officers to form a cordon after an officer suffered a leg injury.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes the Israeli real-estate expo because it promotes land sales in the occupied West Bank.
Organizer Yaacov Epstein urged registrants to attend, saying the group will not be intimidated by the demonstrations.

History

Historical Context

The 34-day 2006 Lebanon War began on 12 July 2006 when Hezbollah ambushed Israeli troops, prompting Israel’s ground invasion and a UN-brokered ceasefire on 14 August. It left about 1,200 Lebanese and 165 Israeli soldiers dead and cemented sectarian symbols that reappeared in a Brooklyn protest with a Hezbollah flag and intifada chants, heightening NYPD security alerts.

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Story summary

Protesters chanted for an intifada, displayed a Hezbollah flag outside the Young Israel of Midwood synagogue in Brooklyn, prompting hundreds of NYPD officers to form a cordon after an officer suffered a leg injury.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes the Israeli real-estate expo because it promotes land sales in the occupied West Bank.
Organizer Yaacov Epstein urged registrants to attend, saying the group will not be intimidated by the demonstrations.

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