The Times of Israel reports: Pro-Israeli activists were heckled and one was accosted by pro-Palestinian activists during an event held at a New York synagogue on Thursday.
The even was held by Miluimnikim Bahazit (Reservists at the front), an Israeli NGO that sends Israeli reserve soldiers and other activists to speak on behalf of Israel around the world, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Friday. The TV report did not name the synagogue.
According to the report on Channel 2, several pro-Palestinian activists succeeded in hiding their purpose when they entered the premises, before disrupting the event soon after it began. The Israelis came to the US to emphasize the contribution of non-Jewish Israelis — like Druze and Bedouins — to the IDF.
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