{"id":59972,"date":"2025-12-03T19:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/59972\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:45:08","slug":"exclusive-ny-pols-pitch-outlawing-protests-near-houses-of-worship-after-hateful-anti-israel-mob-descended-on-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/59972\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | NY pols pitch outlawing protests near houses of worship\u2014 after hateful anti-Israel mob descended on synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York lawmakers want to ban protests within 25 feet of houses of worship \u2014 in the aftermath of a hateful protest where a mob of anti-Israel demonstrators descended on a Manhattan synagogue<\/a> chanting \u201cdeath to the IDF.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Micah Lasher (D-Manhattan) and Sen. Sam Sutton (D-Brooklyn) would outlaw demonstrations from taking place within 25 feet of the entrance, driveway or parking lot of a religious sanctuary.<\/p>\n

Some 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan and heckled Jews attending an event by Nefesh B\u2019nefesh. Yoav Ginsburg\/ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Violators would face being charged with the crime of criminal interference with access to a place of religious worship in the first degree \u2014 a Class A misdemeanor \u2014 punishable by up to 1 year in prison.<\/p>\n

The same 25 foot buzzer zone would apply to abortion clinics<\/a>, with a potential charge of criminal interference with health care services, also punishable by up to 1 year in prison for lawbreakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York must always be a place where people can both exercise free speech and express their religious identity without fear or intimidation, and that balance broke down outside Park East Synagogue,\u201d said Lasher, who is running for Congress in the 12th House District that includes the Park East Synagogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The historic Jewish temple <\/a>on the Upper East Side was the site of a demonstration where hundreds of protesters chanted hateful slogans such as \u201cglobalize the intifada\u201d and a speaker urged the \u201cresistance\u201d to \u201ctake another settler out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anti-Israel protesters outside the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan. Yoav Ginsburg\/ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill will help our city government and other localities across the state ensure that New Yorkers are able to enter houses of worship without having to run a gauntlet of hate speech. Simple decency and mutual respect demands nothing less,\u201d said Sutton, who reps the heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of Borough Park and Midwood in southern Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

The large crowd chanted \u201cFrom New York to Gaza, globalize the intifada\u201d to the beat of a drum. Yoav Ginsburg\/ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

The bill is being co-sponsored by Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), whose district includes the Park East Synagogue, and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Queens).<\/p>\n

\u201cHouses of worship should serve as peaceful sanctuaries, not punching bags for protestors. Every New Yorker, no matter their faith, deserves to worship and gather in peace. I\u2019m grateful to Assemblymember Lasher for carrying this legislation, and I\u2019m proud to stand with him in support of it,\u201d Rozic said.<\/p>\n

The measure is supported by the UFA Federation of NY.<\/p>\n

Anti-Israel protesters stood outside a prominent Manhattan synagogue on November 19, 2025. SARAH YENESEL\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to worship freely and without fear is fundamental to who we are as a nation,\u201d said\u00a0 UJA executive director Eric Goldstein. \u201cNo one should ever face intimidation or see their synagogue \u2013 or any house of worship \u2013 targeted by protests meant to disrupt or instill fear. We are deeply grateful to Senator Sutton and Assembly Member Lasher for their leadership and commitment to protecting all those who come together in sacred communal spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York lawmakers want to ban protests within 25 feet of houses of worship \u2014 in the aftermath…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3862,60,13910,57,9,24,55,54,56,4648,58],"class_list":["post-59972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-antisemitism","tag-israel","tag-israel-defense-forces","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-protests","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}