Anti-Israel Protestors ‘Leave in Shame’ After Being Outnumbered at Teaneck Real Estate Event Site

A planned protest by pro-Palestinian groups outside a Teaneck kosher cafe on Queen Anne Road ended in retreat Sunday, after Jewish counter-protestors arrived and drowned out their chants.

The demonstration was originally organized to target an Israeli real estate expo scheduled to take place at the Lazy Bean Cafe. However, organizers of the expo had relocated the event to a secure, undisclosed location prior to the start time to ensure the safety of attendees.

Despite the venue change, anti-Israel agitators arrived at the Queen Anne Road location as planned. The group carried Palestinian flags defaced with images of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and held signage condemning both Israel and the United States.

They were met by a large group of Jewish counter-protestors. According to reports from the scene, the Jewish group significantly outnumbered the agitators, chanting and singing over the anti-Israel slogans.

Sol Itzkowitz, head of Bergen County Chaverim, spoke with Belaaz following the event. He praised the local law enforcement for maintaining order but noted that the sheer volume of the Jewish response effectively ended the demonstration.

“Overall, everything went peacefully, and we thank the Teaneck Police Department for their outstanding work. As always, they kept the groups separate and operations were smooth,” Itzkowitz told Belaaz.

Itzkowitz described a decisive morale victory for the community.

“By the end, they left in shame,” he said. “We had three or four times the amount of people they had. They couldn’t even speak anymore because the Jewish voices were much louder than theirs.”