About this episode

The episode discusses the sale of land in the West Bank to US citizens and the resulting tensions in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on January 22, 2025. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. Expansions of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank are proceeding at a record pace, and in the US town of Teaneck, New Jersey, some residents are organizing to fight real estate sales to American Jews. It’s sparked accusations of antisemitism and ratcheted up tension in the small community. What’s next for Teaneck? In this episode:  Rich Siegel, Teaneck Resident Episode credits: This episode was updated by Sonia Bhagat. The original production team was Marcos Bartolomé, Duha Mossad, Hagir Saleh, Cole van Miltenburg and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Sarí El-Khalili. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on  X ,  Instagram ,  Facebook , and  YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Hirten

Guest: Rich Siegel

Topics covered

• real estate
• West Bank
• antisemitism
• settlements
• community tensions

Keywords

• West Bank
• Teaneck
• real estate sales
• antisemitism
• settlements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Al Jazeera

Places: West Bank, Teaneck, New Jersey

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