Organizers of London Israeli Real Estate Fair Apologize After West Bank Properties Surface Despite Denials
Activists and lawmakers urged an investigation after 15 people were arrested at the fair, which promoted homes in settlements considered illegal under international law.
- On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event' at Edgware United Synagogue in London marketed properties in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements. Activists gained access to the invite-only event and revealed marketing materials advertising homes in Givat Zeev and Teneh Omarim.
- Israel began building settlements after capturing Palestinian territories in the June 1967 Six-Day War; more than 700,000 settlers now live across 150 settlements and 128 outposts. The event proceeded despite more than 100 British legislators, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Amnesty International calling for its cancellation beforehand.
- Real estate companies including Yigal Realty, Tivuch Shelly and Harey Zahav Developers marketed specific settlements such as Ramat Eshkol, French Hill and Ma'ale Adumim. Agents told prospective buyers that Gaza war-related price drops made settlement properties attractive investment opportunities.
- Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski condemned the event as 'extraordinary' and 'utterly shameful,' while Green Party Westminster leader Ellie Chowns and Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesperson Calum Miller raised concerns in Parliament on Monday. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians filed a complaint with the Charity Commission against Edgware United Synagogue.
- Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told The New Arab the government 'has exposed its flagrant contempt for international law,' while Polanski cited the Proceeds of Crime Act as legal grounds demanding immediate Metropolitan Police Service investigation. Legislators now call for comprehensive sanctions on Israeli officials and a complete ban on UK trade with illegal settlements.
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UK Israeli real estate fair organizers apologize after West Bank properties surface despite denials
That was not enough for Zack Polanski, the anti-Zionist Jewish leader of the Green Party, who sent a letter later on Tuesday to Khan demanding action, including from London’s police force.
Organisation claims that mentioning settlers was a "error" and issued an apology. Event motivated protests by more than 100 MPs and a demonstration that led to the arrest of 14 people.
Organizers of London Israeli real estate fair apologize after West Bank properties surface despite denials
Organizers of the Great Israeli Real Estate Event held in London on Sunday have apologized amid revelations that the event showcased offerings in the West Bank, contradicting their assurances that it would not. The owner of a real estate agency that had a booth at the event, meanwhile, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that she had obscured the name of a city in the West Bank from a poster but also passed “two flyers under the table” to attende…
Zack Polanski pushes Sadiq Khan on ‘unlawful activity’ at pro-Israel event
Green leader Zack Polanski has called for ‘immediate escalation’ from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan over clearly “unlawful activity” at the Great Israeli Real Estate event. Jewish anti-Zionists had joined protests outside the London event on 14 June to oppose its attempts to sell land in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories. Polanski: ‘No impunity for hosts of deplorable Great Israeli Real Estate event’ In a letter to Khan, Polanski insis…
An Israeli property fair in London advertised the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
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