Overview
- The Great Israeli Real Estate Event went ahead at Edgware United Synagogue on Sunday June 14 despite calls from nearly 100 MPs and rights groups to cancel it.
- Police deployed specialist units and a helicopter to keep rival crowds apart and the Metropolitan Police said 15 people were arrested for a range of public order offences.
- Organisers have denied that properties in settlements were for sale at the fair even as sponsor and exhibitor lists published before the event included companies that advertise or build in West Bank settlements.
- Reports and footage from the scene show pro-Israel activists physically threatening and attacking pro-Palestine protesters, prompting legal notices to the venue and warnings from campaign groups about reputational harm.
- The UK government has reiterated that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and said it will issue updated guidance to help businesses avoid ties to settlement activity, which could lead to further regulatory or legal action.