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UK officials demand police close Israeli settlement property fair

6/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Human-rights groups and UK officials asked the Metropolitan Police to shut down the Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
They said the fair sells land in illegal Israeli settlements, breaching international law.
Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the fair as unlawful and warned the police and Foreign Office.
Amnesty International UK and 98 MPs and Lords sent letters demanding an investigation, citing UK sanctions that ban activity in illegal settlements.

History

Historical Context

The 1993 Oslo I Accord, signed by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat, pledged mutual recognition and a five-year transition to Palestinian self-government. Yet settlement growth continued, rising from about 115,700 in 1993 to roughly 203,000 by 2000. Today Amnesty International UK, Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police confront a London fair selling such settlement land, echoing Oslo’s unfinished enforcement.

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Story summary

Human-rights groups and UK officials asked the Metropolitan Police to shut down the Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
They said the fair sells land in illegal Israeli settlements, breaching international law.
Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the fair as unlawful and warned the police and Foreign Office.
Amnesty International UK and 98 MPs and Lords sent letters demanding an investigation, citing UK sanctions that ban activity in illegal settlements.

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