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London Real Estate Expo Apologizes After Settlement Brochures Spark Protests

6/20/2026

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Organizers apologized after attendees found brochures promoting homes in West Bank settlements at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
The event featured disputed-territory listings, prompting about 1,000 demonstrators to gather outside a nearby synagogue.
Police arrested fourteen people for violent disorder and public-order offenses during the protests.
British lawmakers, including Mayor Sadiq Khan, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called for the event’s halt and a regulator investigation.

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Organizers apologized after attendees found brochures promoting homes in West Bank settlements at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
The event featured disputed-territory listings, prompting about 1,000 demonstrators to gather outside a nearby synagogue.
Police arrested fourteen people for violent disorder and public-order offenses during the protests.
British lawmakers, including Mayor Sadiq Khan, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called for the event’s halt and a regulator investigation.