Government asks advertising watchdog to ‘urgently look into’ alleged West Bank land sales at Edgware synagogue

West Bank properties sold at London Israel real estate event despite denials

Organizers rejected claims that West Bank homes would be marketed at the event, then apologized after brochures proved otherwise. The U.K. government has now ordered a review by the Advertising Standards Authority

Government asks advertising watchdog to ‘urgently look into’ alleged West Bank land sales at Edgware synagogue

Real estate event subjected to protests, which see 14 arrested, despite organisers’ claim that no properties in settlements would be on offer

Since when did it become acceptable to bully Jews outside a UK synagogue?

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside a London synagogue, using an event advertising property in Israel to target a Jewish place of worship with anti-Israel slurs. The Mayor of London called for the event to be cancelled and the UK government has actioned an investigation into the event, not the protest. Claims of “stolen land” are not careful legal arguments about individual properties, but part of a wider campaign that denies…