Key facts
- Edgware United Synagogue hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, promoting properties in illegal Israeli settlements.
- The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) filed a complaint with the Charity Commission against the synagogue.
- The ICJP stated that promoting property in illegal settlements breaches the synagogue's obligations as a registered charity.
- Companies like Jerusalem Real Estate, Harey Zahav developers, and Tivuch Shelly advertised settlement properties.
- The Metropolitan Police confirmed they are not investigating the event.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that ministers asked the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate the event.
A London synagogue, Edgware United Synagogue, has been referred to the Charity Commission by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) for hosting a real estate event that promoted illegal Israeli settlements. The ICJP stated that the event, the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, involved exhibitors marketing properties located in occupied Palestinian territory, which they argue is a breach of the synagogue's obligations as a registered charity.
Photographs from the event showed companies such as Jerusalem Real Estate (JRE), Harey Zahav developers, and Tivuch Shelly advertising projects in illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they are not investigating the event itself, although they have received referrals related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that ministers have asked the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate the event.