Key facts
- Organizers of a London real estate event apologized.
- Brochures advertising properties in Israeli settlements were distributed at the event.
- The advertised properties were located in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
- The event organizers had previously denied that properties in settlements would be featured.
- Lawmakers and civil society groups criticized the event.
- The apology was issued after the discovery of the brochures.
Organizers of a London real estate event have issued an apology after brochures advertising properties located in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank were found at the event. This development follows earlier denials by the organizers that such listings would be featured. The event subsequently faced criticism from lawmakers and civil society groups in the United Kingdom. The apology was made after the presence of the brochures, which promoted properties in settlements, became known, contradicting earlier statements that these would not be advertised. The specific settlements or properties mentioned in the brochures were not detailed in the initial reports, but their inclusion has sparked controversy.