London Mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned the "Great Israeli Real Estate Event" scheduled for Sunday in London, which promotes the sale of land and property in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. During a Mayor's Question Time session on Friday, Khan stated that Israeli settlements are unjustifiable and illegal under international law, and he opposes any attempt to sell property in the settlements. He also discussed the event with London's Metropolitan police, who will assess any allegations of criminality.
Rights groups, including Amnesty International UK, have slammed the event for openly advertising settlement land sales. Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty's crisis response campaign manager, called it "apartheid and annexation with a sales pitch." A letter signed by 98 MPs and members of the House of Lords, including 64 from the ruling Labour Party, urged Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to investigate the organisers for potential sanctions and money-laundering violations, arguing the event contradicts UK government guidance and international law.