Great Israeli Real Estate Event

The event is described as a property exhibition for Israeli real estate, intended to connect prospective buyers with property information, investment opportunities, and advice. Organizers said the London exhibition was aimed at people considering aliyah, exploring investment, or learning about Israel’s property market, and brought together professionals, advisers, and vendors.[2]

Reports identify separate events in New York and London in 2026.[1][2] The available sources do not establish that every event bearing this name was organized by the same entity. A My Home in Israel event was also scheduled for June 23, 2024, at Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles, but the available official record does not give it the formal title “Great Israeli Real Estate Event.”[4]

A May 5, 2026 event at Park East Synagogue in Manhattan became the focus of a protest that grew to hundreds, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL reported clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, an officer hospitalized, and police use of pepper spray. It described the gathering as the second major anti-Israel protest at the synagogue in less than a year.[1]

The ADL reported chants including “We will honor all our martyrs; all our brave freedom fighters,” “Death, death to the IDF,” and “Settlers, settlers, go back home, Palestine is ours alone.” It also reported that some demonstrators shouted insults at passersby and that chants included “There is only one solution; Intifada, revolution” and “Long live the Intifada.” These descriptions reflect the ADL’s account and analysis.[1]

The ADL said PAL-Awda led the protest and listed local Students for Justice in Palestine chapters, CUNY for Palestine, the Palestinian Youth Movement, Muslim American Society, Neturei Karta, Healthcare Workers for Palestine, Writers Against the War on Gaza, and other groups as participants or supporters. The organization also characterized some individual protesters as having histories of targeting Jewish institutions or expressing support for designated terrorist organizations.[1]

Hours before the protest, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s spokesperson told Dropsite News that the mayor was “deeply opposed” to the event, as reported by the ADL. The ADL noted that police protection was not a result of New York City’s recently approved worship-site buffer-zone law, which was not scheduled to take effect for several months. It placed the protest amid earlier demonstrations at Park East Synagogue, including a January protest it described as featuring explicit celebration of Hamas, and criticism by then mayor-elect Mamdani in November over the synagogue hosting a real-estate event.[1]

A May 11 property exposition at Young Israel of Midwood in Brooklyn was also met by a protest. Protest organizers alleged that the exposition advertised properties in West Bank locations, while the event website listed places including Carmei Gat and Gush Etzion; most of the listed towns were within the Green Line. Four people were arrested during the protest.[5]

The London exhibition took place on June 14, 2026, at Edgware United Synagogue. Its planned venue, The Avenue on Regents Park Road, withdrew days beforehand; the reason was not confirmed in the reporting. My Home in Israel said the event had been moved, and Edgware United Synagogue became its host.[3]

The venue change preceded a large demonstration and counter-demonstration. Police estimated that around 1,000 people gathered outside; roads were closed, and 14 arrests were reported for public-order offences and other alleged criminality. The exhibition continued, with visitors entering through security. The Metropolitan Police said officers were deployed to prevent serious disruption and enforce conditions imposed under the Public Order Act.[6]

Fourteen arrests were divided among five for violent disorder, six for Section 4A Public Order Act offences, one for a Section 18 offence, one for assault on an emergency worker, and one for common assault. Four of the Section 4A arrests involved racial or religious aggravation; one violent-disorder arrest also involved assault on an emergency worker.[7] NGO Monitor separately reported Iranian regime flags and anti-Israel messaging at the protest, and described participation by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.[8]

A separate account identified My Home in Israel as the organizer. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies said British lawmakers and activists opposed the fair because they believed it marketed properties in the West Bank, while the organizer rejected those allegations.[9]

Before the London exhibition, organizers said exhibitors would provide information about properties and projects within the Green Line. More than 100 UK members of Parliament and peers objected, alleging that West Bank properties were being marketed; London Mayor Sadiq Khan also condemned attempts to sell property in West Bank settlements. The Board of Deputies of British Jews said organizers had publicly denied marketing property over the Green Line and criticized public figures for what it called partial and misleading commentary.[10]

After the exhibition, reports said event materials included properties in West Bank locations and East Jerusalem neighborhoods. The Times of Israel reported that brochures obtained by The Guardian listed Givat Ze’ev, Kfar Eldad, Ma’ale Adumim, and Teneh Omarim in the West Bank, as well as Ramat Eshkol and Givat Hamatos in East Jerusalem. Organizers said references to West Bank places appeared in a brochure by mistake, apologized for their inclusion, and maintained that no properties in those locations were promoted or discussed at the event.[11]

The organizers said the venue had prohibited promotion of real estate over the Green Line and that vendors had agreed to that restriction. They specifically acknowledged that Givat Ze’ev and Kfar Eldad appeared in the brochure by mistake, apologized, and denied that the listings were promoted or discussed. They also rejected what they described as an attempt to delegitimize established Jerusalem neighborhoods.[2]

The regulatory response developed over time. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Parliament that the government had asked the Advertising Standards Authority to urgently examine complaints and determine whether there was evidence of property advertising or promotion in settlements. By August, the Authority was not investigating the event because it had received no complaints providing evidence of advertising for the purchase of West Bank properties.[12]

The Charity Commission closed its compliance case concerning Edgware United Synagogue on July 27, but its decision to issue regulatory guidance was subsequently placed under formal review. The Commission said the synagogue’s trustees had allowed the event despite misgivings and an organization-wide decision not to host it, and had not put sufficient checks and controls in place.[12]

The source record distinguishes events formally identified with the name from related Israeli-property fairs whose formal titles are not established.

The London exhibition was described as the final stop in an international roadshow following events in Toronto and New York, although the report did not specify the dates or venues of those stops.[12] Separately, a My Home in Israel event was scheduled for June 23, 2024, at Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles. The event was intended to promote land for sale in Israel, and pro-Palestinian groups planned and advertised a protest against it; one group described its aim as standing against “settler expansion.”[4]

On the afternoon of the Los Angeles event and protest, a man identified in a federal indictment as Victim A was punched near the synagogue. The official release described the defendant as charged, not convicted.[4] The available material does not establish that the 2024 event was formally called the Great Israeli Real Estate Event.

A 2013 report in Globes describes the Israeli Building Center’s annual apartment fair, scheduled for February 15 at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds. The report does not establish that it was officially named the Great Israeli Real Estate Event. It said the fair would include booths from construction companies, developers, purchasing groups, and brokers, with property offers and promotions.[13]

The report gave examples of advertised discounts: Dona offered reductions on apartments in Ashkelon and Tel Aviv, Gindi-Zaytoni advertised an approximately NIS 100,000 reduction on apartments in a Kfar Saba project, and developers of a Haifa project advertised a 10% discount. The fair’s initiator, Israeli Building Center chair Eran Rolls, said it would combine a nationwide apartment fair, project promotions, and a municipal-authority area. Organizers expected about 10,000 visitors based on past experience; that was a forecast, not a reported attendance figure. Rolls described the event as expected to be “the largest housing event held in Israel.”[13]

Prospective buyers were advised to compare fair prices with regular sales-office prices and nearby projects. The report cautioned that the busy, sales-oriented atmosphere of such events can make buyers feel that an opportunity will not recur.[13]