Around 1,000 protesters gathered on Sunday in north-west London to demonstrate both for and against a property sale event linked to Israel held at the Edgware United synagogue in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood [1]. Police arrested 14 people during the protests for offenses including violent disorder, assaulting officers, and public order offenses, though one source gave the number of arrests as 15 [1, 2].

Opponents of the event said it promoted the sale of property in Israeli settlements they consider illegal on occupied Palestinian land, which is deemed unlawful under international law including a 2024 International Court of Justice ruling [1, 2]. Pro-Palestinian protesters voiced their rejection, with Palestinian Youth Movement organiser Jeanine Hourani saying, "We’re here today protesting as Palestinians living in London, [to say] that we refuse the selling of our lands, our homelands. We know that what is happening today is illegal under international law" [2].

Organisers denied that the event involved any sale of land beyond Israel’s internationally recognized borders [1]. The invite-only event required metal detectors and included information for those interested in moving to Israel as well as details on burial services [1].

British Jewish groups condemned the protests as intimidation and harassment within Jewish communities [1]. The Metropolitan Police said they deployed officers to prevent "serious disruption" after liaising with the synagogue and community security groups. Commander Adam Slonecki stated, "We have liaised with the venue and the community security trust and have deployed officers to prevent serious disruption and to deal with any offences, using the full range of powers available to us including imposing conditions under the Public Order Act" [1]. The police acknowledged heightened fear in Jewish communities due to prior attacks.

Nearly 100 British legislators signed a letter ahead of the event urging the government to uphold international law and stop sales promoting illegal settlement activities. MP Layla Moran called it "a stain on the British public and the international rule of law that this event has been allowed to go ahead today. The fact is it should have never gone ahead; the Metropolitan Police should have stopped it" [2].

The property sale event took place on June 14, 2026, and triggered rival protests with multiple arrests [1, 2].