UK lawmakers urge government to block London property event over West Bank settlement concerns
LONDON: More than 100 British lawmakers have called for an Israeli real estate event in London to be canceled, arguing that it could promote property linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In a letter addressed to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, 101 parliamentarians from the House of Commons and House of Lords called on the government to block the event, which is set to take place on Sunday, The Guardian reported.
They said the exhibition was linked to the sale of land in Israeli settlements that are considered illegal under international law and warned it could contribute to settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian territory.
The event is the latest in a series of international property exhibitions aimed at prospective buyers interested in homes and investment opportunities in Israel.
