Anti-Zionist Jewish groups have responded to the statement issued by the Board of Deputies of British Jews condemning its protest outside a Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London on Sunday.
The demonstration was co-organised by the groups Jewish Anti-Zionist Action (JAZA), International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) and the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) to oppose the sale of land and properties, including illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, promoted at the event.
In its statement, the Board of Deputies attempted to claim the event, which was hosted by the Edgware United Synagogue in northwest London, did not market any real estate over the Green Line - the 1949 armistice line separating Israel from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The board said the protests were “wholly unjustified” and intended to “harass and intimidate members of the Jewish community”, without acknowledging that many protesters were from the local Jewish community themselves.
Despite Sky News revealing images that contradict its claims and property event organisers being forced to apologise for listing West Bank settlements as illegal under international law, the Board of Deputies has neither retracted nor corrected its statement.
