24 AUG 2026
On 14 June 2026, the PAL Commission served formal Notices of Legal Liability on Edgware United Synagogue, which hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, and its associated partners. The notices concerned the marketing of Israeli settlement property in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The Commission’s ability to produce and substantiate these filings was built through work launched with PAL-Awda across the United States and Canada in March 2024. Since then, the PAL Commission has directed investigations to identify real estate fairs promoting illegal settlement activity.
In partnership with PAL-Awda, the Commission prepares legal notices and demand letters for participating individuals and entities. It then provides the corresponding briefings to government authorities with supporting evidence and proof of service. This formally places public bodies on notice of potential liability while prompting political scrutiny and legal examination.
Across North America, this intervention model has helped secure the withdrawal of multi-billion-dollar corporations from activity connected to illegal land sales.
The cross-border infrastructure developed by the PAL Commission allowed the model to be brought rapidly into the United Kingdom. It supported international coordination and helped bring the issue of settlement land sales into Parliament and wider European debate.
Existing PAL Commission dossiers enabled the expedited preparation of detailed legal briefings supported by witness testimony. They also allowed the Commission to expand its evidence files to identify previously unnamed actors and affiliated parties. All targets were personally served, including individuals whom the Commission has not publicly named, despite police attempts to obstruct service.
Following initial contact, the Charity Commission informed the PAL Commission that it would examine the alleged violations and accompanying evidence dossier. Further correspondence received two weeks later confirmed that reasonable cause existed to continue and broaden its examination.
The Charity Commission subsequently confirmed that it had formally engaged with the trustees of Edgware United Synagogue. It exercised its statutory powers under section 15(2) of the Charities Act 2011 to issue regulatory advice and guidance concerning the decision to host the event.
This marks the first stage of the PAL Commission’s legal strategy to dismantle stolen land sales operations and confront the wider international network that enables them.
The Commission continues to salute PAL-Awda NY for launching and sustaining the civil society campaign against stolen land sales since March 2024. It also recognises the Palestine Youth Movement for its effective mobilisation against the Great Israeli Real Estate Event in London.
