People from pro-Palestinian activist groups gather outside the Edgware United Synagogue, during a demonstration against the “Great Israeli Real Estate Event” organized by real-estate agency, ‘My Home in Israel,’ in London, Britain, June 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Toby Shepheard

British authorities made 14 arrests after anti-Israel demonstrators clashed with Jewish residents outside a north London synagogue on Sunday during an Israeli real estate event, forcing local police to separate crowds amid scenes of chaos and intimidation.

Over the weekend, Edgware United Synagogue hosted The Great Israeli Real Estate Event, which brought together consultants offering mortgage advice, financial planning, property management services, and guidance for prospective buyers seeking homes in Israel and the West Bank.

Anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the place of worship in an attempt to disrupt what they called a “criminal event,” as tensions escalated and police were forced to monitor the situation closely.

According to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the real estate event was “openly advertising the sale of land” in what they described as an “illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.”

More than 100 British lawmakers also condemned the event and called for it to be canceled, arguing it was “firmly embedded in Israel’s project of colonial expansion by facilitating the sale of land that has been stolen from Palestinians.”

The Board of Deputies of British Jews denounced the demonstrations as intimidation targeting the Jewish community, noting that the event’s organizers had “publicly refuted claims that the event is marketing real estate over the Green Line.”

“Protesting at a synagogue based on false pretenses seems to be little more than an excuse to harass and intimidate members of the Jewish community,” the statement read.

“We have been in touch with the Metropolitan Police calling for protesters to be kept from intimidating members of the community, to police robustly any examples of hate speech, and to provide reassurance to the local community,” it continued.

We are deeply disturbed at the wholly unjustified protest called for this morning outside a synagogue.

We are calling on the police to ensure such protests are kept a significant distance from places of worship to prevent intimidation to members of the Jewish community. pic.twitter.com/umzo9eAKVk

— Board of Deputies of British Jews (@BoardofDeputies) June 14, 2026

Despite a heavy police presence, the situation escalated rapidly as pro-Palestinian demonstrators and Jewish residents clashed outside the synagogue, with police estimating around 1,000 people were involved.

In widely circulated social media videos, protesters were seen holding signs reading “Stop Israel’s illegal sale of stolen Palestinian land” while chanting, “Zionists watch your back, we will be coming back.”

Meanwhile, hundreds of Jewish residents formed a human barrier outside the synagogue in an effort to prevent anti-Israel demonstrators from reaching the building itself.

According to local law enforcement, five arrests were made for violent disorder — including one for assaulting an emergency worker — while six others were arrested for public order offenses, four of which were classified as racially or religiously aggravated.

In total, seven of those arrested were pro-Israel protesters, six were pro-Palestinian, and two remain unconfirmed, with all detainees now released on bail pending further inquiries.

“We are mindful that Jewish communities are experiencing heightened fear and concern following two-and-a-half years of sustained protest and, in recent months, a series of arsons and other attacks,” Metropolitan Police Commander Adam Slonecki said in a statement.

“There is a distinction between protesting in central London and protesting in the heart of communities where the potential to cause serious disruption and intimidation is greater, and our policing plan reflects that,” he continued.

Under new measures in the Crime and Policing Act, police will gain expanded powers later this month to impose conditions on demonstrations near places of worship, as authorities move to counter a surge in anti-Jewish hostility and violence targeting local Jewish communities.