West Bank & Jerusalem
Pro-Palestinian activists seek French court ban on Israeli real-estate fair
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Pro-Palestinian activists have petitioned a French court to block an Israeli real-estate fair scheduled for Paris, arguing that the event incentivizes Jewish settlement in occupied Palestinian territories, according to AFP reporting Thursday. The group contends the fair offers bonuses to prospective buyers who relocate to settlements.
The legal challenge represents an effort to use French courts to obstruct what activists view as promotion of Israeli settlement expansion. The outcome could test how French law balances free speech and commercial activity against concerns over Israeli settlement policy.
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