Property sales of illegal Israeli settlement lands challenged in complaint in Canada
Property sales of illegal Israeli settlement lands challenged in complaint in Canada Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 16:46 Lawyers say four Israeli companies and a Canadian marketing firm likely engaged in 'materially false' promotion by saying homes were inside Israel rather than occupied Palestinian territory A Star of David is painted on a structure on the outskirts of the…
Four Israeli real estate companies and a Canadian marketing firm are being accused of misleading Canadians about the location of properties for sale on illegal Israeli settlement lands in the West Bank, according to a complaint filed in Canada. The Global Echo Litigation Center, a group formed in 2018 to pursue legal action against parties complicit in violations of Palestinian human rights, filed the complaint in Ottawa on Wednesday.
The six complainants, described as Palestinians and Jews, have chosen to remain anonymous. The complaint, 127 pages long, examines Israeli real estate events held in Montreal and Toronto between March 2024 and May 2026. The companies identified in the complaint include Tivuch Shelly, Noam Homes, Meny Group, and Effi Capital, which often works with the Canadian marketing firm Cohen Group.
According to the complaint, the Israeli companies falsely advertised properties located both in Israel and in Israeli settlements beyond Israel's internationally-recognized borders, specifically in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The complaint states that these representations, made to promote the companies' business interests, are materially false and misleading, constituting conduct that could be reviewed under s.74.01(1)(a) of the Competition Act.
The Canadian government recognized a Palestinian state in 2025, but has not taken measures to restrict Israeli land and property sales within the occupied territories, according to the complaint.
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