Eurovision urged to disqualify Icelandic entry

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and the Wiesenthal Centre have written to the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) executive supervisor, Jon Ola Sand, to prevent politicization of the May 14-18 contest in Tel Aviv. UKLFI urged the disqualification of Iceland’s band “Hatari” (“Hate” in English), since it contravened both the spirit

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UKLFI featured on Jonny Gould’s Jewish State podcast

Jonathan Turner, chief executive of UKLFI, is interviewed on “Jonny Gould’s Jewish State” podcast this week, talking about our successes in combatting BDS and other anti-Israel activity. You can listen to the interview with Jonathan here: https://m.soundcloud.com/jonnygould/the-remarkable-uk-lawyers-for-israel-and-bela-guttmann-footballs-greatest-comeback Jonny Gould’s Jewish State is a podcast produced by Jonny Gould, who has worked

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Bristol University accused of breaching Education Act

UK Lawyers for Israel has accused Bristol University of failing to ensure freedom of speech, appeasing those who seek to disrupt meetings, and imposing unreasonable conditions on a speaker.  This follows Bristol University’s cancellation of the meeting of the Free Speech Society with Emma Fox, that was due to be

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