You and many others worked very hard for this important success against the PFA.  It seems they will go to no end to win little battles in order to maintain the status quo while remaining the persecuted, suffering victims. I think it is important to win these battles.  It’s just such a shame that you, Caroline and others have to put in so much time and hard work for what would otherwise be trivial matters.  As small as the issues are, they are important and wining the argument is important. Thank you all for your hard work.” – Robert Sack

FIFA

“’Kol Hakavod’ – I’m filled with admiration of all you achieve.” – Flora Selwyn

“Fabulous work –  well done to you all” – Martin Sugarman

“What a fantastic year! Your legal approach to the anti-Israel activity, conducted so skilfully, has achieved a huge number of gains which would not have been made by other means. I am delighted to be associated with UKLFI – however obliquely!” – Tim Friedman

“congrats, and strength to your arm” – Daniel Leon

“I would like to congratulate you on the amazing achievements you have made in 2018. This list of actions and successes which I received, is nothing short of amazing.” – Jonathan Taylor

Successes in 2018

“Massive respect for UKLFI – the ‘UK’ bit is important to us here north of the Border, which other organisations seem to forget about. Sincere thanks on behalf of Confederation of Friends of Israel – Scotland” – Nigel Goodrich

COFIS

“The only worthwhile organisation speaking up for us is the United Kingdom Lawyers For Israel, which is fearless and, no doubt because of their legal knowledge, will take on anyone. This includes the judiciary and the media – in fact, any of our enemies wherever it is justified – when it comes to fighting Israel’s corner or speaking out against antisemitism.” – Percy Stern, letter to the Jewish Telegraph, January 2019

Percy Stern

“Thanks for the great work!” – Paul Gross

“Kol Ha-kavod.  This is a great list of practical achievements.  You are making a difference” – Alec Burnside

“I am so impressed by your accomplishments, I don’t know what to say… all this work that you’ve done.” – Pieter Hoogendoorn, The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation

“Some brilliant and effective work. Keep it up!” – Lawrence Ryz

“These successes are simply amazing. You’re doing the work of an army! Kol hakavod to everyone involved.” – Andrea Frankenthal

 

UKLFI’s successes in 2018

Rejection by FIFA’s Council of the Palestinian attempt to have the Israeli Football Association suspended, November 2017

“Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together!” – Stanley Grossman

“Congrats UKLfI with this result” – Pieter Hoogendoorn, ICTJP

“Thank you for this. Indeed great success” – Adir Bar Yohanan

“Fantastic well done” – Herzl Hamburger

“Congratulations! Thank you for all your dedicated work” – Lucille Cohen

“This is just so impressive and important to have succeeded. A huge thank you to all of you involved. Well done” – Danny Preiskel

 

FIFA

Acceptance of complaint under the OECD Guidelines for MNEs against PwC for failure to report payment of salaries to terrorists in audits of international aid to the Palestinian Authority

“That is a brilliant effort. Please, keep us posted.” – Ignacio Wenley Palacios

“This is a brilliant achievement by everyone concerned. Kol HaKavod to all the key people who made it happen.” – Judy Keiner

“Excellent work” – Melvyn Lipitch

“Brilliant” – Sharon Klaff

“Great work!” – Brooke Goldstein, Director, The Lawfare Project

“Bravo. Very important” – Irit Kohn, President Emeritus, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists

“Great news!!” – Yifa Segal, International Legal Forum

OECD Guidelines

Saudi Badminton players and coach suspended for refusing to play against an Israeli

“Good work” – David Elsby

“Well done and thanks!” – Michelle Moshelian

Saudi Badminton Players

“Awesome work Jonathan” – David Collier

“Brilliant work Jonathan.” – Harvey Garfield

Seret Film Festival

BDS resolution of Dublin City Council

“absolutely fantastic. great job. Thank you. The legal route is hard to oppose.” – Pam Kay

Dublin City Council

BDS resolutions of Mid-Ulster and Fermanagh Councils

“It’s an excellent letter and I’m very grateful for your work on this” – Steven Jaffe, Northern Ireland Friends of Israel

“Brilliant letter Jonathan” – Daniel Berke

Mid-Ulster and Fermanagh Councils

Incorporation of IHRA definition in official guidance to English judges

“The truth is that this matter would not have come to the committee’s attention without your alerting it to us/them. Thank-You for doing so. Though its taken time, I hope you’ll feel this is something which – even if we only played a part .. has made a positive difference.” – Danny Stone, All Party Parliamentary Group on Antisemitism

IHRA definition

Tesco remedies omission of Israel on website

Thank you very much for your help and advice.” – Shalom Kupperman

 

Tesco’s Omission of Israel

Closing down funding platforms of terror linked NGOs

 “Congrats to UKLFI” – Gerald Steinberg, NGO Monitor

“Congratulations to @UKLFI for stopping “War on Want” PayPal fund raising” – Jewish Human Rights Watch

“Well done!” – Melvin Berwald

“Oh, FANTASTIC NEWS!! Kol hakavod!!” – Susan Storring

 “Amazing success!!!!!” – Adv. Maurice Hirsch, Palestinian Media Watch

“Congratulations!!!” Kol HaKavod!!” – Yifa Segal, International Legal Forum

“Amazing!!! Thanks so much for letting me know and your great work!” – Anne Herzberg, NGO Monitor

“Great!! Well done” – Michelle Moshelian

“once again Caroline, a superb job. Israel thanks you and your great organisation” – Pam Kay

Well done to UKLFI” – Charles J Simenoff

“Terrific news Caroline, Kol HaKovod and thanks for the update!” – Yifa Segal, International Legal Forum

“Good work. Keep it up. We need you.” – Rachel Levi

Terror Linked NGOs

“The Israeli Association of United Architects, on behalf of the architects in Israel, wishes to extend deep thanks to you for all of your efforts and your important work in helping to thwart the mission of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to suspend the IAUA’s membership in the International Union of Architects-UIA.” – Prof. Arch. Baruch Baruch, President IAUA and Arch. Yitzhak Lipovetzky-Lir, IAUA International Relations

Israeli Association of United Architects

“I want to first and foremost thank you for all your help. Thank you for taking the time to help us and draft letters for us. You have been fantastic and we could never thank you enough … Once again, please know your work does not go unappreciated. As aforementioned, we are in your debt and we could never thank you enough.” – Moselle Paz Solis, student at SOAS

SOAS

“This is a brilliant outcome, and on behalf of IES and everyone at Edinburgh who has worked to oppose this, I’d thank all of you for your help. … Finally, a very special mention to you, Jonathan: thank you and mazel tov! Your legal expertise got us the outcome we had hoped for.” – Theo Robertson-Bonds, Chair, Edinburgh University Israel Engagement Society

Edinburgh University

“Firstly, may I express my gratitude for your perseverance with this issue throughout the year. As I’m sure you will agree, British universities are becoming increasingly hostile environments for Jewish students and the work you do goes far in attempting to hold those responsible to account.” – Ethan Davids, student at Leeds University

Leeds University

“Special thanks to Jacob Turner (referred to by UK Lawyers for Israel) for his excellent consultation and editing work.” – Adv Calev Myers, Jerusalem Institute of Justice

Jerusalem Institute of Justice

“The advice and support that all the lawyers at UKLFI have offered particularly to the advocacy groups has been fantastic. These people and all associated with UKLFI are truly some of our community’s unsung heroes” – Fiona Sharpe, Sussex Friends of Israel

Sussex Friends of Israel

“I have to thank you again. I don’t think we thanked you enough. This event really did happen thanks to you and Liora and I are very grateful for that. We definitely feel the night was a success overall and you played a major part in that.” – Sammy Hakimian, Co-President of UCL Friends of Israel Society

UCL Friends of Israel

“Thank you so much. This has been a great help, all of the information is very useful. I have also talked to Stand With Us, who I know you work closely with, who have also given good advice” – Jess Shindler-Glass, University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

“Thank you so much. I honestly don’t know what I would do without your assistance. This is really excellent.” – Tamara Berens, President, Kings College London, Israel Society

Kings College Israel Society

“I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the help you have given me over the last year. Your input has been incredibly valuable and you have gone a long way towards easing my fears and worries.” – Anya Osen, student at Exeter University

Exeter University

“Genuinely hand on my heart without them [UK Lawyers for Israel] we would be lost.” – Barry Williams, Irish4Israel

 

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