Lord Young is our new honorary patron

We are delighted to announce that Lord Young of Graffham has agreed to be one of our honorary patrons.  He qualified as a solicitor prior to a very successful business career, initially as assistant to Sir Isaac Wolfson and then as an entrepreneur. He was Secretary of State for Trade and

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Dublin Council’s Chief Executive Nixes Israel and Hewlett Packard boycott

Dublin Council’s chief executive has confirmed that the Council will NOT be implementing any boycott of Hewlett Packard and of Israeli goods, since such a boycott is illegal. Owen P Keegan, Chief Executive of Dublin City Council Dublin City Council voted in support of a boycott and economic sanctions against

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UKLFI helps Israeli Students to counter “Israel Apartheid Week”

UKLFI assisted a delegation of 15 Israeli students, who had been denied entry to Kings College London. UKLFI’s intervention ensured that a delegation, arranged by StandWithUs, of 15 Israeli students, who had been refused entry to Kings College London, were given a personal apology by its principal Ed Byrne,  and

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New appointments at UKLFI

We are delighted to announce that Lady Hazel Cosgrove and Jonathan Lux have been appointed Co-Chairs of UKLFI, while Jonathan Turner has been appointed the new Chief Executive. Lady Hazel Cosgrove has been appointed co-chair of UKLFI. Lady Cosgrove was the first woman to be appointed a Senator of the

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