Poster backing Elbit defendants to be removed
An unauthorised poster placed in a bus stop advertisement panel near Woolwich Arsenal Station is to be removed urgently by the billboard operator JCDecaux, after the company was alerted by UK Lawyers for Israel. The poster, apparently installed by supporters of Palestine Action, expressed support for activists currently on trial
Hybrid Scottish–Palestinian Flags Removed from Glasgow Lampposts
Glasgow City Council has removed a series of hybrid Scottish–Palestinian flags – nicknamed “Paltires” – that had been unlawfully affixed to lampposts in several locations across the city. The action follows legal representations sent by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to Glasgow City Council and the Lord Lyon King of
Avon Pension Fund must reject divestment from aerospace and defence companies, lawyers say
The Committee which oversees the £5.8 billion Avon Pension Fund has been urged to reject a proposal to divest from aerospace and defence companies at its upcoming meeting on 12 December 2025. A letter sent by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the Committee states they have a legal duty
UEA Opens Investigation into Discriminatory Academic Boycott Following UKLFI Complaint
The University of East Anglia (UEA) has confirmed that it has launched a formal investigation after a senior academic refused to consider a research application from an Arab-Israeli scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, following UK Lawyers for Israel’s (UKLFI) intervention. The UEA professor rejected the application on the
Origin Festival Denies Any Ban on Israeli Performers
Regan Taco, founder of the new UK music festival Origin, has confirmed that Israeli artists are not barred from performing at the event, following concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and others. UKLFI contacted Mr Taco after a WhatsApp message—circulated informally—appeared to show him saying that the festival
UKLFI Calls for Withdrawal of Children’s Book Containing Antisemitic Illustration
A children’s book on human rights containing an antisemitic illustration is likely to stir up racial hatred, and should be withdrawn, according to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). Illustration by Luis Demano from Human Rights by Yayo Herrero UKLFI has written to a publisher, book distributors, and a London local
University of Manchester Warned Against Unlawful Academic Boycott
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) have warned Manchester University that it must take pro-active steps to ensure that its staff do not give effect to its recent Students’ Union’s vote to cut all ties with Tel Aviv University. UKLFI’s letter to the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Duncan Ivison, points out that
Inflammatory Casting Call Published on Spotlight
Spotlight, the professional casting platform for actors, has published an inflammatory casting call, which includes misleading political statements about Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has called on Spotlight to ensure that its platform is kept free of inappropriate content, in accordance with its terms. The casting advertisement by Lane
Academic boycott at UEA challenged
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia (UEA) calling for an urgent investigation after a senior academic refused to consider a research application because it was from a scholar at an Israeli university. A professor of social science at UEA had
Webinar: Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
UKLFI Charitable Trust had a webinar on ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI-ZIONISM with Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Natasha Hausdorff on Wednesday 3 December. Martin Luther King reputedly said: “When people criticise Zionists, they mean Jews.” In this webinar Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Natasha Hausdorff examine the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism – identity or