Hayes Garden World in Lake District cracks down on Palestine badge wearing employee
After complaints about a staff member wearing a Palestine Badge, Hayes Garden World has confirmed it will not allow employees to wear political symbols at work. They will now be updating their dress code policy and ensuring that all employees are aware of the “expectations regarding the dress code requirements
BDS Challenged at Bristol and Bath
A BDS motion by Bristol City Council and demands for divestment by the Avon Pension Fund Committee have been robustly challenged by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). According to UKLFI, the Bristol motion was based on false information and unlawful, and its implementation would breach fiduciary duties, the Local Government
Enfield PSC BDS Petition and Misleading Ad Challenged
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has warned leading members and staff of Enfield Council that a petition promoted by Enfield Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Enfield PSC) contains false information and illegal demands. UKLFI has also reported Enfield PSC’s advert in the Enfield Dispatch to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advert
University student charged with supporting Hamas
A University of London student has been charged by counter terrorism police with expressing support for Hamas, after making a speech soon after 7 October 2023 celebrating the terrorist attacks in Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) originally reported Sarah Cotte, a student at the School of African and
Parody Labour Party Ad on Tube accuses Netanyahu of war crimes
A parody of an advertisement for the Labour Party appeared on Jubilee Line trains yesterday, accusing Israel’s Prime Minister of war crimes. The parody advert, which featured a picture of the UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, displayed the slogan “with Labour Britain is doing
Complaint sent to the OSCR after boycott of Coca-Cola products by the Glasgow Film Theatre
The Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) has been accused of breaching charity law by not serving Coca-Cola products from the cinema bar for the duration of the Glasgow Film Festival. This decision to boycott followed objections from staff who refused to handle any goods or brands with links to Israel, in
UEL retains IHRA definition of antisemitism
The University of East London (UEL) has decided to maintain its adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism following a consultation with its staff, students’ union and external stakeholders. UEL Docklands campus UEL’s Academic Board had adopted the IHRA Working Definition in February 2021 but the University decided in
No Palestine Badges Allowed on “Politically Neutral” Post Office Premises
Postmasters who have ignored the Post Office guidance on political issues have been reminded not to wear Palestine Flag badges or any other political symbols while on duty. This follows a complaint after a Jewish customer was distressed to find the postmaster in her local branch sporting a Palestinian Flag,
Barts Health NHS Trust introduces No Political Symbols staff dress code following multiple sightings of pro-Palestine badges
Barts Health NHS Trust has confirmed that hospital staff are not allowed to wear political symbols following a review of its uniform policy that comes into effect this week. There have been a string of incidents in the hospitals of the Barts Health NHS Trust, where Jewish patients were distressed
International Booker Prize tainted by Judges who openly boycott Israeli authors
The International Booker Prize has breached its own guidelines by appointing all five judges with strongly held anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian views. Three of the judges, Max Porter, Sana Goyal and Anton Hur, have signed letters vowing to boycott Israeli institutions unless they agree that Israel has committed genocide and ethnic