Camden Council removes Palestinian flags and opens enforcement file regarding defamatory banner ad
Palestinian flags on Council street furniture in Byng Place, London WC1, have been removed and a planning enforcement file has been opened by Camden Council regarding a banner advertisement defaming Israel in High Holborn, London WC1. The banner promotes so-called Cola Gaza, advertised as “Genocide Free, Guilt Free, Free Palestine”.
Customer hounded out of Apple store after criticising staff wearing watermelon Jewellery
A Jewish Israeli customer in Apple’s Brent Cross Store in London was hounded out of the shop after he complained about a staff member wearing jewellery featuring Watermelons and a Pan African flag badge. The watermelon has been adopted by Palestinian supporters as a symbol to represent support for Palestinians and
Islington Council Considering Cost of Divesting from Companies Operating in West Bank
Islington Council in London is considering the high cost of a proposal to divest its pension fund from companies operating in areas of the West Bank administered by Israel. Papers provided by Council staff to the Pensions Committee for its meeting on 26 September estimate one-off costs of £539,000 plus
Webinar: Trevor Asserson on the Asserson Report
UKLFI Charitable Trust held a webinar on “Trevor Asserson on The Asserson Report” with Natasha Hausdorff as chair, on Wednesday 9 October 2024. The Asserson Report on the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war runs to 199 pages with 190 pages of schedules plus 80 megabytes of appendices. It includes
Southbank Centre apologises about staff member wearing Palestine badge
The CEO of the Southbank Centre has apologized for the staff member who was wearing a Palestinian flag badge on her lanyard, which upset Jewish concert-goers at the Royal Festival Hall. One visitor contacted UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) after a spat with the Southbank Centre staff member over her
Camden and Islington Councils face onslaught from PSC seeking divestment
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) is countering two more local Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) groups who are believed to be making presentations in different London boroughs this week. According to social media posts, Islington PSC intends to present a petition at an Islington Council meeting and Camden PSC is making
DPD to remind all drivers about Uniform Standards following Jihadi headband incident
Delivery company DPD is issuing a reminder to all its drivers that they are only permitted to wear liveried uniform, on which no political symbols or slogans are displayed. This follows the incident last week when one of its drivers in Kentish Town was seen wearing a black Jihadi style
Brent Council scheduled to hear Illegal Petition on Divestment from Israel
A petition to divest from Israel, set to be heard by Brent Council, London, on 19 September, is illegal, according to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The petition to divest from Israel was placed on the Change.org platform by Brent & Harrow Palestine Solidarity Campaign and has garnered 768 “signatures”.
London Design Festival removes references to Genocide in RCA Pal Soc exhibit
The London Design Festival has removed references to genocide in advertising an exhibit by the Royal College of Art Palestine Society. This follows a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the Director of the London Design Festival, pointing out that there is no genocide in Gaza, and there
Waltham Forest Council warned against divesting from all arms companies
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Waltham Forest Council’s Pensions Committee, warning it that a blanket policy of divestment from all companies involved in the arms trade would be illegal. The Committee agreed on 22 July 2024 to seek to update the Council’s ethical policy to divest from