Webinar: Challenges to Academic Freedom
UKLFI Charitable Trust held a webinar on Challenges to Academic Freedom with Professor Raphael Cohen Almagor, chaired by Natasha Hausdorff on 14 January 2025. There has been a marked decline in academic freedom in the world, especially in the United Kingdom. In this lecture, Professor Cohen Almagor explains what academic
School’s “fast for Gaza” challenged as illegal
An East London School that is planning to hold a “collective fast” for Gaza will be acting illegally, in breach of the Education Act 1996, unless it ensures that the pupils are offered a balanced presentation of opposing views. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Jon Ryder, Principal
Shelter hits back at union-led anti-Israel campaigns
The housing and homelessness charity, Shelter, has rebuffed union-led antisemitic and anti-Israel campaigns within its organization, as explained by its chief executive Polly Neate. Ms Neate responded to a list of concerns sent by an anonymous whistleblower to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), who was worried about the antisemitic atmosphere
Barbican will not permit staff to wear pro-Palestine slogan badges
The Barbican Arts Centre has confirmed that it will enforce its code of conduct, and not permit its staff to wear political badges. For the past few months Barbican staff have been sporting “Free Palestine” and “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” badges with impunity, alienating their Jewish visitors and creating an offensive
Islington Council Pensions Committee Advised Against Divestment Targeting Israel
Islington Council Pensions Committee has been advised against proceeding with plans to divest from companies operating in the areas of the West Bank (Judea & Samaria) under Israeli administration. This follows a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) drawing attention to various matters that had not previously been addressed
Royal Court Theatre reported to Charity Commission for allowing staff to wear Free Palestine badges
The Royal Court Theatre has been reported to the Charity Commission for allowing its staff to campaign for the Palestinian cause by wearing “Free Palestine” badges. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) argues that the English Stage Company Limited, the charity whose working name is the Royal Court, has been acting
Israeli Writer Abused at Luton Airport by Security Official
A Luton Airport security officer harassed and abused an Israeli citizen who was travelling back to Israel after a book tour in London. Alon Penzel, aged 23, had spent a week in England to promote his new book, “Testimonies without Boundaries: Israel October 7th 2023”, which includes first-hand accounts from
Royal College of Arts tutor calls Israeli flag a symbol of hate and genocide
An Israeli flag was torn down from a photography student’s working area in the Royal College of Arts (RCA), and at a subsequent Photography Department faculty meeting, a tutor called the flag a symbol of hate and genocide. This comes against the background of many students at the RCA in
Children’s Theatre School reported for Activist Teaching
A children’s theatre school in Brighton has been reported to the Regulator for Community Interest Companies (the CIC Regulator) for breaches of regulations, following its activist teaching. ThirdSpace is an East Sussex based theatre school for children, teenagers, and young adults in the area. It is a Community Interest Company
College Cancels Classical Music Concert that lauded Palestinian Resistance
A London college has cancelled a classical concert of new music, having admitted that the event slipped through its editorial policy. Morley College was due to host a concert entitled “The World stands with Palestine – Compositions for the Palestinian struggle” by Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust (CCCT) on 15 November