Webinar: Two States for Two Peoples?

UKLFI Charitable Trust held a webinar on “Two States for Two Peoples? - The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, International Law and EU Policy with Andrew Tucker and Prof Dr Wolfgang Bock and chaired by  Natasha Hausdorff on Thursday 19th January 2023. In this webinar Prof Dr Wolfgang Bock and thinc director Andrew Tucker

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Puma is urged to ignore anti-Israel boycott calls

UKLFI, together with the Zionist Advocacy Centre, have written to the CEO of Puma International to congratulate him on continuing to sponsor the Israeli Football Association and to counter the anti-Israel groups who have been urging Puma to withdraw its sponsorship. Anti-Israel campaigners have been pressurising Puma to withdraw from

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Lord Young Obituary

We are sad to report the passing on 8 December 2022 of Lord Young z’’l, an Honorary Patron of UK Lawyers for Israel and UKLFI Charitable Trust. David Ivor Young was born on 27 February 1932, the son of a Jewish Lithuanian flour merchant. He read Law at University College,

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Moroccan team breaks FIFA rules by waving Palestinian flags at World Cup

UKLFI requests urgent action by FIFA to prevent further violations at the semi-final and finals The Moroccan team, its members and officials have been accused of flagrant violations of the FIFA rules at the World Cup in Doha, by waving and holding large Palestinian flags to transmit a political message

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City University Students Union BDS motion cancelled following complaint to Charity Commission

The Board of Trustees of City University’s Students’ Union (CSU) has overridden an anti-Israel BDS motion passed by students on 1 December 2021.  This follows a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the Students’ Union’s Trustees and a complaint to the Charity Commission by StandWithUs UK Fellow, Begzat

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Israel’s Justice Minister asserts rights of the indigenous Jewish people in Judea and Samaria

Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s Justice Minister, made an important statement on Facebook on 24 November 2022, reminding us of the rights of the indigenous Jewish people in Judea and Samaria, preserved by Article 80 of the UN Charter. The statement reads:“On 12 November 2022 the UN voted to seek an advisory

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Institutional Investors, Israel Boycotts, and American Law

UKLFI Charitable Trust invites you to a webinar on "Institutional Investors, Israel Boycotts, and American Law”  with Professor David H Webber of Boston University,  chaired by Natasha Hausdorff  on 19 December 2022 at 5pm UK Time  (7pm Israel, 6pm Europe, 12 noon US East Coast, 9am US West Coast). Activists

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UKLFI one of 180 NGOs calling on Twitter to adopt Antisemitism Definition

In a joint letter, 180 civil rights groups from around the world, including UKLFI,  have called  on Twitter’s new owner to adopt the widely accepted IHRA definition of antisemitism and act against Jew-hatred on the social media platform. A coalition made up of more than 180 nonprofit organizations representing regions

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First Israeli competes in Saudi Triathlon event

Olympic triathlete Shachar Sagiv became the first Israeli to compete in a Saudi sporting event at the end of October.  This followed UKLFI’s complaint to the World Triathlon organisation after an Israeli team was denied entry into Jordan for the Asian Cup triathlon competition earlier in October. Sagiv competed in

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NUS President sacked over breaches of NUS policy following investigation

The National Union of Students has terminated the contract of its President, Shaima Dallali, following an investigation which found there had been significant breaches of the NUS policy. UKLFI wrote to the NUS in on 11 April 2022 to warn them of incendiary views expressed by the incoming National President,

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