Tower Hamlets removes pro-Palestinian Murals
Tower Hamlets has removed the pro-Palestinian murals that had been painted in various locations around the borough, following a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel pointing out that they are illegal. A mural of Hind Osama Al-Khoudary, a journalist, that had already been badly defaced, was removed from Buxton Street
Lord Sumption meets his match in Natasha Hausdorff
Lord Sumption met his match at a House of Commons Committee Hearing when Natasha Hausdorff, UKLFI Charitable Trust’s Legal Director, opposed his view that the UK should stop arms exports to Israel. The House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee held a hearing on the licensing of arms exports
Church in Bath cancels Palestinian singer event
A Church in Bath has cancelled an event hosted by Bath Friends of Palestine, featuring a Palestinian singer who had posted offensive and inflammatory social media posts, following UKLFI’s intervention. The singer, Reem Kelani, was due to appear at St Luke’s Church in Bath on 18 May 2024. However, UK
Amazon stops selling book by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Amazon is no longer selling a book by Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza, after being told that it is illegal to do so by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). On 18 April 2024 UKLFI informed Amazon that it is in breach of UK’s anti-terrorism legislation, and reported Amazon
Webinar: Hamas Statistics – True or False?
UKLFI Charitable Trust hosted a webinar entitled Hamas Statistics – True or False? with Professor Lewi Stone, Professor Greg Rose, and chaired by Natasha Hausdorff. It took place on 5 May 2024. Grim statistics of Palestinian casualties in the current war in the Gaza Strip have been repeatedly reported in
Met Police change guidance on flags in response to UKLFI letter
The Metropolitan Police (London’s police force) have changed the guidance given to their officers on the legality of fixing Palestinian flags to lamp posts. This is in response to a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), showing that the existing guidance, and advice given to the public based on
Exeter University allowing antisemitism to go unchecked on campus
Jewish students at Exeter University have been subjected to months of antisemitic and discriminatory treatment. This has included the disruption of pro-Israel expression, weekly anti-semitic, anti-Israel protests, targeting of Jews and denial of Hamas atrocities. Following approaches from Exeter students, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) have now written to the
UKLFI Refute Criticism of their Letter to Sunak
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) have refuted criticism of their letter to Rishi Sunak that countered claims that the UK government is legally obliged to take various actions against Israel, since (it was alleged) there is a plausible risk of genocide by Israel in Gaza. The authors of the letter
Apple causes International Incident
Apple has been accused of breaching discrimination laws and its own policies by programming the Palestine flag emoji to pop up when the word Jerusalem is typed into its phones. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, regarding the rogue emoji. Ever since the
UK Statistics Authority urged to review fabricated Gaza casualty figures
The UK Statistics Authority has been urged to review the Palestinian Casualty figures in the Gaza War after several analyses indicated that the figures have been fabricated. UKLFI Charitable Trust (“UKLFI CT”) has written to Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, inviting it to assess the quality