Commonwealth mediator may have breached UK Government funding agreement
The UK Government, which funds a Commonwealth network of Women Mediators, is alerting them to potential breaches of their funding agreement. The potential breaches relate to anti-Israel posts on social media by a senior mediator in the group which UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has drawn to the UK Government’s
Authors reject anti-Israel resolution
An anti-Israel resolution was rejected by members of the Society of Authors in a vote at a General Meeting of the Society on 2 May 2024. 786 members in favour of the resolution were outnumbered by 883 against. Amongst other allegations, the proposed resolution claimed that “At the time of
Selfridges in trouble as skateboard staff wear Pro-Palestine clothing
Selfridges is in trouble with its Jewish customers after a Selfridges staff member wore a top emblazoned with a pro-Palestinian slogan. Several customers attending The Bowl, a skateboarding park inside Selfridges London store, were distressed by the instructor’s clothing, which featured a prominent “Freedom 4 Palestine” slogan. Palestinian flag stickers
Film Screening: The UK Premiere of Whose Land Part 2
UKLFI Charitable Trust invite you to the UK Premiere Screening of Whose Land? Part 2 at a Venue in North West London on Thursday 30 May 2024 at 7pm Refreshments, 7.30pm Film Screening. Tickets: Suggested Donation £20 With Q & A after the film with Director Hugh Kitson and Natasha
Removal of Murals in Tower Hamlets angers Mayor Lutfur Rahman
Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has reacted angrily to the removal of illegal pro-Palestinian murals in Tower Hamlets. Mr Rahman only found out that the murals had been removed by Tower Hamlets council after reading a Guardian article about it. He then tweeted: “Murals of Palestinian children, doctors &
RCA Student Union’s BDS motion breaches charity, education and procurement law, claims UKLFI
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the Trustees of the Royal College of Art (RCA) Students’ Union asking them to override a Motion titled “Palestinian Solidarity and Academic Freedom” (the “Motion”) as it is unlawful. If the Motion were put into effect, it would breach charity law and
ICJ President confirms it did not find there is a plausible case that Israel is committing genocide
The former President of the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”), has confirmed that the ICJ did not find there was a plausible case of genocide against Israel. Judge Joan Donoghue was President of the ICJ when it made its original Provisional Measures Order (“the Order”) in the case brought by
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