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
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