Police urged to investigate billboard campaign
UKLFI has urged the police to investigate the perpetrators of a billboard campaign aimed at demonising Israel. An individual, who goes by the name of Abu Amanaah, has uploaded a video to social media showing billboards being erected at bus stops in the east London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The
Tower Hamlets reported to Met Police over failure to remove offensive stickers and Palestinian Flags
Tower Hamlets Council is refusing to take down large Palestinian flags from its property. The east London Borough is also failing to remove inflammatory posters and stickers on lamp posts and other street furniture. UKLFI has reported Tower Hamlets Council to the Metropolitan Police, after Jewish residents raised “serious concerns” about
Manchester Students’ Union BDS Motion Challenged
UKLFI has written to the Trustees of the University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU) urging them to block a new BDS policy. The Students’ Union has launched a vote on the question “Should the SU boycott and divest from Israel?” The proposals include boycotting a large number of companies operating
Medjool dates now targeted by BDS Campaign
Medjool dates from Israel have become the latest victim of BDS campaigners. Activists are sticking labels on the products in supermarkets encouraging customers to boycott Israel. The sticker, in the colours of a Palestinian Flag, says “Boycott Israeli Apartheid. Free Palestine. www.palestinecampaign.org.” The stickered product was spotted by a concerned member
Second IDF fundraiser frozen as Just Giving again accuses the IDF of being a militia
JustGiving is refusing to pay out a sum of over £4,000 to an IDF crowdfunding appeal, claiming that they do not allow weapons to be bought for a “militia”. On 15 October 2023 a Londoner set up a JustGiving page to raise money to buy Leatherman tools for her brother-in-law’s
Sabra® Hummus targeted by BDS campaigners
Sabra® Hummus is being targeted in the UK by BDS campaigners, who are attaching fake anti-Israel shelf labels in supermarkets. The producer of these labels, Darren Cullen, has sent an email to his followers falsely accusing Sabra® Hummus of providing financial support for the Israeli Defence Forces and supporting Israeli
Webinar: “The Case Against Israel in the International Court
UKLFI Charitable Trust had a webinar on “The Case Against Israel in the International Court” with Natasha Hausdorff, chaired by Daniel Berke on Thursday 4th January 2024. On 30 December 2022 the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 77/247 containing a kitchen-sink of allegations against Israel. The Resolution concluded by asking
St Andrews University to commission urgent investigation over Rector’s divisive email
St Andrews University is commissioning an urgent independent external investigation into the conduct of its Rector in sending out a divisive anti-Israel email to all students. The Rector of St Andrews, Stella Maris, who was elected by students to preside at meetings of the University Court, sent an email on
Officer at UN Women referred to UN’s Investigations Department
A UN officer has been accused of breaching the guidelines for UN staff and international civil servants relating to the impartiality following her public endorsement of dozens of anti-Israel tweets. UKLFI has written to the Investigations Division, Office of Internal Oversight Services (ID/OIOS) to complain about the anti-Israel bias of
East London Café reported to EHRC for refusal to serve drinks associated with Israel
An East London café has announced that it will not serve various canned fizzy drinks because they are made by companies that are associated with a Jewish / Israeli country. Shaketown café, which is in Leyton, East London has, as a result, been reported by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)