Football players’ anti-Israel discrimination breached FIFA Regulations
UKLFI has written to the Secretary General of FIFA highlighting how football players and officials breached multiple FIFA regulations during and following a FIFA Legends match in Doha and calling for the rules to be enforced. UKLFI pointed out to Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Secretary General of FIFA, five
IF Charity loses bank account
IF Charity has revealed that its bank account at Al Rayan Bank was blocked from 25 September to 31 December 2020 and was inaccessible to IF or to its accountants. IF is a UK Charity that delivers aid to Gaza. Its stated mission is “to empower the people of Gaza
More booksellers remove anti-Israel book from websites
The children’s book which deleted Israel from a map of the Middle East has now been removed by more booksellers, following accusations that the book is misleading and biased.The book, Amazing Women of the Middle East, featured a map that replaced Israel with Palestine, and did not feature any Jewish
YouGov excludes Israel from its “global community” – for now
YouGov, a market research company co-founded by UK Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, calls itself a global data company. It invites you to “join millions of others in sharing your opinion on politics, sport, entertainment and more.” Members of YouGov get the chance to earn points for answering questions, which can
Dutch Government ends donations to UAWC.
The Dutch Government has ended donations to the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), following an external investigation into their links with a terrorist organisation. The investigation came as a result of UK Lawyers for Israel’s questions to the Dutch Government as to why they were donating to an organisation
International Olympic Committee statement prohibits international competitions in countries that bar Israeli competitors
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) welcomes an important statement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that international sports bodies must obtain written assurances from host countries that all eligible athletes and teams will be permitted to compete without discrimination. The IOC’s statement was made after the World Squash Federation (WSF)
UK publisher and bookseller remove anti-Israel book from websites
The UK publisher of a children’s book which deleted Israel from a map of the Middle East has now pulled the book from its website, and a bookseller has removed the book from its lists following accusations that the book is misleading and biased. The book, Amazing Women of the
Children’s Book Deletes Israel from the Middle East
A children’s book about “Amazing” Middle Eastern women has replaced Israel as a Middle Eastern country with Palestine and excluded Jews and Israelis from its selection of women. UK Lawyers for Israel has called for the publishers to withdraw and amend the book. The book, entitled “Amazing Women of the
Palestinian Judo Federation reported for honouring Algerian player who boycotted Israel
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has reported the Palestinian Judo Federation and its Chairman to the Disciplinary Committee of the International Judo Federation for organising a ceremony honouring an Algerian judo player who boycotted Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel is a voluntary association of lawyers which invokes rules and laws
BBC accused of breaking the law in its Chanukah Bus report
The BBC has been accused of breaking the law in its reporting of the antisemitic abuse of a party of Jewish teenagers and others who were celebrating Chanukah in Oxford Street on 29 November 2021. Some passengers on the bus carrying the party have been assisted by UKLFI Charitable Trust