Webinar on Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East
UKLFI Charitable Trust hosted a webinar on Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East with Prof Shaul Chorev and Dr Efrat Sopher. The chair is Natasha Hausdorff. It took place on Sunday 1st May. This webinar discusses one of the most important issues facing Israel and Middle
New Task Force established to root out antisemitism in education at all levels
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Antisemitism heard testimony in March 2022 from Jewish university students about their experiences of antisemitic and anti-zionist harassment at universities. This followed a request by Mrs Susan Storring, a Trustee of UKLFI Charitable Trust, to her MP, Theresa Villiers, a Vice Chair of
Brunel removes anti-Israel article from occupational therapy course
The Dean of Brunel University’s College of Health has assured students that an anti-Israel article recommended as reading material in an occupational therapy course will not be used again. This follows a complaint by first year occupational therapy students at Brunel University, assisted by UKLFI, who were upset and insulted
Designated Palestinian NGO awarded prize by UK Refugees charity
A Palestinian NGO, designated by Israel last year, has won a £25,000 prize from Ockenden International, a UK based Refugees charity. The Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) is one of four winners of the Ockenden Prize for refugee and/or displaced people projects. The chairman of Ockenden’s 2022 judging panel
YouTube Rejected Warnings about Antisemitic Content
YouTube rejected warnings from its moderators to remove antisemitic videos, according to a whistleblower, who has been assisted by UKLFI Charitable Trust. Khaled Hassan, who worked at a company contracted by YouTube to monitor its content, was employed to identify extremist Arabic videos. Mr Hassan told the Jewish Chronicle that
City University Students Union reported to Charity Commission over unlawful BDS Campaign
The President of City University’s Israel Society, with assistance from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), has reported the City Students’ Union to the Charity Commission for conducting an unlawful BDS campaign targeting Israel. City, University of London Students’ Union is a charity whose objects are the advancement of education of
Edinburgh Council withdraws discussion on twinning with Gaza
A petition calling for Edinburgh to be twinned with the Palestinian city of Gaza was pulled from the agenda of the city’s council’s policy and sustainability committee at short notice so legal advice could be taken. This follows UKLFI’s letter to Edinburgh council’s head of legal services last week, warning
Petition to twin Edinburgh with Gaza City could mean Councillors commit criminal offence
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has warned Edinburgh Council that Councillors will probably commit criminal offences if they participate in twinning between Edinburgh and Gaza City. A petition to twin Edinburgh with Gaza City is on the Agenda for a Council Committee meeting on 29 March 2022. The petitioner is
Local Government Pension Scheme Chairs welcome UKLFI’s letter regarding “unlawful interference” by UN Rapporteur
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the 82 Local Government Pension Scheme Chairs in England and Wales, to warn them that a UN Rapporteur is unlawfully interfering in the management of their pension funds. Michael Lynk, the UNHRC’s Special Rapporteur “on the situation of human rights in the
Webinar on “UN Human Rights Systems and how to engage with them” with Prof Rosa Freedman
UKLFI Charitable Trust organised a webinar on UN Human Rights Systems and How to Engage with Them with Professor Rosa Freedman and chaired by Dr Efrat Sopher. It took place on Sunday 20 March 2022. In 2019 the first ever UN human rights report on antisemitism was published. This pivotal