Lord Millett Obituary
We are sad to report the death of Lord Millett, one of the Patrons of UKLFI Limited, on 27 May 2021. Lord Millett was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1955, was made a QC in 1974 and became a High Court judge in 1986. He was
Belgium investigates funding to Palestinian NGOs accused of terrorist links
Belgium’s Minister of Development, Meryame Kitir, has told a Committee of the Federal Parliament that an investigation is underway into whether Belgian development aid may have been used to finance terrorist activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). During a session of the External Relations Committee,
Manchester’s Whitworth Gallery removes statement of solidarity with Palestine
On 1 June 2021 a statement was posted on the website of the Whitworth Art Gallery expressing solidarity with Palestine and support for ‘decolonialisation’. This was in the immediate wake of Operation Guardian of the Walls, the conflict between Gaza and Israel. The Whitworth is part of the University of
Nintendo Splatoon Game hit with anti-Israel Graffiti
A child playing the video game, Nintendo Splatoon 2, was shocked to see an anti-Israel expletive written in graffiti on a wall in the background of the game. Splatoon is a game where “Inklings” splat ink and claim territory in a 4 player shooting game. The game has an Entertainment
ICC’s error calls into question jurisdiction in “Palestine”
UK Lawyers for Israel has published a paper pointing out some factual errors in the Decision of the majority of the court in the Prosecutor’s request for a ruling on the ICC’s territorial jurisdiction in Palestine. The paper, by Jonathan Turner, chief executive of UKLFI, deals with whether Palestine’s instrument
BBC suspends videos about Israel and Palestine following accusation of indoctrination
The BBC has suspended a series of “Bitesize” videos about Israel and Palestine from its website. These videos formed part of BBC Education’s content, aimed at schoolchildren, and designed to be used in schools. This follows a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel, which described the videos as unbalanced and
Princess Diana, Coverage of Israel and the Balen Report
Lord Dyson’s report on Martin Bashir’s famous interview with Princess Diana has prompted calls to overhaul the handling of complaints about the BBC and for the publication of the Balen Report. Lord Dyson’s recent report on the methods used by BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, to secure his 1995 interview of
USA Rejects Durban Conference Commemoration
UK Lawyers for Israel welcomes the clear decision made by the US government in rejecting the UN’s call to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the antisemitic Durban conference. The World Conference against Racism held in Durban in 2001 was notorious for the efforts made to treat Zionism as racism. The UN
UK Government Opposes ICC’s Investigation in Palestine
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that the UK Government opposes the International Criminal Court’s investigation of alleged war crimes in Palestine. In a letter to Conservative supporters of Israel in the British Houses of Parliament of 9 April 2021, the Prime Minister states: “We do not accept that
Attempt to promote BDS by the backdoor barred at Warwick Uni
An attempt to promote a discriminatory divestment policy targeting Israel, by including special provisions in a general resolution to divest from unethical industries, has been barred as a result of action taken by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The motion was titled “Warwick University to fully divest from all unethical