NUS President reportedly suspended following internal investigation

The President of the National Union of Students Shaima Dallali is reported to have been suspended from her post.  The alleged suspension comes following an internal investigation into “the President Elect” conducted by Rebecca Tuck, QC.  Ms Tuck was also conducting a public investigation into antisemitism at the NUS, and

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Edinburgh Council rejects twinning with Gaza 

Edinburgh Council has rejected a twinning petition with Gaza following “legal advice”. The Edinburgh-Gaza twinning petition had been listed on the agenda for the Policy and Sustainability Committee meeting at 10am on Tuesday 30 August. However, the Committee refused to allow Pete Gregson who was leading the twinning campaign to

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Martial Arts Federation urged to punish Lebanese discrimination against Israelis

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has been urged by UK Lawyers for Israel to take action against a Lebanese athlete who withdrew from a martial arts competition to avoid competing with an Israeli rival. The terror group Hezbollah hailed the athlete, Charbel Abou Daher, as “heroic” for withdrawing

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Israelis can purchase Hospitality package for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

FIFA has confirmed that Israelis may purchase hospitality packages for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 directly from its central hospitality website even though there is not currently an agent that deals with Israel. UK Lawyers for Israel had accused FIFA of discriminating against Israelis and breaking its own codes

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Pensions Advisory Board Misleads

The statutory advisory board for the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales has provided partial and misleading information on its website regarding a discussion with the former UNHRC Special Rapporteur, Michael Lynk, and correspondence relating to it. Michael Lynk Michael Lynk, who was then UNHRC Special Rapporteur “on

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FIFA breaks its own discrimination rules as Israelis unable to book World Cup Hospitality Packages

Israelis are not able to book hospitality packages for the FIFA World cup, to be held in Qatar in November and December 2022, in breach of FIFA’s own anti-discriminatory rules. On the FIFA website prospective purchasers of hospitality packages are invited to find appointed sales agents in their region. In

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Taekwondo athlete breaches rules by refusing to compete against Israeli

A Jordanian Taekwondo competitor refused to compete against an Israeli player, breaching World Taekwondo rules which uphold peace, integrity, respect and inclusiveness. During 2022 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships, on 31 July in Sofia, Bulgaria, a Jordanian competitor Maysir Al-Dahamsheh, refused to compete rather than face an Israeli opponent because she

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Webinar: The Trojan Bourse

UKLFI Charitable Trust hosted a webinar entitled "The Trojan Bourse" with Dan Harris, and chaired by Natasha Hausdorff  on Thursday 8 September. Dan Harris, a leading specialist in the financial markets, spoke about his new book, “The Trojan Bourse” which  analyses how the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement seeks

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Webinar: The Ben & Jerry’s Saga

UKLFI Charitable Trust hosted a webinar on The Ben & Jerry’s Saga with Prof Jesse Fried, chaired by Jacob Turner on  Tuesday 23 August 2022. Last year Ben & Jerry’s, a subsidiary of Unilever, decided its ice cream should no longer be sold in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories” (East Jerusalem,

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Forest Green Rovers Football Club breaches rules by anti-Israel displays

Forest Green Rovers Football Club (FGRFC) has breached the rules of football by its anti-Israel displays during matches, and by the tweets of its chairman, according to UKLFI. UKLFI director Sam Green has now written to the Football Association to complain about the two incidents at FGRFC  that occurred in

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