Dental chain drops notorious grime star Wiley from its “Birthday Bash” after outcry by Jewish dentists

The Smile Clinic Group, which runs a chain of 14 dental practices and a Dental Academy, has cancelled Wiley from the line-up in its upcoming “Birthday Bash” for dentists. The joint CEOs of the Smile Clinic Group and directors of the Dental Academy, Kishan Patel and Jinesh Vaghela styled themselves

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Mayor of London asked to act to protect Jews as protestors shout “Zionists not welcome here”

A chant implying Zionists are not welcome in London, at one of the Saturday “Hate marches” has prompted UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to write to the Mayor of London to urge him to act to protect Jews. “Say it loud, say it clear, Zionists not welcome here” was shouted

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Queer Running Club excludes Israeli Photographer

The Queer Running Club (QRC) has been accused of illegal discrimination by refusing to work with an Israeli photographer. The photographer had agreed with QRC to do a photoshoot of an event, but this was “postponed” after he did not confirm that he was “pro-Palestine”. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)

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South London venue cancels Palestinian American poet Remi Kanazi

An event featuring controversial Palestinian American poet Remi  Kanazi, due to take place in South London, has been cancelled. This follows a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the venue, pointing out that Remi Kanazi has posted a series of threatening, abusive and insulting messages on his X

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Etsy selling abusive anti-Israel T-shirts and stickers, breaching own policies and the law

Etsy has been accused of breaching its own policies as well as UK law by selling  abusive and threatening anti-Israel T Shirts and stickers. Etsy is selling a T shirt with the slogan “Fuck Israel”, which includes the inverted Red Triangle symbol, Hamas’s symbol for “violent resistance”, pointing at the

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Customer hounded out of Apple store after criticising staff wearing watermelon Jewellery

A Jewish Israeli customer in Apple’s Brent Cross Store in London was hounded out of the shop after he complained about a staff member wearing jewellery featuring Watermelons and a Pan African flag badge. The watermelon has been adopted by Palestinian supporters as a symbol to represent support for Palestinians and

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DPD delivery man wears Jihadi-style headband, scaring Jewish customers

A DPD delivery man who wore a Jihadi-style black headband, featuring a Palestine Flag and Arabic writing, has been reported to DPD by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). He was seen on his way to deliver a parcel in the Kentish Town area of London.  The witness, who was Jewish,

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British Airways staff viewed Palestine Fist Badge as symbol of religious faith

British Airways (BA) told a passenger that Gatwick check-in staff were allowed to wear a Palestine Flag badge in the shape of a Black Power fist, as it was a symbol of religious faith. A BA employee working for Gatwick Ground Services was wearing a Palestinian flag in the shape

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Toxic anti-Israel internal chat groups at Amazon cause hostile atmosphere for Jews

Amazon employees have been using its internal social media platform, Slack, to exchange offensive and virulently anti-Israel messages. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Amazon pointing out that these messages have caused a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli employees, which breaches the Equality Act 2010 as well

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Starling Bank withdraws question to job applicants about living or working in Israel

Starling Bank has withdrawn a question to job candidates, asking whether they have lived in Ukraine, Russia, Israel or Belarus for the past 5 years. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) were approached by an Israeli who was going to apply for a job at “Engine by Starling Bank”, which is

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