Manchester Students’ Union BDS motion withdrawn following legal advice
A proposed BDS policy at the University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU) has been withdrawn following legal advice. The policy proposal contained a litany of anti-Israel allegations and supported BDS against Israel. The Friends of Israel Society at Manchester University, assisted by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), wrote to UMSU,
Europe Netball competition in Cardiff cancelled following threat of disruption
A Europe Netball tournament, due to be held in Cardiff from 7-11 May 2025, and targeted by anti-Israel boycotters, has been cancelled. The sports hall refused to hold the event, citing concerns about safety and wellbeing, despite Europe Netball agreeing to organize private security. Now all participants, not just the
Teacher broadcast on Facebook demonstrating against Israel in supermarket
An East London schoolteacher is featured in a Facebook video, clearing supermarket shelves of Israeli products and chanting “free Palestine”. She appeared in a Redbridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) video, as part of their Boycott Apartheid Day of Action on 5th April 2025. Credit: Screenshot from PSC Facebook video UK
Manchester Uni Friends of Israel Society counters biased and illegal student union motion
The Friends of Israel Society at Manchester University has hit back at a proposed motion of the University of Manchester Student Union (UMSU). The motion contains a litany of anti-Israel allegations and supports BDS against Israel and amplifying the voices of Palestinians. The allegations include that “the Palestinian people have
BDS Challenged at Bristol and Bath
A BDS motion by Bristol City Council and demands for divestment by the Avon Pension Fund Committee have been robustly challenged by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). According to UKLFI, the Bristol motion was based on false information and unlawful, and its implementation would breach fiduciary duties, the Local Government
Islington Council Considering Cost of Divesting from Companies Operating in West Bank
Islington Council in London is considering the high cost of a proposal to divest its pension fund from companies operating in areas of the West Bank administered by Israel. Papers provided by Council staff to the Pensions Committee for its meeting on 26 September estimate one-off costs of £539,000 plus
Camden and Islington Councils face onslaught from PSC seeking divestment
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) is countering two more local Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) groups who are believed to be making presentations in different London boroughs this week. According to social media posts, Islington PSC intends to present a petition at an Islington Council meeting and Camden PSC is making
Edinburgh University postpones decision on divestment
Edinburgh University appears to have postponed a decision on divestment following correspondence from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). According to Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society (EUJPS), the Court of Edinburgh University (its governing body) was to take a definitive vote on divestment at its meeting on 17 June 2024.
Hackney Pensions Committee Rejects BDS
Hackney Council’s Pensions Committee has rejected a demand for divestment made by a deputation of the Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Hackney PSC) at a meeting on 9 July 2024. The outcome has also resulted in anti-Israel demonstrators dismantling their encampment outside the Town Hall, established in early May. They said