Manchester Students’ Union BDS Motion Challenged

UKLFI has written to the Trustees of the University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU) urging them to block a new BDS policy. The Students’ Union has launched a vote on the question “Should the SU boycott and divest from Israel?” The proposals include boycotting a large number of companies operating

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Medjool dates now targeted by BDS Campaign

Medjool dates from Israel have become the latest victim of BDS campaigners. Activists are sticking labels on the products in supermarkets encouraging customers to boycott Israel. The sticker, in the colours of a Palestinian Flag, says “Boycott Israeli Apartheid. Free Palestine. www.palestinecampaign.org.” The stickered product was spotted by a concerned member

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Sabra® Hummus targeted by BDS campaigners

Sabra® Hummus is being targeted in the UK by BDS campaigners, who are attaching fake anti-Israel shelf labels in supermarkets. The producer of these labels, Darren Cullen, has sent an email to his followers falsely accusing Sabra® Hummus of providing financial support for the Israeli Defence Forces and supporting Israeli

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East London Café reported to EHRC for refusal to serve drinks associated with Israel

An East London café has announced that it will not serve various canned fizzy drinks because they are made by companies that are associated with a Jewish / Israeli country. Shaketown café, which is in Leyton, East London has, as a result, been reported by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)

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Waitrose attacked by Anti-Israel stickers 

Pots of Sabra Hummus in Waitrose have been defaced with stickers which said “Boycott this Brand – Funds Zionist Apartheid” When this anti-Israel activity, which took place in Waitrose Oxford Street,  was reported to UKLFI, we wrote to Waitrose to point out that anyone interfering with one of their displayed

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Norwegian Oil Fund warned not to discriminate against Israel

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) have warned the Ethics Council and Management of Norway’s “Oil Fund” not to discriminate against Israel and Israeli companies. This follows media reports that consideration is being given to excluding shares in Israeli banks from the investments held by the Fund on the ground that

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Webinar: Two States for Two Peoples?

UKLFI Charitable Trust held a webinar on “Two States for Two Peoples? - The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, International Law and EU Policy with Andrew Tucker and Prof Dr Wolfgang Bock and chaired by  Natasha Hausdorff on Thursday 19th January 2023. In this webinar Prof Dr Wolfgang Bock and thinc director Andrew Tucker

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Puma is urged to ignore anti-Israel boycott calls

UKLFI, together with the Zionist Advocacy Centre, have written to the CEO of Puma International to congratulate him on continuing to sponsor the Israeli Football Association and to counter the anti-Israel groups who have been urging Puma to withdraw its sponsorship. Anti-Israel campaigners have been pressurising Puma to withdraw from

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City University Students Union BDS motion cancelled following complaint to Charity Commission

The Board of Trustees of City University’s Students’ Union (CSU) has overridden an anti-Israel BDS motion passed by students on 1 December 2021.  This follows a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the Students’ Union’s Trustees and a complaint to the Charity Commission by StandWithUs UK Fellow, Begzat

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Institutional Investors, Israel Boycotts, and American Law

UKLFI Charitable Trust invites you to a webinar on "Institutional Investors, Israel Boycotts, and American Law”  with Professor David H Webber of Boston University,  chaired by Natasha Hausdorff  on 19 December 2022 at 5pm UK Time  (7pm Israel, 6pm Europe, 12 noon US East Coast, 9am US West Coast). Activists

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