Interpal ceases fundraising as its income plummets
Interpal’s income has plummeted and it will now concentrate on advocacy rather than fundraising, according to its 2020 annual report and accounts, which have just been published by the Charity Commission. In Interpal’s 2019 annual report, the auditors stated that there was material uncertainty about whether Interpal could continue as
Questions raised by auditor over pro-Gaza Charity
IF Charity claimed money in the Government’s Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme even though its filed accounts for the previous years indicated it had no employees. IF is a charity whose mission is “to empower the people of Gaza in their efforts to build strong and resilient communities through poverty
Interpal’s future in doubt
Interpal may no longer be able to continue as a going concern, and has no bank account, according to its 2019 Independent Auditor’s report. The Trustees of the charity, which provides aid to Palestinians, also consider that the loss of credit card processing services and access to banking facilities may
Sweden terminates funding of Health Work Committees
Sweden’s Consulate General in Jerusalem has confirmed to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) that the Swedish government’s international development agency (Sida) is not planning further funding of the Palestinian NGO, the Health Work Committees (HWC). Sweden had been funding HWC to run a 31.5 million Swedish kroner sexual health project
Norway’s funding of the UAWC
Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it has no money earmarked for donation to the Union of Agricultural Work Committee (UAWC) over the next five years. The UAWC is an agricultural NGO in the Palestinian Territories which has been closely linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation
Norway under pressure to stop funding UAWC
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Norway’s Minister for International Development, requesting that Norway ceases to fund a Palestinian NGO, some of whose senior officers are currently accused of involvement in a terrorist attack. Two of the officials of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) are currently
Time runs out for Interpal
Time has run out for Interpal, to serve defamation proceedings which they threatened against UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) last August. Interpal’s solicitors, Carter-Ruck, sent a letter of claim to UKLFI and two of its directors on 16 August 2019, demanding that two articles be removed from UKLFI’s website, social
Aberdeen University Students Association Overturn BDS Policy
The Board of Trustees of Aberdeen University Students Association (AUSA) has overturned a BDS policy passed at a General Meeting of the Association on 5 March 2019 “following legal advice”. AUSA’s President has written to Jewish Society Treasurer, Marc Serpik, confirming that “the policy will not stand as an AUSA
YouTube accused of censorship over termination of channel that criticised UNWRA indoctrination
UKLFI has written to the chief executive of YouTube to request reinstatement of a YouTube channel which demonstrated that United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools were promoting violence, antisemitism and extremism. The account of the Center for Near East Policy Research (CNEPR), run by David Bedein, was suddenly
New appointments at UKLFI Limited
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI Limited) is delighted to announce the election of two new directors at its AGM on 25 September: Daniel Berke Daniel Berke is a solicitor specialising in criminal and professional discipline law. He has acted in numerous high profile cases and has appeared on a variety