ICJP Ordered to Pay Costs After Devastating Court Defeat Over IDF Private Prosecution
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has been ordered to pay costs after suffering a crushing defeat in its attempt to bring a private prosecution against a dual British-Israeli citizen who returned to his Israel Defence Forces reserve unit following the Hamas atrocities of 7 October 2023. In
Private Prosecution of Israeli Soldier Thrown Out
Application to issue summons against dual British Israeli national dismissed as “politically motivated” and “vexatious” A pro-Palestinian legal organisation has failed in its attempt to bring a private prosecution against a dual British-Israeli national who returned to Israel on 8 October 2023 to rejoin his army unit as a reservist.
UKLFI successfully defends Liverpool University Student
Daniel Berke of 3D Solicitors successfully defended Max Little, a politics student studying at the University of Liverpool against criminal allegations of a religiously aggravated public order offence. This followed an argument he had with the leader of Amnesty International Society in which she repeatedly called him a racist and
Student Unions accused of illegally backing Palestine Action
Several Student Unions are likely to be in breach of charity law by their affiliation with pro-Palestine groups who have backed the organization “Palestine Action” and encouraged its illegal actions. 65 Student groups, some of whom are affiliated with Student Unions, have signed up to a statement saying that they
Tower Hamlets Jews leaving the borough amid “culture of fear and intimidation”
Since UKLFI’s letter to Tower Hamlets about their failure to remove Palestinian flags and inflammatory stickers from council property, we have been inundated with messages from local residents. Many residents who contacted UKLFI had already raised concerns directly with the council about the Palestinian flags and stickers. But they said
Al Hiwar TV Channel Reported to Ofcom and the Police
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has reported Al Hiwar TV station to Ofcom (the UK broadcasting regulator) for breaching its code by referring to the terrorist who murdered Eliyahu Kay as a “martyr”. UKLFI has also reported the Al Hiwar channel to the UK police, for breaching UK anti-terrorism legislation.
Palestine Action removed from Facebook
Facebook has removed Palestine Action’s account, because it goes against its Community Standards. Palestine Action is the group that specialises in damaging and daubing paint on the buildings of companies of whom they disapprove. Last week Palestine Action posted on Twitter a message from Facebook saying: “Your page has been
Go Fund Me stops Palestine Action’s funds
GoFundMe, the fundraising platform, has stopped Palestine Action from withdrawing further funds. This follows letters from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) pointing out that Palestine Action’s fundraiser was raising money to assist criminal activity. This was in breach of various of GoFundMe’s terms, and UKLFI warned that the company and