Teacher at Wimbledon Catholic School suspended on suspicion of supporting Hamas
A teacher at a Catholic Girls’ school in Wimbledon has been suspended, following the revelation that he has apparently expressed support for Hamas on social media. Ronan Preastuin, a religious education teacher at Ursuline High School, has called 7 October a “justified act of resistance”, written that Hamas “committed no
Lord Sumption meets his match in Natasha Hausdorff
Lord Sumption met his match at a House of Commons Committee Hearing when Natasha Hausdorff, UKLFI Charitable Trust’s Legal Director, opposed his view that the UK should stop arms exports to Israel. The House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee held a hearing on the licensing of arms exports
Amazon stops selling book by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Amazon is no longer selling a book by Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza, after being told that it is illegal to do so by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). On 18 April 2024 UKLFI informed Amazon that it is in breach of UK’s anti-terrorism legislation, and reported Amazon
UK will continue arms exports to Israel says Cameron
Lord Cameron, UK Foreign Secretary, has announced there will be no change to the UK’s export of arms to Israel. The announcement follows the letter, now signed by over 1,300 UK lawyers, organized by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), which explained why there is no legal reason for the UK
Top lawyers tell Rishi Sunak: Reject calls to halt arm sales to Israel
Click HERE to sign the letter Over 1,375 lawyers, including some of the country’s most distinguished members of the legal profession as well as former judges and academics, have told the Prime Minister that there is no legal requirement to impose an arms embargo on Israel. In a letter to
Purported Bridal wear seller believes Zionists should be jailed
A woman purporting to own a bridal shop and events company had been reported to the counter-terrorism police after declaring that “people who believe in Zionism should be jailed”. Kaira Thea wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on 16 January 2024: “People will believe anything, it’s time those people who believe
BMA letter likely to stir up racial hatred
Doctors are “horrified” at a letter the British Medical Association (BMA) has sent to Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron condemning Israel. The BMA’s letter claims Israel is disregarding “international humanitarian law” and “the principles of medical neutrality”. It fails to mention the October 7 massacre, and calls for an “immediate ceasefire”
Social media influencer arrested over pro-Hamas tweets
An anti-Israel social media influencer was arrested as a result of her pro-Hamas tweets and charged with terrorism offences under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. She has now been released on bail, with bail conditions including not posting any social media pertaining to religion, domestic or international conflict
LSE turning a blind eye to pro-terror tweets by its own academics
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has reported four academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to the Metropolitan police over suspected offences under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. UKLFI also reported the academics to LSE’s president and vice-chancellor, Professor Eric Neumayer. However, not once
Hamas-style terrorist headbands sold on Etsy
Hamas-style green headbands are being sold on the e-commerce platform Etsy – in breach of their own policies as well as the law. It is a criminal offence for someone to wear these headbands in public in so far as it indicates that the person wearing them supports Hamas. Earlier