UK government plan may interfere with Israel’s anti-terrorism laws
UKLFI is seeking clarification of a UK government plan which may interfere with Israel’s anti-terrorism laws. UK Lawyers for Israel has asked the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) for further information regarding a new programme which appears to be intended to obstruct Israeli counter-terrorism legislation. If so, carrying out
UK Government Conceals Audits of Foreign Aid
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is engaged in a cover-up of its failure to stop millions of pounds of British aid being paid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to terrorists. In doing so it may be concealing criminal offences committed by British Ministers and officials. DFID has refused
Interpal suffers donations blow as BT’s MyDonate withdraws facilities
BT’s My Donate has this week withdrawn fundraising facilities from The Palestinian Relief and Development Fund (Interpal). Interpal’s fundraising methods have been severely restricted. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) wrote to Visa and Mastercard, the credit card companies linked to My Donate pointing out that Interpal is designated as a
Kuwait Airways pays damages to Israeli after refusing her a ticket
Kuwait Airways has agreed to pay substantial damages plus costs to an Israeli National who was refused a ticket on a Kuwait Airways flight from London to Bangkok on the grounds of her nationality. Mandy Blumenthal, with the help of UK Lawyers for Israel, issued a claim against Kuwait Airways,
Kuwait Airways sued for discrimination by Israeli
Mandy Blumenthal asked to buy a return ticket from Heathrow to Bangkok at the Kuwait Airways counter at Heathrow Airport in November 2017. Having confirmed availability, they refused to sell the ticket when she presented her Israeli passport. The incident was filmed. Mandy has now commenced a legal claim against
Lawfare Project and UKLFI taking legal action against aggressive anti-Israel boycott legislation in Ireland
The Lawfare Project, assisted by UKLFI, is taking legal action against what experts and advocates are describing as the most aggressive boycott measure targeting Israel in European history. The “Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018” passed its initial vote in the Irish senate on Wednesday. The measure would
UKLFI’s complaint that PWC failed to raise concerns about payments to terrorists has been allowed
The UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines) has decided to allow the complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel and has stated that the issues raised by UKLFI “merit further examination”. The complaint was originally brought against PwC in December 2016 and it
Banks withdraw services from terror linked NGO
UKLFI has succeeded in preventing Defence for Children International Palestine (DCI-P), a terrorist linked NGO, from receiving foreign currency donations by bank transfers from Citibank and Arab Bank PLC. DCI-P, which has close links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group, can no longer receive
UKLFI files a complaint to the Charity Commission against Medical Aid for Palestinians
UK Lawyers for Israel, together with the Lawfare Project, have filed a complaint to the Charity Commission against Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). The complaint highlights how MAP has spread political propaganda, promoted antisemitism, and how it has connections with organisations linked to the Palestinian terrorist organisation, the PFLP. The
Anti-BDS resource launched
UKLFI Charitable Trust has published a new legal resource on anti-BDS legislation in the USA. This lists all the anti-BDS legislation that has so far been passed by 25 States in the USA, and gives a short description of that legislation and links to the laws. The new guide is