Pro-Palestine Walkout Averted at Birmingham University
A Jewish student at Birmingham University, assisted by UKLFI, successfully averted a demonstration and walkout from lectures by a large group of students, in support of Palestine. The walkout had been due to take place on Friday 13th October. The event was called “End the occupation of Gaza! Birmingham student
Student Claims Victory in Case against Leeds University
The University of Leeds has settled a legal claim brought by sociology graduate, Danielle Greyman, after her coursework was wrongly failed because it did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians. The University has agreed to pay Ms Greyman an undisclosed sum, without any admissions, under a
KCL student paper finally publishes article on Husam Zomlot
A student at King’s College London (KCL) has finally managed to publish an article criticising a talk given to Palestinian student societies last year by Dr Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian envoy to the UK. It took around three months and legal assistance from UKLFI before the article was published in
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
NUS President sacked over breaches of NUS policy following investigation
The National Union of Students has terminated the contract of its President, Shaima Dallali, following an investigation which found there had been significant breaches of the NUS policy. UKLFI wrote to the NUS in on 11 April 2022 to warn them of incendiary views expressed by the incoming National President,
BBC suspends videos about Israel and Palestine following accusation of indoctrination
The BBC has suspended a series of “Bitesize” videos about Israel and Palestine from its website. These videos formed part of BBC Education’s content, aimed at schoolchildren, and designed to be used in schools. This follows a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel, which described the videos as unbalanced and
Attempt to promote BDS by the backdoor barred at Warwick Uni
An attempt to promote a discriminatory divestment policy targeting Israel, by including special provisions in a general resolution to divest from unethical industries, has been barred as a result of action taken by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The motion was titled “Warwick University to fully divest from all unethical
UCL’s Academic Board recommends retention of IHRA definition while alternatives are explored
UCL’s Academic Board has voted to facilitate an alternative definition of antisemitism for consideration by UCL’s Council and to retain the IHRA working definition in the interim with further qualifications. The resolution is a non-binding recommendation to UCL’s Council, which will take the decision on any change to UCL’s adoption
UCL Students’ Union decisively rejects move to cancel IHRA definition of antisemitism
University College London (UCL) students have affirmed their support of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, despite a move by some academic staff to persuade the university to retract its adoption of the definition. UCL adopted the IHRA definition in November 2019, as part of a concerted action to tackle racism,
Appeal Panel recommends investigation into “toxic, antisemitic environment” at SOAS
Student antisemitism victim receives £15,000 compensation from SOAS An Appeal Panel appointed by the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University (SOAS) to consider a student’s complaint has recommended that there should be an independent investigation into whether there was a toxic, antisemitic environment and institutional antisemitism at