Webinar: Using Litigation to Stop BDS
UKLFI Charitable Trust invites you to a webinar on Using Litigation to Stop BDS with Marc Zell, chaired by Natasha Hausdorff on Sunday 11 June 2023 at 6pm UK time (7pm Europe, 8pm Israel, 1pm US East Coast) This webinar will focus on the use of litigation to stop BDS
IHRC removes Anti-Israel Slogans from Wembley Bookshop Window
The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has removed two Palestinian flags containing anti-Israel slogans from the window of its Wembley bookshop and headquarters. The flags, which featured the slogans “Boycott Israel” and “Free Palestine”, were prominently displayed in the window. The shop, which is situated next door to a kosher
Pharmacy changes dress code after Palestine Pendant Incident
A major pharmacy chain has changed its dress code following an incident in a North West London branch, when an Israeli customer felt intimidated by a “Palestine” pendant being worn by one of its employees. “We are revising our dress code to include a clause that wearing any jewellery which
Webinar – Judicial Reforms: Assessment and Prospects
UKLFI Charitable Trust invites you to a webinar on Judicial Reforms: Assessment and Prospects with Professor Yuval Shany and Professor Avi Bell, chaired by Natasha Hausdorff on Sunday 16th April at 6pm UK time, 8pm Israel, 7pm Europe, 12 noon (US East Coast). Following major demonstrations, disruption and refusals of
UN official reported for tweets about Israel
A UN official’s tweets about Israel have breached the UN social media guidelines and International Civil service guidance on impartiality, according to UKLFI. UKLFI has reported Craig Mokhiber, Director and Deputy for the Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to
Brian Doctor KC appointed as a Director of UKLFI
We are proud to announce that Brian Doctor KC has been appointed as a Director of UK Lawyers for Israel. Brian is a Barrister at Fountain Court, with a broad commercial law practice. His experience includes banking, insurance, competition law and other hard-fought business disputes, many of them between international
Professor Richard Susskind appointed KC
We congratulate Professor Richard Susskind OBE FRSE KC, a Patron of UK Lawyers for Israel and UKLFI Charitable Trust, on his appointment as honorary King’s Counsel on 23 December 2022, in recognition of his work promoting technology and innovation in legal and court services.
First Israeli competes in Saudi Triathlon event
Olympic triathlete Shachar Sagiv became the first Israeli to compete in a Saudi sporting event at the end of October. This followed UKLFI’s complaint to the World Triathlon organisation after an Israeli team was denied entry into Jordan for the Asian Cup triathlon competition earlier in October. Sagiv competed in
World Triathlon must enforce its rules after Israel’s triathlon team blocked from international competition
UKLFI has complained to the World Triathlon organisation, following the Israel triathlon team being denied entry to Jordan for the Asian Cup competition earlier this month. The Jordanian organisers of the competition stated that they “feared that they would not be able to ensure the security of the Israelis in
Webinar: Moving the British Embassy to Jerusalem
UKLFI Charitable Trust hosted a webinar on "Moving the British Embassy to Jerusalem" with Professor Avi Bell, chaired by Natasha Hausdorff on Thursday 20 October 2022. The former UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, stated that the government will review the possibility of moving the British Embassy to Jerusalem. This has