Further Challenge to Nazim Ali Decision

The Professional Standards Authority (“the PSA”) has decided to apply to the High Court for judicial review of the latest decision of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Fitness to Practise Committee in the Nazim Ali case. The case relates to the remarks made by Mr Ali, a pharmacist, as he led

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UKLFI Rebuts divisive email from Rector of St Andrews

Jewish students  at St Andrews were devastated when an email, sent to all 10,000 students,  from their Rector arrived, which they felt was divisive and incited hatred. The formal role of the Rector at St Andrews, who is elected by students, is to preside at meetings of the University Court.

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Q&A on International Law of Armed Conflict and Gaza

  A. CIVILIAN CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE TO CIVILIAN BUILDINGS 1. Are armed forces permitted to attack civilians under international law? Armed forces must distinguish between civilians and combatants. Attacks targeting civilians are prohibited. However, attacks targeting enemy combatants are permitted even if civilian casualties or damage to civilian objects are

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Webinar: The BBC – What is it doing and what can we do about it?

UKLFI Charitable Trust invites you to a webinar on  “The BBC: What is it doing and what can we do about it?”  with Hadar Sela and Jonathan Turner, chaired by Natasha Hausdorff  on Wednesday 29 November at 7pm UK time.  99pm Israel, 8pm Europe, 2pm USA East Coast) Danny Cohen,

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A Briefing Note on Siege, Humanitarian Supplies and Evacuations

  ISRAEL’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW IN GAZA: A BRIEFING NOTE ON SIEGE, HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES & EVACUATIONS Siege Siege is a permissible means of warfare unless the intention is to starve the civilian population.[1] As stated in the UK’s Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, “Siege is a legitimate

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Response to Open Letter Concerning Gaza

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has responded   to the recent open letter by legal professionals with outrage at its “inflammatory tone” and a strong rebuttal of the allegations that Israel is in breach of international law. An open letter  published by legal professionals, including solicitors, legal executives and barristers,  protested

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UKLFI statement in response to a Joint Statement from the BOD and JLC regarding Solutions Not Sides

UKLFI statement in response to a Joint Statement from the Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council regarding Solutions Not Sides. We are disappointed by the recent statement of the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) and Board of Deputies (BoD) regarding Solutions not Sides (SnS). We remain concerned about the SnS

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Pizza restaurant slammed for declaring “Zionists not welcome”

A pizza restaurant has declared in a social media post: “Zionists not welcome”. Ecco pizzeria, which is based in the Headingley neighbourhood of Leeds, also promoted on its Instagram account an “Anti-Zionism Pizza”.  The restaurant is owned by Mohammed El-Abd, an Egyptian who was trained in Italy as a pizza

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Etsy urged to withdraw “Make Israel Palestine Again” merchandise 

T-shirts, baseball caps, sweatshirts and badges bearing the slogan “Make Israel Palestine Again” are being sold on Etsy,  an e-commerce company focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies.   UKLFI has written to Colin Stretch, the chief legal officer of Etsy, pointing out that this slogan “implies that

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Amazon accused of breaching its own policies by selling “From the River to the Sea” T Shirts

T shirts and hoodies which feature the slogan “From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free”  are being sold on Amazon’s UK website, even though this breaches its own policies. Wearing them in public could break the law. UK Lawyers for Israel has written to Andy Jassy, CEO

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