Freud Museum warned against hosting extremist speaker event

The Freud Museum is hosting an event featuring  a speaker with a history of antisemitism,  to the dismay of many psychoanalysts who have contacted UK Lawyers for Israel. The event, called “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation” is due to take place on 15 March 2024 at the Freud Museum, featuring Professor Lara

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Tower Hamlets to remove Palestinian Flags following legal threat

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has announced it will remove Palestinian flags from lamp posts, just two days after receiving a letter preceding legal action from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). UKLFI had received many complaints from Jewish and other people who live or work in the borough, who

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Palestinian Kite Making Workshop Cancelled

The Palestinian kite making workshop, due to take place on Sunday 11 February 2024 in a Hitchin Community Centre, has been cancelled after claims it was reminiscent of 7 October paragliders. This follows UKLFI’s letter to Anthony Roche, the managing director of North Hertfordshire District Council. Mr Roche wrote: “Please

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Redbridge cafe reported for display of proscribed terror group poster

A Café in Barkingside, in East London, has been reported to counter-terrorism police for displaying a poster advertising a rally organised by the proscribed terrorist group Hizb ut Tahrir. Kebabish, at 55 High Street Barkingside, in the London Borough of Redbridge, continued to display the poster after the date that

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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”

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Redbridge Council under fire for failure to remove Palestinian Flags

The London Borough of Redbridge is now under fire for failing to remove Palestinian flags.  UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Agnes Adrien, the Chief Legal Officer of Redbridge, pointing out that Redbridge has breached the law because it has failed to remove the great proliferation of Palestinian

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Tower Hamlets reported to Met Police over failure to remove offensive stickers and Palestinian Flags

Tower Hamlets Council is refusing to take down large Palestinian flags from its property.  The east London Borough is also failing to remove inflammatory posters and stickers on lamp posts and other street furniture. UKLFI has reported Tower Hamlets Council to the Metropolitan Police, after Jewish residents raised “serious concerns” about

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Medjool dates now targeted by BDS Campaign

Medjool dates from Israel have become the latest victim of BDS campaigners. Activists are sticking labels on the products in supermarkets encouraging customers to boycott Israel. The sticker, in the colours of a Palestinian Flag, says “Boycott Israeli Apartheid. Free Palestine. www.palestinecampaign.org.” The stickered product was spotted by a concerned member

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Second IDF fundraiser frozen as Just Giving again accuses the IDF of being a militia

JustGiving is refusing to pay out a sum of over £4,000 to an IDF crowdfunding appeal, claiming that they do not allow weapons to be bought for a “militia”. On 15 October 2023 a Londoner set up a JustGiving page to raise money to buy Leatherman tools for her brother-in-law’s

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East London Café reported to EHRC for refusal to serve drinks associated with Israel

An East London café has announced that it will not serve various canned fizzy drinks because they are made by companies that are associated with a Jewish / Israeli country. Shaketown café, which is in Leyton, East London has, as a result, been reported by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)

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