Anti-Israel Propaganda in Occupational Therapy Course at Brunel University
First year occupational therapy students at Brunel University were upset and insulted by anti-Israel reading material recommended to them by their lecturer. UKLFI wrote to the lecturer at the London School of Occupational Therapy at Brunel University, London in light of the concerns expressed by students. The problem was an
Oxfam Stops Funding NGO Designated by Israel
Oxfam reported to Charity Commission Oxfam says it does not currently fund the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian NGO that was designated as a terrorist organisation by Israel in October 2021. This follows concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), an investigation carried out for the
Sociology student failed for “not blaming Israel” to sue university
A sociology student at Leeds University intends to sue her university after she was given a fail mark for a module because she wrote an essay on Hamas’s crimes without blaming Israel. The essay markers peppered their remarks with biased anti-Israel comments and their hostility to Israel can also be
Football players’ anti-Israel discrimination breached FIFA Regulations
UKLFI has written to the Secretary General of FIFA highlighting how football players and officials breached multiple FIFA regulations during and following a FIFA Legends match in Doha and calling for the rules to be enforced. UKLFI pointed out to Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Secretary General of FIFA, five
IF Charity loses bank account
IF Charity has revealed that its bank account at Al Rayan Bank was blocked from 25 September to 31 December 2020 and was inaccessible to IF or to its accountants. IF is a UK Charity that delivers aid to Gaza. Its stated mission is “to empower the people of Gaza
More booksellers remove anti-Israel book from websites
The children’s book which deleted Israel from a map of the Middle East has now been removed by more booksellers, following accusations that the book is misleading and biased.The book, Amazing Women of the Middle East, featured a map that replaced Israel with Palestine, and did not feature any Jewish
YouGov excludes Israel from its “global community” – for now
YouGov, a market research company co-founded by UK Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, calls itself a global data company. It invites you to “join millions of others in sharing your opinion on politics, sport, entertainment and more.” Members of YouGov get the chance to earn points for answering questions, which can
Dutch Government ends donations to UAWC.
The Dutch Government has ended donations to the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), following an external investigation into their links with a terrorist organisation. The investigation came as a result of UK Lawyers for Israel’s questions to the Dutch Government as to why they were donating to an organisation
Irish MPs condemn Israel without considering evidence
Irish MPs ask questions about Israel, receive answers, then condemn Israel without apparently taking the answers into account. The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Irish Parliament decided to hold a series of meetings “to examine demolitions and the forced displacement of people in the occupied Palestinian
City University removes defamatory reference to UKLFI
City University Students Union has removed a defamatory reference to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) that formed part of the argument on its website for the University to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism. A referendum is currently being held of the City University students on “should the university reject