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2021-06-10T10:32:44Z

Hilary Aked:

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Welcome to the Israel Lobby Portal on [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.

Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and various associate portal editors.

'''See an A-Z list of all [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel_Lobby Israel Lobby Portal pages].'''
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The Israel Lobby in the United States has been described as "a loose coalition of individuals and organizations that actively works to move U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction... it is not a single unified movement with a central leadership". It is "a powerful interest group, made up of both Jews and gentiles, whose acknowledged purpose is to press Israel's case within the United States and influence American foreign policy in ways that its members believe will benefit the Jewish state. The various groups that make up the lobby do not agree on every issue, although they share the desire to promote a special relationship between the United States and Israel" (John Mearsheimer & Stephen Walt, 2007: 5).

Mearsheimer & Walt make a clear distinction between the Israel Lobby and anti-Israel conspiracy theories, arguing: 'The Israel lobby is the antithesis of a cabal or conspiracy; it operates out in the open and proudly advertises its own clout. In its basic operations, the Israel lobby is no different from interest groups like the farm lobby, steel and textile workers, and a host of ethnic lobbies, although the groups and individuals who comprise the Israel lobby are in an unusually favourable position to influence U.S. foreign policy. What sets it apart, in short, is its extraordinary effectiveness' (Mearsheimer & Walt, 2007:150).

===The Israel Lobby and the media===

Philo & Berry's study into the news coverage of the conflict between Israel and Palestine found that “The news framework and presentational structure, which was most frequently used in reporting events, tended to favour the Israeli perspective” (Philo & Berry 2004:160). They explain the effect the Israel Lobby have on the news coverage of the conflict:

:The pressures of organised public relations, lobbying and systematic criticism together with the privileging of Israeli perspectives by political and public figures, can affect the climate within which journalists operate. There is no total control and there are areas of the media where the debate is relatively open. But these factors go some way to explaining why journalists sometimes have difficulty in giving a clear account of the Palestinian perspective, while they can apparently more easily facilitate that of the Israelis. (Philo & Berry 2004:256).

Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model describe this phenomenon of organised negative responses to media coverage as "flak"; they argue that powerful governments and corporations can use their influence to pressurise the media into being uncritical of their activities (Herman & Chomsky 1994:28). UK Journalist Nick Davies describes this type of flak as an electric fence which journalists are unable to cross; he says "the most potent electric fence in the world is the one erected on behalf of the Israeli government"(Davies 2008:124).

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=====Israeli government and intelligence connections=====
*[[Reuven Erlich]], former spook, what is he doing now?
*[[B'nai B'rith International]]
=====US Lobby=====
*[[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]] what is its role?
*[[American Israel Public Affairs Committee]]
*[[American Enterprise Institute]]
=====UK groups=====
*[[BICOM]] | [[Northern Ireland Friends of Israel]]
=====European lobby =====
*[[European Friends of Israel]]
=====Israeli think tanks=====
*[[Shalem Center]] | [[Institute for National Security Studies]] | [[Reut Institute]] | [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]
=====Media Pressure Groups=====
[[HonestReporting]] | [[Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America]] | [[Give Israel Your United Support]] | [[Middle East Media Research Institute]] | [[Palestinian Media Watch]] | [[Anti-Defamation League]] | [[Champollion]] | [[Stop the Boycott]]
=====Issues=====
*[[Zionism]] | [[Anti-Semitism]] |

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*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Israel Israel] ([http://www.powerbase.info/index.php?title=Special:Recentchangeslinked&target=Category:Israel&days=7&limit=50&hideminor=1 Recent Changes to pages on Israel])


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*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php?title=Special:Recentchangeslinked&target=Category:Israel_Lobby&days=7&limit=50&hideminor=1 Recent Changes to Israel Lobby pages]


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===Books===
* Mearsheimer & Walt (2007), ''The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy'', Penguin: London
* Philo, G & Berry, M (2004), ''Bad News from Israel'', Pluto Press: London
* Davies, N (2008), ''Flat Earth News'', Chatto & Windus: London

===Articles===
*Craig Unger, [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/whitehouse200703?printable=true&currentPage=all From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq], ''Vanity Fair'', March 2007
*James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war Iran: The Next War], ''Rolling Stone'', August 10, 2006
*Richard Silverstein, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/09/israel-foreign-ministry-media Hasbara spam alert], ''The Guardian'', 9-January-2009

===Videos===
*[http://fanonite.org/2007/08/22/the-fifth-estate-the-lies-that-led-to-war/ The Fifth Estate: The Lies That Led To War], ''CBC'', 7 March 2007

===Resources===
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/index.html Empire Builders: Neoconservatives and their blueprint for US Power], ''Christian Science Monitor''.

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[[Category:Middle East Watch]][[Category:Israel]]

Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right 'counter-jihad' movement

2019-03-27T15:13:10Z

Hilary Aked:

The Christchurch terror attack put the global Islamophobia epidemic in sharp focus. But the organisations and ideologues responsible for normalising Islamophobia both in Europe and across the Atlantic are rarely scrutinised.

The lobbying watchdog Spinwatch published a report in Parliament on 26 March 2019 that examines how the counter-extremism policies of governments in the UK, France and Germany have abetted the rise of an Islamophobic [[Counterjihad movement|‘counter-jihad’ movement]] that makes Islamophobia respectable. This movement has worked with governments to influence policies that are designed to foster suspicion and mistrust of Muslims.

The report is available below.

*Hilary Aked, Mel Jones and David Miller ''[http://powerbase.info/images/6/6c/Aked-Jones-Miller-Counterjihad_report-2019.pdf Creating Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right 'counter-jihad' movement]'', March 2019.

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:26:10Z

Hilary Aked: /* Affiliations */

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

===Attacking charities===

Among the charities UKLFI has targeted are [[War on Want]], [[Medical Aid for Palestinians]] and [[Interpal]].

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[NGO Monitor]] - co-hosted event
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

===Staff===

[[Caroline Kendall]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:25:23Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

===Attacking charities===

Among the charities UKLFI has targeted are [[War on Want]], [[Medical Aid for Palestinians]] and [[Interpal]].

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

===Staff===

[[Caroline Kendall]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:24:57Z

Hilary Aked: /* Activities */

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

===Attacking charities===

Among the charities UKLFI has targeted are [[War on Want]], [[Medical Aid for Palestinians]] and [[Interpal]].

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:23:37Z

Hilary Aked: /* Facilitating civil actions against protesters */

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:23:07Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:22:43Z

Hilary Aked: /* Affiliations */

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]] - via co-founder [[Jonathan Turner]]
*[[Henry Jackson Society]] - via director [[Adam Levin]]
*[[Lawfare Project]] - the two organisations collaborate to file complaints.
*[[Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] - close links, including hosting joint events
*[[Shurat HaDin]] - likely collaborated on the scuppering of the 2011 flotilla to Gaza

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:20:36Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.<ref>[https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/internationalLaw/Pages/UK_Lawyers_for_Israel.aspx UK Lawyers for Israel], Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, accessed 14 March 2019/</ref>

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily Israel Hayom reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]]

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:18:54Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 2011 states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'.

Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily *Israel Hayom* reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]]

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:18:08Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' (UKLFI) is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

A page on the official website of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the group was created 'following the Maale HaChamisha conference'. Besides having taken place in Israel, the precise nature of this conference is not clear. However, in 2012, Hebrew-language daily *Israel Hayom* reported that Israeli government officials were ‘training legal experts around the world to deal with the demands of delegitimization against Israel’ and it is possible that UKLFI have emerged from such an event, making it, effectively, a civil society organisation established at the behest of a government.

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]]

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:14:27Z

Hilary Aked:

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It appears to have close links to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<ref>[https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019, accessed 14 March 2019.</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]]

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government?], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

UK Lawyers for Israel

2019-03-14T10:13:03Z

Hilary Aked: /* Contact */

'''UK Lawyers for Israel''' is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It is a company limited by guarantee and claims to have worked on a range of projects including disrupting boycott activism, a flotilla sailing to Gaza, and working on cases in relation to universities and the media.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==History==

UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. It was co-founded by [[Jonathan Turner]]<ref>[http://youandus.theus.org.uk/features-and-fun/sport-and-leisure/an-evening-with-jonathan-turner-of-uk-lawyers-for-israel-at-belmont-us-monday-11th-june/ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US], You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013</ref> whom the ''Jewish Chronicle'' reported was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.<ref>Jessica Elgot, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/60380/the-lawyers-who-stopped-gaza-flotilla The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla], 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013</ref>

==Activities==

Among other activities UKLFI has held a two-day seminar 'jointly with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Embassy in London' on 17-18 June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. Papers were presented on asymmetric warfare, defamation, BDS and other topics.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/legal-challenges-and-opportunities-in-israeli-policy-and-advocacy/ Legal Challenges and Opprtunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

It has also hosted a series of talks by [[Brooke Goldstein]], director of the U.S.-based [[Lawfare Project]] in Manchester and London in March 2012. In September 2011 it held a roundtable discussion chaired by Dr [[Guglielmo Verdirame]] on the implications of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a state.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/activities/ Activities], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Criticism of Yachad, proposed ZF legal tours===

In March 2014, UKLFI reportedly discussed plans to organise trips to the occupied territories 'run by the Zionist Federation with UKLFI participation' to counteract the 'distorted anti-Israel impression' or tours currently run by liberal Zionist group [[Yachad]]. Their aim would be to provide what the group described as 'a balanced picture of the legal side of Israel’s civil administration of Judea and Samaria' (the West Bank).<ref>[http://jewishnews.co.uk/fallout-uklfi-plans-rival-yachads-israel-tours/ British lawyers group's tour plans prompt angry reaction], Jewish News, 26 March 2014, accessed 1 April 2014.</ref>

===Facilitating civil actions against protesters===

In April 2014 it was reported that UKLFI had 'secured the support of an unnamed MP' who had agreed to propose an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which would allow audience members or performers to seek damages from activists and impose injunctions against future protests. Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlilse reportedly agreed to back the amendment in the House of Lords. The move followed protests against Israeli state-sponsored musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 and at the Globe Theatre in 2012.<ref>Marcus Dysch, [New law could bring curtain down on anti-Israel protesters http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/117149/new-law-could-bring-curtain-down-anti-israel-protesters], Jewish Chronicle, 3 April 2014, accessed 8 April 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Zionist Federation]]

==People==
===Patrons===
The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Carlile]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lady Cosgrove]] | [[Baroness Deech]] DBE, QC | Professor Sir [[Elihu Lauterpacht]] | Sir [[Ivan Lawrence]] | Sir [[Gavin Lightman]] QC | The [[Lord Pannick]] | Professor [[Richard Susskind]] | The Rt. Hon. [[Lord Trimble]]<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/about-uk-lawyers-for-israel/ About], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

===Lawyers===
Chairman [[Jonathan Turner]] | [[Julian Hunt]]

==Funding==
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website and states that 'some matters may be funded by clients on a fee-paying basis or under conditional or contingent fee arrangements, and we may be able to raise funds from donors for some other projects which require major commitments'.<ref>[http://www.uklfi.com/get-involved/ Get Involved], UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014</ref>

==Contact==

:Email: info@uklfi.com

:Website: [http://www.uklfi.com/ www.uklfi.com]

==Resources==

*Hilary Aked, [https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/lawyers-relationship-government/ What is UK Lawyers for Israel's relationship to the Israeli government? ], Mondoweiss, 12 March 2019.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Lawfare]]

Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement

2017-10-30T15:28:35Z

Hilary Aked: /* Resources */

[[File:OTR logo.png|thumb|300px|The OTR logo]]

'''Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement''' was founded in May 2014 to promote Zionism and increase support for Israel.

==History==
According to its website, OTR's aim is 'to restore Zionism its vitality, the Herzlian luster and magic, to update the Zionist vision and make it relevant for the Jews of the world in the 21st century, wherever they live.'<ref name="OTRHome">[http://overtherainbow.org/ Home], Over The Rainbow, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>

According to the website Israel Gives:
:The Over The Rainbow Movement was founded in 2014 by a group of idealistic Jews in order to update and revitalize the Zionist vision and make that vision and the Zionist institutions that represent it more relevant to the global Jewish community in the 21st century.<ref name="IGives"/>

===Countering 'delegitimization' of Zionism===
An account carried by the website Guidestar describes Over the Rainbow's aims as including the following:
:The vision of the movement is being cooperatively devised by Jewish community leaders from around the world working together via the internet. We are diverse group of individuals from different communities who are fed up with the deligitimization attacks against Zionism and who would like to see the term Zionism once again have a positive connotation in public discourse...We believe that a change in the discourse concerning Zionism will strengthen the Jewish people’s values and pride, and will draw the global Jewish community closer, especially the younger generation. Moreover, a revitalization of Zionist discord will help bring Diaspora Jewish communities closer to Israel.

==Activities==
===Within Israel & occupied territories===
[[File:Population & Area served - Old Israel Gives profile.png|thumb|400px|Dec 2014 screenshot of OTR profile on Israel Gives suggesting the body may actively promote Jewish settlement in illegally occupied territory]]

In Israel, OTR says it 'will work to ensure a continued Jewish national majority'. It reportedly particularly wants to 'dedicate itself to development of Israel’s geographical periphery in the north and south of the country', especially contributing to ensuring 'a continued Jewish national majority in the Galile and the Negev and 'the realization of the vision of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, to develop and cultivate the Negev Desert'.<ref name="IGives"/>

Its worldwide activities are said to include those falling into categories which include 'Judaism', and 'Settlement'.<ref name="IGives"/> Combined with the implications of a screenshot (right) of the Over The Rainbow profile on the website ''Israel Gives'' taken in December 2014 (which has since been changed), this suggests that OTR may be supporting settlement activities in illegally occupied territory. The "area served" in green, according to the map, includes the entirety of Jerusalem and the West Bank (as well as the occupied Syrian Golan Heights). The "population served" is specified as "Jews", ruling out any possible claim that its operations in these areas could be for the benefit of the Palestinian population.

===Internationally===
Over The Rainbow reportedly has between seven and nine organisations worldwide. OTR Israel manages affiliated branches in the UK, Italy, South Africa, Germany, Canada and Australia.<ref name="IGives"/> By April 2015 there were also branches in the Netherlands and Hungary. The UK branch is called the [[Israel Solidarity Campaign]].

They all aim to support and promote 'Zionist activity in the Zionist federations' and increase 'support for Israel across the world'. OTR stressed the 'pressing need to transfer the center of Zionist activities from Israel to the network of Jewish Federations around the world' and believes that it is essential to focus attention on these Federations and to make available to them the resources necessary for strengthening Diaspora communities, as well as providing the Federations with additional support to help them engage and connect with Israel and Zionism'. It also wants to 'make the WZO more relevant to Jews all over the world'.<ref name="IGives"/>

===='Israeli Independence Day': Germany & Italy====
OTR's newsletter of 22 April 2015, reported that it would be 'producing Israeli Independence events in Germany and Italy this month', adding:

:The main events will be attended by thousands of visitors and will be held in Bremen and Milano in the presence of representatives from national institutions and the Israeli consulates. The program includes a display of Israel's achievements in various fields, screening Israeli documentaries, shows by Israeli folk dancing groups and a public dancing, culinary happening based on Israeli cuisine, national institutions PR stands, lectures of Israeli speakers and much more...

===Website===
OTR's website lists contains links to PR/advertising agency [[Allenby]] and digital company [[Go UFO]], suggesting they were employed to develop the site and concept.

===Newsletter===
The 'first edition' of the monthly "OverTheRainbow" newsletter was published on 22 April 2015. Describing it as 'an attempt to strengthen the ties between our members world-wide', CEO [[Tzvi Avisar]] said it will reportedly 'serve as a key tool of communication with our activists and allow our movement to further increase its inner-cooperaion (sic)'.

==Membership==
In 2015, one estimate put its membership at 4,500 people across the seven countries in which it operates.<ref name="GuideSt"/>

===Jerusalem Program===
Over The Rainbow reportedly required members to sign up to the [[Jerusalem Program]], first revised by the 27th [[Zionist Congress]] in 1968, and more recently at the meeting of the [[Zionist General Council]] in June 2004.<ref name="GuideSt">[http://www.guidestar.org.il/en/organization/580592244 Over The Rainbow - the Zionist movement (R.A.)], Guidestar, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[World Zionist Organization]] - OTR documents carry the WZO logo and its LinkedIn page says it is 'affiliated' to the WZO<ref name="OTRLI">[https://www.linkedin.com/company/over-the-rainbow---the-zionist-movement Over the Rainbow - the Zionist Movement], LinkedIn profile, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>
*[[Israel Solidarity Campaign]] - UK affiliate - [http://zionism.org.uk/ zionism.org.uk] and [http://theisc.org.uk/ theisc.org.uk] / Lakeview House, 67 Hartfield Avenue, Elstree Borehamwood, Herts WD6 3JJ UK<ref name="OTRHome"/>
*[[Over The Rainbow Australia]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/australia/ overtherainbow.org/australia]
*[[Over The Rainbow Canada]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/canada/ overtherainbow.org/canada]
*[[Over The Rainbow Germany]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/germany/ overtherainbow.org/germany] / Schwachhauser heer st. 117, 28211 Bremen<ref name="OTRHome"/>
*[[Over The Rainbow Hungary]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/hungary/ overtherainbow.org/hungary], 1158 Budapest, Kesmark U. 3.
*[[Over The Rainbow Italy]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/italy/ overtherainbow.org/italy/] / Via Cassiopea 8 20060 Mediglia, Milano, Italy
*[[Over the Rainbow South Africa]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/southafrica/ overtherainbow.org/southafrica] / 87 Hatfield Street Gardens Cape Town South Africa 8000<ref name="OTRHome"/> (address also used by [[South Africa Zionist Federation]] and [[South African Jewish Board of Deputies]])

==People==
According to one source consulted in April 2015, Over the Rainbow reportedly had '1 full-time and 3 part-time staff members'<ref name="IGives">[http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580592244 Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement] Israel Gives, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>. However on LinkedIn OTR is said to have between 11 -50 employees.<ref name="OTRLI"/>

===Israel and worldwide===
*[[Tzvi Avisar]] - CEO | [[Nir Shoval]] - Board | [[Avior Amrani]] - Board | [[Liad Ilani]] - Board of Directors | [[Tali Rave]] - Board<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Australia===
[[David Norman]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[David Rifkin]] <ref>[http://overtherainbow.org/australia/ Home] Over The Rainbow Australia, accessed 24 April 2015</ref>

===Canada===
[[Jeremy Ansell]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Dalete Krast-Yaakov]] - Board<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Germany===
Rabbi [[Netanel Teitelbaum]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Board: Dr. [[Thomas Munz]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Esther Weinberger]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Dr. [[Stanislav Kibinsky]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[David Ohayon]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Hungary===
Chairman: [[Judit Ben-Josef]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Italy===
[[Eyal Mizrahi]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Board: [[Dan Sassun]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Davide Romano]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Emanuel Segre]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Anat Hila Levi]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Shira Pnini]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===South Africa===
[[Ari Ben David]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Luigi Bonfig]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRSA">[http://overtherainbow.org/southafrica/ Home] Over The Rainbow South Africa, accessed 24 April 2015</ref> | [[Daniel Levitt]] - Board<ref name="OTRSA"/>

===United Kingdom===
[[Tzvi Avisar]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> ([[Israel Solidarity Campaign]])

==Funding==

Over the Rainbow is eligible for tax-deductible donations in the USA.<ref name="IGives"/> In Israel it is a registered association, number 580592244.<ref name="GuideSt"/>

Its website contains no information about how it is funded.

==Contact==

:Address: HaHashmonaim 10/27,Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa District, 2640105 Israel
:Phone: +972546971755 / +97204-6996482
:Email: info@overtherainbow.org
:Website: [http://overtherainbow.org/ overtherainbow.org]

==Resources==

*'[https://electronicintifada.net/content/new-uk-zionist-group-funding-settlements/15053 Is new UK Zionist group funding settlements?]', ''Electronic Intifada'', 9 December 2015.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]]

Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement

2017-10-30T15:28:10Z

Hilary Aked: /* Resources */

[[File:OTR logo.png|thumb|300px|The OTR logo]]

'''Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement''' was founded in May 2014 to promote Zionism and increase support for Israel.

==History==
According to its website, OTR's aim is 'to restore Zionism its vitality, the Herzlian luster and magic, to update the Zionist vision and make it relevant for the Jews of the world in the 21st century, wherever they live.'<ref name="OTRHome">[http://overtherainbow.org/ Home], Over The Rainbow, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>

According to the website Israel Gives:
:The Over The Rainbow Movement was founded in 2014 by a group of idealistic Jews in order to update and revitalize the Zionist vision and make that vision and the Zionist institutions that represent it more relevant to the global Jewish community in the 21st century.<ref name="IGives"/>

===Countering 'delegitimization' of Zionism===
An account carried by the website Guidestar describes Over the Rainbow's aims as including the following:
:The vision of the movement is being cooperatively devised by Jewish community leaders from around the world working together via the internet. We are diverse group of individuals from different communities who are fed up with the deligitimization attacks against Zionism and who would like to see the term Zionism once again have a positive connotation in public discourse...We believe that a change in the discourse concerning Zionism will strengthen the Jewish people’s values and pride, and will draw the global Jewish community closer, especially the younger generation. Moreover, a revitalization of Zionist discord will help bring Diaspora Jewish communities closer to Israel.

==Activities==
===Within Israel & occupied territories===
[[File:Population & Area served - Old Israel Gives profile.png|thumb|400px|Dec 2014 screenshot of OTR profile on Israel Gives suggesting the body may actively promote Jewish settlement in illegally occupied territory]]

In Israel, OTR says it 'will work to ensure a continued Jewish national majority'. It reportedly particularly wants to 'dedicate itself to development of Israel’s geographical periphery in the north and south of the country', especially contributing to ensuring 'a continued Jewish national majority in the Galile and the Negev and 'the realization of the vision of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, to develop and cultivate the Negev Desert'.<ref name="IGives"/>

Its worldwide activities are said to include those falling into categories which include 'Judaism', and 'Settlement'.<ref name="IGives"/> Combined with the implications of a screenshot (right) of the Over The Rainbow profile on the website ''Israel Gives'' taken in December 2014 (which has since been changed), this suggests that OTR may be supporting settlement activities in illegally occupied territory. The "area served" in green, according to the map, includes the entirety of Jerusalem and the West Bank (as well as the occupied Syrian Golan Heights). The "population served" is specified as "Jews", ruling out any possible claim that its operations in these areas could be for the benefit of the Palestinian population.

===Internationally===
Over The Rainbow reportedly has between seven and nine organisations worldwide. OTR Israel manages affiliated branches in the UK, Italy, South Africa, Germany, Canada and Australia.<ref name="IGives"/> By April 2015 there were also branches in the Netherlands and Hungary. The UK branch is called the [[Israel Solidarity Campaign]].

They all aim to support and promote 'Zionist activity in the Zionist federations' and increase 'support for Israel across the world'. OTR stressed the 'pressing need to transfer the center of Zionist activities from Israel to the network of Jewish Federations around the world' and believes that it is essential to focus attention on these Federations and to make available to them the resources necessary for strengthening Diaspora communities, as well as providing the Federations with additional support to help them engage and connect with Israel and Zionism'. It also wants to 'make the WZO more relevant to Jews all over the world'.<ref name="IGives"/>

===='Israeli Independence Day': Germany & Italy====
OTR's newsletter of 22 April 2015, reported that it would be 'producing Israeli Independence events in Germany and Italy this month', adding:

:The main events will be attended by thousands of visitors and will be held in Bremen and Milano in the presence of representatives from national institutions and the Israeli consulates. The program includes a display of Israel's achievements in various fields, screening Israeli documentaries, shows by Israeli folk dancing groups and a public dancing, culinary happening based on Israeli cuisine, national institutions PR stands, lectures of Israeli speakers and much more...

===Website===
OTR's website lists contains links to PR/advertising agency [[Allenby]] and digital company [[Go UFO]], suggesting they were employed to develop the site and concept.

===Newsletter===
The 'first edition' of the monthly "OverTheRainbow" newsletter was published on 22 April 2015. Describing it as 'an attempt to strengthen the ties between our members world-wide', CEO [[Tzvi Avisar]] said it will reportedly 'serve as a key tool of communication with our activists and allow our movement to further increase its inner-cooperaion (sic)'.

==Membership==
In 2015, one estimate put its membership at 4,500 people across the seven countries in which it operates.<ref name="GuideSt"/>

===Jerusalem Program===
Over The Rainbow reportedly required members to sign up to the [[Jerusalem Program]], first revised by the 27th [[Zionist Congress]] in 1968, and more recently at the meeting of the [[Zionist General Council]] in June 2004.<ref name="GuideSt">[http://www.guidestar.org.il/en/organization/580592244 Over The Rainbow - the Zionist movement (R.A.)], Guidestar, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[World Zionist Organization]] - OTR documents carry the WZO logo and its LinkedIn page says it is 'affiliated' to the WZO<ref name="OTRLI">[https://www.linkedin.com/company/over-the-rainbow---the-zionist-movement Over the Rainbow - the Zionist Movement], LinkedIn profile, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>
*[[Israel Solidarity Campaign]] - UK affiliate - [http://zionism.org.uk/ zionism.org.uk] and [http://theisc.org.uk/ theisc.org.uk] / Lakeview House, 67 Hartfield Avenue, Elstree Borehamwood, Herts WD6 3JJ UK<ref name="OTRHome"/>
*[[Over The Rainbow Australia]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/australia/ overtherainbow.org/australia]
*[[Over The Rainbow Canada]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/canada/ overtherainbow.org/canada]
*[[Over The Rainbow Germany]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/germany/ overtherainbow.org/germany] / Schwachhauser heer st. 117, 28211 Bremen<ref name="OTRHome"/>
*[[Over The Rainbow Hungary]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/hungary/ overtherainbow.org/hungary], 1158 Budapest, Kesmark U. 3.
*[[Over The Rainbow Italy]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/italy/ overtherainbow.org/italy/] / Via Cassiopea 8 20060 Mediglia, Milano, Italy
*[[Over the Rainbow South Africa]] - [http://overtherainbow.org/southafrica/ overtherainbow.org/southafrica] / 87 Hatfield Street Gardens Cape Town South Africa 8000<ref name="OTRHome"/> (address also used by [[South Africa Zionist Federation]] and [[South African Jewish Board of Deputies]])

==People==
According to one source consulted in April 2015, Over the Rainbow reportedly had '1 full-time and 3 part-time staff members'<ref name="IGives">[http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580592244 Over The Rainbow - The Zionist Movement] Israel Gives, accessed 23 April 2015</ref>. However on LinkedIn OTR is said to have between 11 -50 employees.<ref name="OTRLI"/>

===Israel and worldwide===
*[[Tzvi Avisar]] - CEO | [[Nir Shoval]] - Board | [[Avior Amrani]] - Board | [[Liad Ilani]] - Board of Directors | [[Tali Rave]] - Board<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Australia===
[[David Norman]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[David Rifkin]] <ref>[http://overtherainbow.org/australia/ Home] Over The Rainbow Australia, accessed 24 April 2015</ref>

===Canada===
[[Jeremy Ansell]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Dalete Krast-Yaakov]] - Board<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Germany===
Rabbi [[Netanel Teitelbaum]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Board: Dr. [[Thomas Munz]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Esther Weinberger]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Dr. [[Stanislav Kibinsky]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[David Ohayon]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Hungary===
Chairman: [[Judit Ben-Josef]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===Italy===
[[Eyal Mizrahi]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | Board: [[Dan Sassun]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Davide Romano]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Emanuel Segre]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Anat Hila Levi]]<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Shira Pnini]]<ref name="OTRHome"/>

===South Africa===
[[Ari Ben David]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> | [[Luigi Bonfig]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRSA">[http://overtherainbow.org/southafrica/ Home] Over The Rainbow South Africa, accessed 24 April 2015</ref> | [[Daniel Levitt]] - Board<ref name="OTRSA"/>

===United Kingdom===
[[Tzvi Avisar]] - Chairman<ref name="OTRHome"/> ([[Israel Solidarity Campaign]])

==Funding==

Over the Rainbow is eligible for tax-deductible donations in the USA.<ref name="IGives"/> In Israel it is a registered association, number 580592244.<ref name="GuideSt"/>

Its website contains no information about how it is funded.

==Contact==

:Address: HaHashmonaim 10/27,Kiryat Motzkin, Haifa District, 2640105 Israel
:Phone: +972546971755 / +97204-6996482
:Email: info@overtherainbow.org
:Website: [http://overtherainbow.org/ overtherainbow.org]

==Resources==

*'[https://electronicintifada.net/content/new-uk-zionist-group-funding-settlements/15053 Is new UK Zionist group funding settlements?]', 9 December 2015.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]]

Jewish Federations of North America

2017-07-29T19:00:58Z

Hilary Aked:

The [[Jewish Federations of North America]] represents 153 Jewish Federations and over 300 Network communities, which 'raise and distribute more than $3 billion annually for social welfare, social services and educational needs. The Federation movement, collectively among the top 10 charities on the continent, protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide.'<ref>JFNA [http://www.jewishfederations.org/about-us.aspx About Us]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref>

==History==
The JFNA has its beginnings in the [[United Palestine Appeal]], founded in 1925, to unify the fundraising efforts of Israel based organizations including the [[Jewish National Fund]], [[Hadassah]] and [[Hebrew University]]. It was dissolved in 1930, but was brought back to life in 1936. In 1939, together with the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]], it founded the [[United Jewish Appeal]], and was its principal beneficiary.

By 1952 it became known as [[United Israel Appeal]] (UIA). In 1971, the [[Jewish Agency]] was reconstituted, and UIA's role in the Agency as representative of the U.S. fund-raising community was enhanced to encompass the monitoring as well as the transfer of funds. From its inception, UIA served as the sole American fundraising agency for the [[Jewish Agency for Israel]], and provided a link between the American Jewish community and Israel.<ref>Jewish Virtual Library [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0020_0_20207.html United Jewish Communities]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref>

In 1999 [[Council of Jewish Federations]], (CJF), [[United Israel Appeal]] (UIA), and [[United Jewish Appeal]] (UJA) merged into the [[United Jewish Communities]] (UJC) known as [[Jewish Federations of North America]] (JFNA) since 2009.<ref>Jacob Berkman [http://www.jta.org/news/article/2009/06/09/1005763/ujc-to-get-name-change "UJC To Get Name Change"], [[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]], June 9, 2009 7:49pm.</ref> UIA survived the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of JFNA.<ref name="background">Jewish Federations of North America [http://www.jewishfederations.org/local_includes/downloads/35110.pdf BACKGROUND - UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL - THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA], accessed 3 January 2013</ref>

==Members==
The JFNA maintains a member directory.<ref>JFNA [http://www.jewishfederations.org/local_includes/downloads/4798.pdf Federation Directory]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref>
==Affiliations==
[[File:Jewish Agency Governance structure-Screenshot 2014-02-17 17.08.41.png|right|thumb|400px|The governance structure of the [[Jewish Agency]]<ref name="Gov">Jewish Agency [http://www.jafi.org/JewishAgency/Templates/Lists/Simple.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fJewishAgency%2fEnglish%2fAbout%2fBoard%2bof%2bGovernors%2fGovernance%2bStructure&NRNODEGUID=%7bB7114AF0-92E4-4CA7-A30E-E627BD264BE8%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest Jewish Agency Governance Structure]. Accessed 16 February 2014.</ref>]]

The JFNA/UIA has 30% of the votes for the governing body of the [[Jewish Agency for Israel]]. [[Keren Hayesod]] (which does not operate in the US, but covers the rest of the world) is allocated 20%. The remaining 50% is allocated to the [[World Zionist Organization]].<ref name="Gov"/>

==Resources==
*Jewish Virtual Library [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0020_0_20207.html United Jewish Communities]
===Further Reading===
*P. Bernstein, ''To Dwell in Unity: The Jewish Federation Movement in America Since 1960'' (1983);
*M. Davis (ed.), ''UJA Memoirs: Irving Bernstein: An Oral History Anthology'' (1994);
*D.J. Elazar, ''Community & Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry'' (1976, rev. 1995);
*M. Golensky and G.L. DeRuiter, "The Urge to Merge: A Multiple-Case Study," in: ''Nonprofit Management & Leadership'', 13:2 (2002), 169–186;
*A.J. Karp, ''To Give Life: The UJA in the Shaping of the American Jewish Community'' (1981);
*M.L. Raphael, ''A History of the United Jewish Appeal 1939 – 1982'' (1982);
*J.R. Solomon and S.H. Wachsstock, "Reflections on the UJC Merger: Issues Faced and Lessons Learned," in: ''Journal of Jewish Communal Service'', 79:1 (2002), 23–27;
*E. Stock, ''Partners and Pursestrings: A History of the United Israel Appeal'' (1987).

==Contact==
:Address:
:Wall Street Station
:PO Box 157
:New York, NY 10268
:Phone: 212.284.6500
:email: info@JewishFederations.org.
==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Zionist movement]][[Category:Israel Lobby]]

American Friends of IDC

2017-07-29T18:53:24Z

Hilary Aked: /* Personnel */

'''American Friends of IDC''' is a not-for-profit Foundation based in New York. It is the US fund raising arm of the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] - a private university in Israel with close links to Israeli intelligence and high-tech industry.

==Origins and History==
According to IDC promotional material the marketing expert and academic [[Yoram Wind]] 'played a great part in developing the IDC Herzliya Friends Association in the USA.' <ref>IDC Herzliya, [[Media:IDC - The People of the Avenues.pdf|The People of the Avenues]] by Gal Gingis</ref> According to his CV [[Yoram Wind|Wind]] co-founded IDC in 1994 and the [[American Friends of IDC]] in 1998 and served as its President until 2002. <ref>[[Media:YORAM (JERRY) WIND CV.pdf|YORAM (JERRY) WIND CV]], retreived from the website of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on 30 July 2009</ref>

==Funds==
According to accounts filed with the IRS, the Foundation received a total of $28,999,497 between 1998 and 2006 in 'gifts, grants and contributions'. The size of these donations increased substantially during that period, from $989,333 in 1999 to $10,296,706 in 2006. <ref>American Friends of IDC Form 990 filings for 2002, 2005 and 2006. Accessed via [http://foundationcenter.org The Foundation Center]</ref> US Foundations known to have donated to American Friends of IDC. include the [[Chais Family Foundation]], The [[Klarman Family Foundation]], the [[Russell Berrie Foundation]], the [[Somekh Family Foundation]] and The [[Zilkha Foundation]].

The [[Adelson Family Foundation]] donated $2.5 million to the American Friends of IDC in 2013, with a further $17.5 million approved for disbursal during the year.<ref>Adelson Family Foundation, Form 990, 2013.</ref>

It received $5,000 from the [[Abstraction Fund]] in 2014. <ref> Abstraction Fund, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>

==Personnel==
According to the organisation's 2007 accounts, it only full time executive is its Executive Director [[Felicia Steingard]]. The other executives are not remunerated and work an average of one hour a week. They include its President, the American billionaire [[Samuel Zell]], the Treasurer [[Shimon Topor]], the Secretary [[Mark Gerson]], and the following board members: [[Stanley Chais]], [[Jonathan Leitersdorf]], [[Gideon Argov]], [[Rebecca Belldegrun]], [[Orit Gadiesh]], [[Ronald Lauder]], [[Gil Tenzer]], [[Eyal Ofer]], [[Michael Recanati]], [[Lynn Schusterman]], [[Paul Stern]], [[Yoram Wind]], [[Joey Low]], [[Gary Heiman]], [[David Levy]], [[Stewart Resnick]], [[Sheldon Adelson]], [[Netta Korin]], and [[Gerald Cramer]]. <ref>US Internal Revenue Service, [[Media:American Friends of IDC Form 990 - 2007.pdf|American Friends of IDC Form 990 2007]]</ref>

==Affiliations==
:[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]
:[[UK Friends of IDC]]

==Resources==
*[[Media:American Friends of IDC Form 990 - 2007.pdf|American Friends of IDC Form 990 2007]]

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Foundations]]
[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

Academic Friends of Israel

2017-07-29T17:27:10Z

Hilary Aked: /* Fraser vs. UCU */

The Academic Friends of Israel (AFI) is a pressure group formed in 2002 to fight the academic boycott of Israel. According to its website, it works closely with the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Union for Jewish students. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=about%20us, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> It was incorporated as a limited company in November 2004.

The activities of AFI have mostly focused on the UK academic trade union's attitude towards Israel and on the general boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

== People ==

===Principals===
*[[Ronnie Fraser]] - Founder, President. Founder and President of AIA, Ronnie Fraser was born in the United Kingdom in 1947, the child of Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi Germany in 1939. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.2 </ref> Since 2001 he has pursued a career as a teacher of mathematics in colleges of higher education, including Barnet College. He has written several papers on the attitudes and policies of the British trade unions, the Left, and the Trades Union Congress toward Israel. He joined the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) in 1998 and became a member of the University and College Union (UCU) in 2006. In March 2013, Fraser lost a case against UCU in which he claimed that it was institutionally anti-Semitic because it has passed motions that called for discussions on the Palestinian call to boycott Israeli universities.
*Rabbi [[Jonathan Sacks]] - Head Patron

===Advisory Board===
*[[Manfred Gerstenfeld]] - Chairman of the Board of Fellows, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]].Gerstenfeld (born in 1937) is former Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs, where he founded and directed the Centre’s Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism program. <ref> http://jcpa.org/book/europes-crubling-myths/ accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> He is the author of many books including Revaluing Italy; Environment and Confusion; Israel's New Future Interviews; Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment; and The Environment in the Jewish Tradition-A Sustainable World. His latest book, Europe's Crumbling Myth,s exposes the origins of post-Holocaust anti-Semitism. In an interview with the website ‘IsraelSeen.com’, Gerstenfield stated that 'by far the worst of the huge hate-mongering against Israel comes out of large parts of the Muslim-controlled world. This hatred has no limits in its sickness.' <ref> Manfred Gerstenfeld, Demonizing Israel and the Jews , http://israelseen.com/2013/10/30/demonizing-israel-and the-jews-by-dr-manfred-gerstenfeld/, October 30 2013 accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> In the same interview he also claimed that the BDS movement as a sensor of what is rotten in the university world. <ref> Ibid. </ref>
*[[Henry Grunwald]] Q.C. - President of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]. Grunwald is the former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and previously chair of the Jewish Leadership Council. After the conclusion of his second term as President he was appointed the President of World Jewish Relief. <ref> https://www.wjr.org.uk/news/496-wjr-announces-first-president accessed 21 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Amir Lev]]
*[[John Levy|John D A Levy]] - Director of the [[Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East]]. Levy spent nearly a year as a social worker in South London, before joining the Zionist Federation, in 1970. John is the Executive Director of The Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East, and the Friends of Israel Educational Foundation. <ref> Friends of Israel Educational Foundation, http://www.foi-asg.org/reference/profile-john-levy.pdf accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Andrew Marks|Andrew R. Marks]], M.D. - Columbia University, USA. A research scientist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York), Marks is Chair of the Department of Cellular Physiology and Biophysics and Director of the Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology. <ref> PNAS, http://www.pnas.org/content/103/24/8915.full accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> Marks founded the International Academic Friends of Israel in 2001, an organization that supports scientific conferences and sessions in the country, mostly by organizing events and subsidizing travel fees for foreign speakers.
*[[Robin Stamler|Dr Robin Stamler]]. Stamler contributed to the 2009 [[BBC Watch]] report 'Jeremy Bowen and the Gaza Conflict'. BBC Watch is latterly a sister project to [[CiF Watch]] (established in 2009 to monitor the ''Guardian'' newspaper’s ‘Comment is Free’ website). In the report, Stamler is described in the report as ‘a research scientist and doctor’. <ref> BBC Watch, ‘Jeremy Bowen and the Gaza Conflict’, http://bbcwatch.org/jeremy-bowen-and-the-gaza-conflict/. accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Leslie Wagner|Professor Leslie Wagner CBE]]. Wagner is vice-chairman of the JCPA’s Institute for Global Jewish Affairs in Jerusalem. Among the posts he has held are chancellor of the University of Derby in the UK, and prior to that vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of North London. <ref> Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, http://jcpa.org/researcher/prof-leslie-wagner/#sthash.MIekk4vS.dpuf http://jcpa.org/researcher/prof-leslie-wagner/, accessed 23 February 2014 </ref> In 2010 he published an article for the Jewish Political Studies Review on ‘pro-Israeli academic watchers’ in which the activities of the AFI were analysed. <ref> Leslie Wagner, ‘Watching the Pro-Israeli Academic Watchers’, Jewish Political Studies Review Vol.23 No.12 </ref>
*[[David Young|Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham]]<ref>[[Media:Academic Friends for Israel.pdf|PDF]] of <http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=about us> created 19 March 2010</ref>

Despite the existence of an Advisory Board, AFI seemingly operates essentially as a one-man operation. The website does not disclose the number of members. In its ruling, an employment tribunal stated that:

:The Claimant does much of his campaigning through the ‘Academic Friends of Israel’ (‘AFI’), an impressively-presented organisation with a PO Box address, a mission statement and a letterhead showing its patron as the Chief Rabbi and its advisory board as comprising a list of dignitaries including the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Despite appearances, as the Claimant engagingly told us, AFI consists of him, his wife and a computer. Like any experienced political activist, he is alive to the PR benefits of disseminating his own views in such a way as to seem to be speaking for a significant number of others.'' <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.20 </ref>

=Activities=

===Trade Unions===

When the AFI was formed in 2002, in the UK there were two academic trade unions, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) and the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE). The two unions joined forces on 1 June 2006 and form the University and College Union (UCU). The AUT discussed motions calling for an academic boycott of Israel in 2003 and 2005. The 2005 motion was effectively in force for one month before it was overturned by a specially convened AUT Council meeting. Fraser wrote in detail about the boycott attempts of the AUT in an article titled ‘The Academic Boycott of Israel: Why Britain?’ which was published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a think tank formed by Dore Gold, an adviser of former Israeli prime minister and accused war criminal Ariel Sharon. <ref> Ronnie Fraser, ‘The Academic Boycott of Israel: A Review of the Five-Year UK Campaign to Defeat’, ://jcpa.org/article/the-academic-boycott-of-israel-a-review-of-the-five-year-uk-campaign-to-defeat-it/#sthash.MAtCtB2E.dpuf, March 2 2008, accessed 14 February 2014 </ref>

On the last day of its conference in 2006, NATFHE passed the symbolic motion 198C which invited their members to consider boycotting Israeli academic under certain circumstances. <ref> AUT, ‘UCU - University and College Union - NATFHE motion on proposed boycott of Israeli academics – an AUT statement’, 2006, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> The AFI was a signatory to an open letter to members of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) explaining why the academic boycott was wrong. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v5n10, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> This motion was in force for only two days before NAFTHE and the AUT merged into the UCU. On 30 May 2007, UCU voted in favour of Motion 30, which called for UCU to circulate a boycott request by Palestinian trade unions to all branches for information and discussion and ‘encourage members to consider the moral implications of existing and proposed links with Israeli academic institutions’. <ref> UCU, CIRCULAR UCU/34, http://www.ucu.org.uk/circ/html/ucu34.html, 7 August 2007, accessed 15 Febary 2014 </ref> AFI campaigned extensively against this motion. It supported the ‘Stop the Boycott’ campaign launched by the Broad of Deputies of British Jews. AFI also promoted the Scholars for Peace in The Middle East (SPME) call to academics to ‘declare themselves to be Israeli academics for purposes of any academic boycott and to decline to participate in any activity from which Israeli academics are excluded.’ <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v6n1110 June 2007, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> On 28 September 2007, Britain’s University and College Union (UCU) announced that, based on legal advice, an academic boycott of Israel could not be implemented. The advice stated that ‘It would be beyond the union's powers and unlawful for the union, directly or indirectly, to call for, or to implement, a boycott by the union and its members of any kind of Israeli universities and other academic institutions; and that the use of union funds directly or indirectly to further such a boycott would also be unlawful.' <ref> UCU, ‘Israel boycott illegal and cannot be implemented, UCU tells members’,
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2829 , 28 September 2007, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref>

===The Wilkie's Affair===

In 2003, Andrew Wilkie, professor of pathology at Oxford University, rejected an application for a research position in his laboratory by Amit Duvshani. Wilkie explained that he rejected the student because he had served in the Israeli army and because Wilkie 'had a huge problem with the way that the Israelis take the moral high ground from their appalling treatment in the Holocaust, and then inflict gross human rights abuses on the Palestinians because they [the Palestinians] wish to live in their own country.' <ref> Luke Layfield, ‘Oxford 'appalled' as professor inflames boycott row’,
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jul/04/highereducation.internationaleducationnews, 4 July 2003, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref>

On Friday 27th June 2003, Ronnie Fraser contacted the Sunday Telegraph about the story and in the evening of the same day the University issued a press statement condemning Wilkie's actions and announced an investigation into the matter. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=dw4, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> On the 27th October the University decided to suspend Wilkie for two months without pay and required him to undertake equal opportunities training. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=dw6, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> Ronnie Fraser described the penalty imposed by the University as 'an event unparalleled in Israel activism'.<ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=Documents, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

===Submission to the All-Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism===

In December 2005 AFI sent a submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism, an inquiry commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Anti-Semitism chaired by John Mann, a Labour MP. John Mann also gave evidence in the 2013 case that Fraser bought against the UCU. <ref> The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/28/ronnie-fraser-ucuc-antisemitic-israel-palestine-tribunal_n_2971925.html, 28 March 2013, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> One of the conclusions of the submission was that 'attempts to silence debate by portraying supporters of Israel’s right to exist as racist, fascist or evil is intimidating and frightening.' <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Submission to Parliamentary anti-Semitism inquiry’, 2006 </ref>

===2006 Anti-Semitism Conference===

On March 12th 2006 AFI held a half-day conference at SOAS titled ‘Know it when you see it: Today’s Anti-Semitism.' <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Submission to Parliamentary anti-Semitism inquiry’, 2006 </ref> The speakers included:

*[[Professor David Cesarani]] - Royal Holloway College
*[[Mark Gardner]] - Community Security Trust
*[[David Hirsh]] – Engage
*[[Mitch Simmons]] – Union of Jewish Students

===The Norwegian Boycott Affair===

In November 2009 a group of employees at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Sør-Trøndelag University College (HIST) in an open letter requested their respective Boards to perform a cultural and academic boycott against Israel. AFI urged its members to sign a petition opposing the boycott proposal initiated by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME). <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Norwegian University to vote on Israel boycott , http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v8n10,5 November 2009, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> Following a worldwide campaign the Board of NTNU decided on 12 November to reject the proposal for a boycott of Israel. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Norwegian University rejects proposal for an academic boycott of Israel’, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v8n12, 17 November 2009, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

===Fraser vs. UCU===

In 2012 Fraser sued the UCU in an employment tribunal on the basis that it was ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’ and that it had harassed him based on his protected characteristics of race (Jewish) and religion or belief (Jewish). <ref> Miriam Shaviv, ‘UK academic union to face claims of institutional anti-semitism’, http://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-academic-union-to-face-claims-of-institutional-anti-semitism/, The Times of Israel, October 30 2012, accessed 16 February 2014. </ref> Most of allegations present in the claim were set out in a letter from Fraser’s lawyer, Anthony Julius, to the union’s secretary-general in 2011, and made available on Fraser’s website. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel http://www.academics-for-israel.org/Mishcon_letter_to_UCU_010711.pdf, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> The case received widespread attention.

The tribunal concluded that all Fraser’s claims of harassment have been ‘dismissed in their totality’ adding that the ‘sorry saga’ had also acquired a ‘gargantuan scale’ that required a 20-day hearing and a 23 volumes of evidence which was ‘manifestly excessive and disproportionate’. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.45. </ref> The claim bought forward by Fraser is branded by the panel members’ as ‘an impermissible attempt to achieve a political end by litigious means.’ <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.44 </ref> The tribunal also conclude that ‘a belief in the Zionist project or an attachment to Israel cannot amount to a protected characteristic. It is not intrinsically a part of Jewishness.’ <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.45. </ref> Leading Fraser’s legal team was [[Anthony Julius]] who is best known as Diana’s, Princess of Wales’, divorce lawyer. In a phone call to the Electronic Intifada website, he claimed to have taken on Fraser’s case pro bono. <ref> Asa Winstanley, ‘How Israel’s supporters are attempting to shut down boycott debate in UK unions’, http://electronicintifada.net/content/how-israels-supporters-are-attempting-shut-down-boycott-debate-uk-unions/12036, Electronic Intifada, 27 December 2012, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> In a meeting of anti-boycott activists he seemingly equated criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. He claimed: ‘anyone who is irrationally hostile to Jews or a Jewish project … which is Israel — is an anti-Semite. End of story.’<ref> Engage’ says no to boycotting Israel (Anthony Julius),” YouTube , (time code 02:32), Accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

Julius’ firm [[Mishcon de Reya]] has a section on its websites dedicated to Israel-related cases and where it states that it acted on behalf of The University of Haifa and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on ‘an anti-Israeli boycott’ in the UCU’s predecessor unions in 2005 and 2006. <ref> Mishcon de Reya, http://www.mishcon.com/services/corporate/israel, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> In 2003 the firm acted on behalf for the Israeli embassy and Ariel Sharon complaining to the Press Complaints Commission that a cartoon published in The Independent on Monday 27 January 2003 was prejudicial and pejorative in breach of Clause 13 (Discrimination) of the Code of Practice. <ref> Mishcon de Reya,’ solicitors on behalf of the Embassy of Israel and Ariel Sharon’,Press Complaints Commission, report 62 [undated]).</ref> The complaint was rejected and the cartoon won a Political Cartoon of the Year award. In 2011, Julius and Mishcon de Reya also approached Ahava, an Israeli cosmetics store, about getting an injunction against boycott protesters. <ref> ‘Ahava ﬁnally closes its doors in London’, The Jewish Chronicle, 27 September 2011. </ref>

During the 20-day hearing in December, Mr Fraser called several witnesses to give evidence. Among these were former MP [[Denis MacShane]] and part of Labour Friends of Israel, [[John Mann]] MP, Howard Jacobson, the Booker Prize winning novelist, [[David Hirsh]], founder of the anti-boycott group Engage and [[Jeremy Newmark]] of the Jewish Leadership Council. <ref> Jack Grove, ‘Tribunal slams academic for bringing anti-Semitism case’, http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/tribunal-slams-academic-for-bringing-anti-semitism-case/2002841.article, Times Higher Education, 27 March 2013, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> The evidence given by Mr Newmark concerning the harassment of Jewish speakers at the 2008 ULU Congress was rejected as untrue. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.37 </ref> There is some confusion and lack of transparency regarding the funding for Fraser's lawsuit against UCU. Antony Julius has denied that the case has received support from the Israeli government. According to Haaretz, the lawsuit was backed financially by organisations linked to the central British Jewry leadership forums, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council. <ref> Anshel Pfeffer, ‘British Jewry in turmoil after tribunal blasts pro-Israel activist for bringing harassment case’,
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/british-jewry-in-turmoil-after-tribunal-blasts-pro-israel-activist-for-bringing-harassment-case.premium-1.514173, Haaretz, 4 April 2013, accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> The Jewish Chronicles online reported on 12 Septembers 2013 that the UCU took Fraser back to the Central London Employment Tribunal seeking to recover its legal costs from Fraser, and from Mishcon de Reya, writing that UCU’s claim was for £500,000 ($800,050), <ref> Marcus Dysch, ‘Union seeks to reclaim costs after tribunal win’, http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/111336/union seeks-reclaim-costs-after-tribunal-win, JC, 12 September 2013, accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>

=Communication=

AFI’s main form of communication consists in a regular digests, whose frequency varies. These digests will sometimes contain updates on a single issue or a wide variety of articles and documents related to boycott activities. Digests before the year 2006 are not available online and the last digest to be issued was in February 2012. Following his lost lawsuit, Fraser published a personal statement on the website’s homepage in which he wrote that he intends ‘to campaign for us as a community to accept a definition of Jewishness which includes a connection with Israel and the adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism.’ <ref> http://www.academics-for-israel.org/ </ref> Since this message, there has not been any activity on the website.

=Funding=

According to documents filed with Companies House, the latest publicly available net worth of AFI was listed on 30 November 2012 at £1,731 ($2,814). <ref> http://companycheck.co.uk/company/05297417/THE-ACADEMIC-FRIENDS-OF-ISRAEL-LTD/financial-accounts accessed 3 March 2014 </ref>

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<th>2009</th>

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<td>£709</td>

<td>£1,186</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,837</td>

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<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

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In his evidence to the court, Fraser admitted that 'the Friends of the various Israeli University groups' had donated £70,000 to the [[Fair Play Campaign Group]], set up by the [[Board of Deputies]] (BoD) of British Jews and the [[Jewish Leadership Council]] to coordinate activity against boycotts of Israel. Fraser also alleged that the Fair Play Campaign Group in turn had given £50,000 to [[Engage]], an organisation campaigning against the academic boycott. <ref>BRICUP [http://www.bricup.org.uk/documents/FraserCasePR.pdf UNION DEFEATS LEGAL CHALLENGE ALLEGING ANTISEMITISM:RIGHT TO ADVOCATE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL UPHELD] PRESS RELEASE 26th March 2013 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, accessed 21 February 2014</ref> The founder of Engage, [[David Hirsch]], also appeared as a witness during the case proceedings. It is not clear if part of this funding also went to AFI.

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Philo & Berry's study into the news coverage of the conflict between Israel and Palestine found that “The news framework and presentational structure, which was most frequently used in reporting events, tended to favour the Israeli perspective” (Philo & Berry 2004:160). They explain the effect the Israel Lobby have on the news coverage of the conflict:

:The pressures of organised public relations, lobbying and systematic criticism together with the privileging of Israeli perspectives by political and public figures, can affect the climate within which journalists operate. There is no total control and there are areas of the media where the debate is relatively open. But these factors go some way to explaining why journalists sometimes have difficulty in giving a clear account of the Palestinian perspective, while they can apparently more easily facilitate that of the Israelis. (Philo & Berry 2004:256).

Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model describe this phenomenon of organised negative responses to media coverage as "flak"; they argue that powerful governments and corporations can use their influence to pressurise the media into being uncritical of their activities (Herman & Chomsky 1994:28). UK Journalist Nick Davies describes this type of flak as an electric fence which journalists are unable to cross; he says "the most potent electric fence in the world is the one erected on behalf of the Israeli government"(Davies 2008:124).

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* Philo, G & Berry, M (2004), ''Bad News from Israel'', Pluto Press: London
* Davies, N (2008), ''Flat Earth News'', Chatto & Windus: London

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*Craig Unger, [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/whitehouse200703?printable=true&currentPage=all From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq], ''Vanity Fair'', March 2007
*James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war Iran: The Next War], ''Rolling Stone'', August 10, 2006
*Richard Silverstein, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/09/israel-foreign-ministry-media Hasbara spam alert], ''The Guardian'', 9-January-2009

===Videos===
*[http://fanonite.org/2007/08/22/the-fifth-estate-the-lies-that-led-to-war/ The Fifth Estate: The Lies That Led To War], ''CBC'', 7 March 2007

===Resources===
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/index.html Empire Builders: Neoconservatives and their blueprint for US Power], ''Christian Science Monitor''.

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2017-07-29T16:24:26Z

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The [[American Friends of the Jonathan Institute]] was created in New York City in 1977 to support the Israel based [[Jonathan Institute]] a think tank created by [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] and named after his brother [[Jonathan Netanyahu]].<ref name="guidestar">Guidestar [http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-1082994/american-friends-jonathan-institute.aspx American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], accessed 31 August 2012</ref> It continues to exist (in 2011), though the Jonathan Institute appears to be defunct. Its mission statement stated its orientation:

:American friends of the Israel Defense Force whose objective is the support and encouragement of educational & cultural activities aimed at increasing public awareness of jewish history, the values of judaism, the role of the state of israel as the spiritual center of the jewish people, the dynamics of conflict & peace in the middle east and the origin of the potential solutions for acts of terrorism in the world.<ref name="guidestar"/>

==People==
[[Jay Zises]], Chairman circa 2009, 2010, 2011<ref>Form 990 [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2009/521/082/2009-521082994-05214cf1-9.pdf American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], 2008-9, received 20 May 2009, (Login required).</ref>
==Officers and Trustees circa 2008/9 and 2009/10==
[[Julius Berman]] | [[Kenneth Bialkin]] | [[Samuel Eisenstat]], Secretary | [[Marvin Josephson]] | [[Alfred Mackler]] (Deceased March 2000), Treasurer | [[Jay Zises]], President | [[Selig Zises]] <ref>Form 990 [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2010/521/082/2010-521082994-0611a442-9.pdf American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], 2009-10, received 17 May 2010, (Login required).</ref><ref>Form 990 [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/521/082/2011-521082994-0762dd57-9.pdf American Friends of the Jonathan Institute], 2010-11, received 3 August 2011, (Login required).</ref>
==Notes==
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[[Category:Israeli Think Tanks]]

Mossad

2017-07-29T15:55:48Z

Hilary Aked:

[[Mossad]] (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for '''ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim''' ('''Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks'''), an Israeli intelligence agency focused on foreign intelligence.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/world/israel/mossad/ Mossad], Federation of American Scientists, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref> In English, Mossad officers are known to use the term ISIS ('''Israel Secret Intelligence Service''').<ref>Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/the-cult-of-isis-1.41131 The cult of ISIS], ''Haaretz'', 27 June 2002.</ref>

==Structure and Personnel==
According to intelligence writers Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, Mossad has historically had eight departments: Collection, Operational Planning and Co-ordination, Research, Political Action and Liason, Training, Finance and Manpower, Technology, and Technical Operations.<ref name="EverySpy135">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.135.</ref> Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch also state that Mossad has eight departments, but cite some which Melman and Raviv do not list such as psychological warfare.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>
===Directors===
*[[Reuven Shiloah]] 1949-1952
*[[Isser Harel]] 1953-1963
*[[Meir Amit]] 1963-1968
*[[Zvi Zamir]] 1968-1974
*[[Itzhak Hofi]] 1974-1982
*[[Nahum Admoni]] 1982-1989
*[[Shabtai Shavit]] 1989-1996
*[[Dani Yatom]] 1996-1998
*[[Efraim Halevi]] 1998-2002
*[[Meir Dagan]] 2002<ref>[http://www.mossad.gov.il/Eng/About/Directors.aspx About Us - Directors], Mossad, accessed 14 May 2009.</ref>-2010
*[[Tamir Pardo]] 2010-<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/who-is-new-mossad-chief-tamir-pardo-1.327699 Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo], Haaretz, 29 November 2010.</ref>

===Deputy Director===
*[[Izi Dorot]] 1953-1963<ref>[http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/heads/Pages/IziDorot.aspx Izi Dorot], Israel Security Agency, accessed 24 July 2012.</ref>
*[[David Kimche]] c.1980<ref name="EverySpy258">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.258.</ref>
*[[Nahum Admoni]] c.1982<ref name="EverySpy269">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.269.</ref>
*[[Menahem Navot]] c.1982<ref name="EverySpy272">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.272.</ref>
*[[Shabtai Shavit]] 1986-1989.<ref name="Sphinx154">Yossi Melman, Meir Javedanfar, ''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran'', Basic Books, 2008, p.154.</ref>
*[[Efraim Halevi]] 1990-95<ref>[http://www.usmep.us/usmep/senior-advisors/efraim-halevy/ Efraim Halevy], Us Middle East Project Inc., accessed 24 July 2012.</ref>
*[[Aliza Magen]] c.1997.<ref name="Melman250907>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/returning-to-the-scene-of-the-crime-1.230025 Returning to the scene of the crime], ''Haaretz'', 25 September 2007.</ref>
*[[Amiram Levin]] 1998-2000<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=PCMT:US&sid=az7vVAD7XQlA Major General (Res.) Amiram Levin, Former Deputy Mossad Chief,], Bloomberg, 11 May 2009.</ref>
*[[Ilan Mizrahi]] c.2003<ref>Aluf Benn and Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/ilan-mizrahi-former-deputy-mossad-chief-to-head-nsc-1.186990 Ilan Mizrahi, former deputy Mossad chief, to head NSC], ''Haaretz, 7 May 2006.</ref>
*[[Tamir Pardo]] - 2002-2005<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/who-is-new-mossad-chief-tamir-pardo-1.327699 Who is new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo?], ''Haaretz'', 29 November 2010.</ref>
*[[Naftali Granot]] - 2005<ref name="Oren250607">Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/mossad-deputy-chief-n-quits-after-spat-with-boss-dagan-1.223953 Mossad deputy chief N. quits after spat with boss Dagan], ''Haaretz'', 25 June 2007.</ref>-2007<ref name="Melman151005">Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/returning-the-mossad-to-its-basics-1.174193 Returning the Mossad to its basics], ''Haaretz'', 15 November 2005.</ref>
*[[Tamir Pardo]] - 2007-2009.<ref name="Ynet291110>Attila Somfalvi, [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3991544,00.html Tamir Pardo named new Mossad chief], ynetnews.com, 29 November 2010.</ref>
*[[Mossad Officer R]] -2011
*[[Yossi Cohen]] 2011-<ref>Ronen Bergman, [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4078264,00.html Mossad chief names new deputy], ynetnews.com, 5 June 2011.</ref>-2013<ref>Herb Keinon, [http://www.jpost.com/Defense/PM-names-deputy-Mossad-head-as-new-National-Security-Council-chief-323829 PM names deputy Mossad head as new National Security council chief], ''Jerusalem Post'', 21 August 2013.</ref>

===Tzomet - collection department===
The collection department has lead responsibility for espionage, with field officers operating under official and non-official cover around the world.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>
*[[Rehavia Vardi]] - Head c.1973.<ref>Uri Bar-Joseph, ''The Watchman Fell Asleep: The Surprise Of Yom Kippur And Its Sources'', SUNY Press, 2005, p.48.</ref>
*[[Avi Dagan]]
*[[Ilan Mizrahi]] - c.1997<ref name="Melman250907>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/returning-to-the-scene-of-the-crime-1.230025 Returning to the scene of the crime], ''Haaretz'', 25 September 2007.</ref>
*[[Naftali Granot]] -2005
*[[Yossi Cohen]] 2005-<ref name="Melman151005">Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/returning-the-mossad-to-its-basics-1.174193 Returning the Mossad to its basics], ''Haaretz'', 15 November 2005.</ref>

===Caesarea or Metsada - operations department===
The special operations division is responsible for covert actions such as sabotage, assassinations and paramilitary operations. According to Todd and Bloch it is known as 'Metsada'.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref> According to the ''New York Times'', the [[Kidon]] assassination unit is reputed to have been established within it in the 1970s.<ref>Bruce Weber, [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/world/middleeast/michael-harari-israeli-agent-likened-to-james-bond-dies-at-87.html Michael Harari, Israeli Agent Likened to James Bond, Dies at 87], ''New York Times'', 27 September 2014.</ref>
*[[Peter Zvi Malkin]] c.1960s<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Templates/ArticleDynamicFix.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={4E2643F2-124C-434A-90CB-34F339609453}&NRORIGINALURL=%2FMFA%2FArchive%2FIsrael%2BLine%2F2005%2FIsrael%2BLine%2B3-Mar-2005.htm%3FDisplayMode%3Dprint&NRCACHEHINT=Guest&DisplayMode=print Israel Line], Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 3 March 2005.</ref>
*[[Rafi Eitan]] c.1972.<ref name="EverySpy253">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.253.</ref>
*[[Mike Harari]] c.1972.<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/targeted-killings-a-retro-fashion-very-much-in-vogue-1.117714 Targeted killings - a retro fashion very much in vogue], ''Haaretz'', 24 March 2004.</ref>
*[[Shabtai Shavit]] 1980-c.1986.<ref name="Sphinx154">Yossi Melman, Meir Javedanfar, ''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran'', Basic Books, 2008, p.154.</ref>
*[[Tamir Pardo]] 1988-c.1992.<ref name="Ynet291110>Attila Somfalvi, [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3991544,00.html Tamir Pardo named new Mossad chief], ynetnews.com, 29 November 2010.</ref>
*[[Haggai Hadas]] c.1997<ref>Yoav Limor, Yori Yalon, Yael Branovsky and Israel Hayom Staff, [http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=5619 Former Mossad official to head efforts against African infiltrators], ''Israel Hayom'', 30 August 2012.</ref>

===Tevel - political action and liaison department===
The political action and liaison department is responsible for liaison with friendly foreign intelligence agencies, and back-channel diplomacy with states with which Israel does not have official relations.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>
*[[Yaakov Karoz]] c.1963.<ref name="EverySpy129">Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, ''Every Spy a Prince: The Secret History of Israel's Intelligence Community'', Houghton Mifflin, 1991, p.129.</ref>
*[[Yoram Hessel]]<ref>Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/we-can-sell-but-you-can-t-1.218251 We can sell, but you can't], ''Haaretz'', 17 April 2007.</ref>
*[[Itzik Barzilai]] c.1997<ref name="Melman250907>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/returning-to-the-scene-of-the-crime-1.230025 Returning to the scene of the crime], ''Haaretz'', 25 September 2007.</ref>
*[[Mossad Officer D]] c.2005.<ref name="Melman151005">Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/returning-the-mossad-to-its-basics-1.174193 Returning the Mossad to its basics], ''Haaretz'', 15 November 2005.</ref>
*[[David Meidan]] c.2007.<ref>Yossi Melman, [http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/2.294/get-ready-for-some-mossad-resignations-1.357146 Get ready for some Mossad resignations], ''Haaretz'', 21 April 2011.</ref>

===Lohama Psichologit - psychological operations department===
Responsible for briefing friendly journalists and media spin. Works with Metsada on psyops.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>

===Research department===
Responsible for analysis and publications, including reports, open source and daily intelligence summaries.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>

According to Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, it has fifteen geographical desks. They include: United States, Canada and Western Europe, Latin America, Former Soviet territories, China, Africa, the Maghreb, Libya, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, and Iran. (Since they name fourteen desks, the missing one may be Egypt). There is also a dedicated section covering weapons of mass destruction.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>
*[[Uzi Arad]] Head c.1996.<ref>Amir Oren, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/insider-info-on-netanyahu-s-office-shows-israel-may-be-in-untrustworthy-hands-1.416346 Insider info on Netanyahu's office shows Israel may be in untrustworthy hands], ''Haaretz'', 4 March 2012.</ref>

===Technology Department===
Responsible for Mossad's own technological base, such as computers.<ref name="Global1523>Paul Todd and Jonathan Bloch, Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today, Zed Books, 2003, pp.152-153.</ref>

==External Resources==
*Nir Mann, [http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/period-piece-1.310576 Period piece], ''Haaretz'', 27 August 2010.
*Ulrike Putz, [http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/sabotaging-iran-s-nuclear-program-mossad-behind-tehran-assassinations-says-source-a-777899.html Sabotaging Iran's Nuclear Program: Mossad Behind Tehran Assassinations, Says Source], ''SpiegelOnline'', 2 August 2011.
*Mark Perry, [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/13/false_flag False Flag], ''Foreign Policy'', 13 January 2012.

==Notes==
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[[Category:Spooks]][[Category:Israel]]

Imagination Productions

2017-07-29T15:53:18Z

Hilary Aked:

==Board==
*The anti-Muslim [[Clarion Fund]]’s executive director, [[Raphael Shore]], who has worked as a full-time employee of [[Aish HaTorah]], sits on the board. <ref name="Clifton"> Eli Clifton, [https://lobelog.com/defender-of-clarion-fund-linked-back-to-aish-hatorah/ *UPDATED* Defender of Clarion Fund Linked Back to Aish HaTorah], Lobe's Log, 23 November 2010 </ref>
*[[Anne Ayalalon]], the wife of [[Danny Ayalon]], Israel’s deputy foreign minister and former Ambassador to the US <ref name="Clifton"/>

==Consultants==
*[[Nate Mellin]], or “[[Nathan Meloul]]” as he appears on his LinkedIn profile and his domain name registration, was Imagination's senior web developer in 2010.<ref name="Clifton"/>

==Productions==
*Imagination Productions produced JerusalemOnlineU.com, formerly known as [[AishCafe.com]].<ref name="Clifton"/>
*Israel-advocacy film projects including: ''Crossing the Line: Intifada Comes to Campus''; ''From the Ashes'', ''Positive Psychology and Judaism''

==Donors==
Imaginations has received the following grants from conservative right wing US foundations:
*[[Claws Foundation]] gave Imagination Productions $1,425,000 in 2013 <ref name="database">http://conservativetransparency.org/recipient/imagination-productions/ Imagination Productions, Conservative Transparency database, accessed 2 March 2015] </ref>
*[[Donors Capital Fund]] gave $125,000 in 2012 <ref name="database"/>
*[[Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation]] gave $20,000 in 2012<ref name="database"/>
*[[Donors Trust]] Imagination Productions gave $100,000 in 2011<ref name="database"/>
*[[Donors Trust]] Imagination Productions $125,000 gave in 2011<ref name="database"/>
* [[Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation]] gave $25,000 in 2010<ref name="database"/>
* The [[Clarion Fund]] gave a grant of $190,000 in 2008. <ref> [http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/clarion-fund/?opptax=donor Donor record], Clarion Fund, Conservative Transparency database, accessed 2 March 2015 </ref> Clarion is a non-profit organisation set up by Rabbi [[Raphael Shore]] of [[Aish HaTorah]], which has produced and distributed several pro-Israel propaganda films, including the Islamophobic [[Obsession]] released in 2008 to coincide with the presidential elections to exploit the right-wing hysteria about US president Barack Obama's alleged Muslim roots.
*[[Marcus Foundation]] 2014 - $100,000

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Counterjihad]][[Category:Israel Lobby]]

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

2017-07-29T15:44:51Z

Hilary Aked:

The [[Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies]] (BESA Center) is an institute based at [[Bar Ilan University]] in Israel. It says it
:seeks to contribute to the advancement of Middle East peace and security by conducting policy-relevant research on strategic subjects, particularly as they relate to the national security and foreign policy of Israel.<ref>BESA Center [http://www.biu.ac.il/Besa/about.html About Us], BESA Center website, accessed 21 August 2009</ref>

===History===
According to the BESA Center website:
:The Center was founded in 1993 by [[Thomas O. Hecht]], a prominent Canadian Jewish community leader. A long-time leader of the Canadian pro-Israel lobby and former president of [[Israel Bonds]] and the [[United Israel Appeal]], Hecht also was a close associate for thirty years of the late Israeli prime minister [[Menachem Begin]]. Dr. Hecht dedicated the center to the memory of Begin and the late Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] -- who together concluded the first Arab-Israeli peace treaty.<ref>BESA Center [http://www.biu.ac.il/Besa/about.html About Us], BESA Center website, accessed 21 August 2009</ref>

===Current activities===

==Views==

==Affiliations==

==People==
[[Barry Rubin]]
==Funding==

==Clients==

==Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes==

===Publications===

===Contact===

:Address:

:Phone:

:Email:

:Website:http://www.biu.ac.il/Besa/

===Resources===

===Notes===

<references/>

[[Category:Israel]][[Category:Terrorism Industry]][[Category:Think Tanks]][[Category:Israeli Think Tanks]][[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

Sigmund Sternberg

2017-07-29T15:42:44Z

Hilary Aked:

Sir '''Sigmund Sternberg''', (born June 2, 1921), is a Hungarian-born British philanthropist and entrepreneur, known for his interfaith work. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565790/Sir-Sigmund-Sternberg Sir Sigmund Sternberg] ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', accessed 8 August 2013</ref>

Sternberg, the former Chairman of [[Isys]] plc, gave £100,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in May 2001. He has also given large donations in 1977 and 1979 and spent more than £5,000 on "tickets for dinners" in 1998.

Isys plc is a software company which includes [[IBM]], [[NatWest]], [[Halifax]], [[Abbey National]], [[National Power]], [[GlaxoWellcome]] and [[BAE Systems]] among its clients. Sir Sigmund Sternberg is also the Chairman of [[Martin Slowe Estates Ltd]] (a property development company) and founder of the [[Commodities Research Unit]] (one of the largest commodity consultancies in the world). He is a fellow of the [[Institute of Directors]] and is Vice President of the [[Labour Finance and Industry Group]] (he was Deputy Chairman from 1972-93).<ref>Taken from 'Sigmund Sternberg' available through search function on http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/subframe5.html</ref>

In 2004, Sigmund Sternberg withdrew the Sternberg Interfaith Prize from being given to [[Iqbal Sacranie]] of the [[Muslim Council of Britain]]. This was as a result of Sacranie's denunciation of Israeli policies as "ethnic cleansing". <ref>Dominic Casciani, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3766567.stm UK Muslim loses top peace award], BBC News, 1 June 2004.</ref>

==Donations==
In July 2015, Sternberg donated £3,000 to support [[Andy Burnham]]'s campaign to succeed [[Ed Miliband]] as leader of the [[Labour Party]].<ref> Parliament.uk [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/150713/burnham_andy.htm The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1(as at 13th July 2015) - Andy Burnham], accessed 21 July 2015.</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[Institute for Business Ethics]]
*[[Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress]]
*[[Israel-Diaspora Trust]], trustee 2005-2008
*[[Labour Finance and Industry Group]]
*[[International Council of Christians and Jews]], Executive circa 1987.

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Israeli Think Tanker|Sternberg, Sigmund]] [[Category:Labour Party Donor|Sternberg, Sigmund]] [[Category:Israel Lobby|Sternberg, Sigmund]]

Gerald Maurice Ronson

2017-07-29T15:35:53Z

Hilary Aked:

The Jewish Chronicle reports:

:Gerald Ronson has a deserved reputation for making things happen and refusing to be cowed by adversity. He rebuilt his Heron property empire from the brink of collapse and restored his standing in the Jewish and business worlds after being jailed for his part in the Guinness shares scandal. Age has not diminished his commitment to commercial and charitable endeavours. The 68-year-old says he works “an 80- or 90-hour week”, 20 per cent devoted to philanthropic activity. Pet projects are the [[Community Security Trust]] and the cross-communal [[Jewish Community Secondary School]] planned in East Barnet. He believes that JCoSS will be crucial to re-engaging those “who otherwise will be lost to our community”.<ref><i>The Jewish Chronicle</i> [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59976&ATypeId=1 JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge]. 9th May 2008. Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>

==Affiliations==
[[BICOM]] | [[Community Security Trust]] | [[Jewish Leadership Council]], member of Council<ref name="jlc">[http://www.thejlc.org/ the jlc membership], accessed 2 December 2011</ref> |
==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category: Israeli Think Tanker|Ronson, Gerald]][[Category: BICOM|Ronson, Gerald]][[Category: Israel Lobby|Ronson, Gerald]]

Martin Indyk

2017-07-29T15:31:06Z

Hilary Aked:

<youtube size="tiny" align="right" caption="Martin Indyk interview">-YAyQd_tLeM</youtube>
'''Martin S. Indyk''' is a former AIPAC staffer,<ref name=GH>Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> a founding director of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] and the current vice president and director of foreign policy at the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref> [http://www.brookings.edu/experts/indykm.aspx Martin S. Indyk], Brookings Institution (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> Indyk is also director of Brookings' [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]].

Despite his well known affiliation with the Israel Lobby<ref name=GH>Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> and his Australian nationality, Bill Clinton appointed Indyk as the first foreign-born US Ambassador to Israel in 1995.<ref>Grant F. Smith, [http://www.irmep.org/hispanic.htm "Israel Lobby Initiates Hispanic Strategy"], IRmep, 10 April 2006</ref> The issuance of his US nationality had been expedited for his previous appointment by Clinton in 1993 as Middle East adviser on the [[National Security Council]].<ref>[http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Martin-Indyk/47903616/biography Martin S. Indyk], Simon & Schuster (accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> Due to his employment with [[AIPAC]] and his relationships with prominent pro-Israel lobbying institutions and lobbyists, Indyk reportedly told the National Journal's Christopher Madison early in his career that he was working hard to shake the image of being "an arm of AIPAC."<ref name=GH>Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref> Indyk frequently appears in the mainstream media as a "Middle-East expert."

==Education==

Prior to beginning his career in the US, Indyk completed a masters degree in Jerusalem on International Relations and a PhD in Australia on the role of the United States in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict.<ref name=Leadel>Leadel Interview, [http://www.leadel.net/talks/society-politics/martin-indyk "Martin Indyk"], Leadel Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>

Indyk has stated that his interest in protecting Israel's security was enhanced by being a student in Israel during the Yom Kippur War (at which time he also volunteered in a Kibbutz).<ref name=Leadel>Leadel Interview, [http://www.leadel.net/talks/society-politics/martin-indyk "Martin Indyk"], Leadel Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>

==Career==

===AIPAC===

While working as a visiting fellow at Columbia University in the 1980s, Indyk was recruited by AIPAC.<ref name=Milstein>Mark H. Milstein, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0791/9107030.htm "Washington Institute for Near East Policy: An AIPAC "Image Problem""], ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,'' July 1991</ref> Aside from brief citations of his employment with AIPAC, little is written about Indyk's time with the prominent pro-Israel lobby group as its director of research. Indyk formed the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] with other AIPAC officials after allegedly being "dissatisfied because of AIPAC's reputation as a strongly biased organization."<ref name=Milstein>Mark H. Milstein, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0791/9107030.htm "Washington Institute for Near East Policy: An AIPAC "Image Problem""], ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,'' July 1991</ref>

:...In late 1984 he began weighing whether to return home or to try setting up a think tank. Then he met Barbi Weinberg.

:Weinberg, a former president of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and an AIPAC vice president, said in an earlier interview she had always been fascinated with "thinkers and scholars" and had for over a decade privately wrestled with the idea of creating a foreign policy center.

Indyk also reportedly downplays his association with AIPAC:

:A biography issued by his own institute describes him as a "professorial lecturer in the Department of Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies." His official biography does not mention his other position in the U.S., as AIPAC assistant director of research.<ref name=GH>Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref>

===WINEP and the Clinton Administration===

Indyk cofounded the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] in 1985 with the wife of [[AIPAC]] Chairman [[Lawrence Weinberg]] and former president of the [[Jewish Federation]], [[Barbi Weinberg]].<ref name=Milstein>Mark H. Milstein, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0791/9107030.htm "Washington Institute for Near East Policy: An AIPAC "Image Problem""], ''Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,'' July 1991</ref> At this time Indyk was [[AIPAC]]'s deputy director of research, serving under [[Steven Rosen]].<ref>Jeffrey Goldberg, [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/07/04/050704fa_factp "Real Insiders"], ''New Yorker,'' 4 July 2005</ref> Born in the UK to a Jewish family and raised in Australia, Indyk was reportedly granted US nationality in an expedited manner to serve for the Clinton Administration in the early 1990s.<ref>Helena Cobban, [http://justworldnews.org/archives/003896.html "Martin Indyk's 'conversion'"], '''Just World News' with Helena Cobban,'' 27 February 2010</ref> Indyk joined Clinton's administration as director for Middle East affairs on the National Security Council and later represented the United States as ambassador to Israel twice (1995-97 and 2000-01).<ref>Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Israel"], Wikipedia, accessed on 13 September 2010</ref>According to Mearsheimer and Walt, during the Clinton administration, Middle Eastern policy was largely shaped by officials with close ties to Israel or to prominent pro-Israel organizations. This included Indyk, [[Dennis Ross]], and [[Aaron Miller]]:

:These men were among Clinton’s closest advisers at the Camp David summit in July 2000. Although all three supported the Oslo peace process and favoured the creation of a Palestinian state, they did so only within the limits of what would be acceptable to Israel. The American delegation took its cues from Ehud Barak, co-ordinated its negotiating positions with Israel in advance, and did not offer independent proposals. Not surprisingly, Palestinian negotiators complained that they were ‘negotiating with two Israeli teams – one displaying an Israeli flag, and one an American flag’.<ref name=LRB>John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/john-mearsheimer/the-israel-lobby "The Israel Lobby"], ''London Review of Books,'' 23 March 2006</ref>

Juan Cole discusses the importance of Indyk's background when considering his policy recommendations during his time with the Clinton Administration:

:Martin Indyk, an Australian close to Israeli policy circles, had in the 1980s, and early 1990s served as the founding director of the Washington Institute for Near Easy Policy, the think thank of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a major lobbying organization. With that background, Indyk became influential in the Clinton administration and successfully advocated "dual containment" of both Iraq and Iran. This policy depended on economic boycotts and the deployment of U.S. military might in the Gulf, mainly American overflights of Iraq from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudia Arabia. Obviously, Israeli security was on Indyk's mind as he pressed this unrealistic idea in Washington.<ref>Juan Cole, ''Engaging the Muslim World'', (Palgrave Macmillan 2009) p. 20</ref>

===Brookings and Saban Center===

Indyk is currently vice president and director of Foreign Policy at the [[Brookings Institution]] and was director of the [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]] until 2009 when he was replaced by [[Kenneth Pollack]]. Indyk reportedly advised Israeli-American multimillionaire, [[Haim Saban]], to establish the Saban Center when Saban informed Indyk that he wanted his "own" think-tank. Prior to this Indyk had been working at [[WINEP]] but joined Saban's center shortly after Saban contributed an initial sum of 13 million dollars for the think-tank's establishment.<ref>Connie Bruck, [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/05/10/100510fa_fact_bruck?currentPage=all "The Influencer"], ''New Yorker,'' 10 May 2010</ref>

===Criticism===

According to prominent scholars John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, the Saban Center harbors undeniable pro-Israel biases:

:It is hard to imagine that a research institute funded by Saban and directed by Indyk is going to be anything but pro-Israel. To be sure, the Saban Centre occasionally hosts Arab scholars and exhibits some diversity of opinion. Saban Center fellows – like Indyk himself – often endorse the idea of a two-state settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. But Saban Center publications never question US support for Israel and rarely, if ever, offer significant criticism of key Israeli policies. Moreover, individuals who stray from the Center’s line do not remain for long, as former NSC official Flynt Leverett’s brief tenure there illustrates.<ref>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 177</ref>

Moreover, the [[Brookings Institution]]'s work on the Middle East has degraded since it was transferred to the Saban Center:

:Take the Brookings Institution. For many years, its senior expert on the Middle East was [[William B. Quandt]], a former National Security Council official with a well-deserved reputation for even-handedness. Today, Brookings’s coverage is conducted through the [[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]], which is financed by [[Haim Saban]], an Israeli-American businessman and ardent Zionist. The centre’s director is the ubiquitous Martin Indyk. What was once a non-partisan policy institute is now part of the pro-Israel chorus."<ref>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) p. 176</ref>

==Multiple Loyalties==

The fact that Indyk is an Australian citizen (who worked and studied in Israel) that later became a US citizen who spent part of his career working for pro-Israel lobbying organizations<ref name=LRB>John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/john-mearsheimer/the-israel-lobby "The Israel Lobby"], ''London Review of Books,'' 23 March 2006</ref> has led some to question where his loyalties lie. With this in mind it is ironic to note that according to decorated US veteran and former department of defense staffer, Colonel W. Patrick Lang, Indyk personally asked him to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act while Lang was working for a Lebanese businessman and politician. Lang considers the FARA law an excellent statute:

:A possible confusion of allegiances is a perpetual problem in a country still in the process of self-definition. The United States can not afford to have its diplomacy and/or policy formulation reside in the hands of people of unknown associations.

Lang voluntarily accepted the request and writes that it has since been used against him by neoconservatives who take issue with his political commentary even though he is no longer required to be registered with FARA:

:This registration later became a great convenience to the neocon brethren who would cite it in calling to complain to editors and network executives about me, my views and/or foreign associations. Whenever they sought to use this "tool" they always falsely claimed that I was a representative of a foreign government rather than an individual. This calumny culminated in Indyk's call to me suggesting that I should admit my "foreign agent" status. I was happy to do so. I de-registered myself several years ago when I stopped working for the overseas principal.<ref>W. Patrick Lang, [http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2009/03/the-fara-law.html "The FARA Law"], ''Sic Semper Tyrannis,'' 6 March 2009</ref>

Although Indyk has never been registered with FARA, he has admitted in an interview that his academic career was marked by an intense interest in protecting Israel's security which was intensified during his graduate studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem during the Yom Kippur War:

:That was a kind of a defining moment for me in terms of my search for identity. I sat up at night listening on my radio to the BBC reports of Henry Kissinger flying in to get the cease-fire and from that moment on I became absolutely obsessed about the idea that I too should play some role in trying to make Israel safe, because that would make me safe.<ref name=Leadel>Leadel Interview, [http://www.leadel.net/talks/society-politics/martin-indyk "Martin Indyk"], Leadel Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>

In criticizing Indyk's optimism about the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian "peace talks," former director of the CIA's counter-terrorism centre, Robert Grenier, argues that Indyk is protecting Israeli interests:

:The only conceivable explanation for his mendacity, apart from the desire to see his name in print, is that Martin is continuing to promote the type of 'American diplomacy' he championed during his years in the Clinton administration – diplomacy designed to keep pressure off the Israelis while they do whatever they please. Although he doubtless had to make some accommodations along the way in transitioning from an overt lobbyist on behalf of Israel to a foreign-policy apparatchik in the Clinton administration, one always assumed that his basic motives were unchanged. In those years, he had a lot of company, the redoubtable Dennis Ross being most prominent, and most disingenuous, among them. At least Aaron Miller, another of the state department peace-process team members, has had the good grace since his retirement to admit that he and the others saw their role as acting as "Israel's lawyers".

:For those of us who watched the process from close range in those years, it was obvious that Ross, Indyk and the others saw their jobs as consisting of a two-part process: Find out what the Israelis want, and then help them get it.<ref>Robert Grenier, [http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2010/09/201094155358615769.html "Who does he think he is fooling?"], Al Jazeera, 5 September 2010</ref>

==Dual Containment==

Indyk is known as the main creator and pusher of the Clinton Administration's "dual containment" policy of Iraq and Iran. As outlined in May 1993 at [[WINEP]] and then implemented by Indyk while he was director for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council,<ref name=LRB>John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/john-mearsheimer/the-israel-lobby "The Israel Lobby"], ''London Review of Books,'' 23 March 2006</ref> dual containment advocates containing both Iran and Iraq through economic pressure and displays of US military might, with the ultimate goal of producing conditions that would lead to regime change in Iraq<ref>Harry L. Myers, [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc/97-139.pdf "THE US POLICY OF DUAL CONTAINMENT TOWARD IRAN AND IRAQ IN THEORY AND PRACTICE"], AIR WAR COLLEGE, AIR UNIVERSITY, p.18, April 1997</ref> and change Iran's behavior.<ref name=LR>Laura Rozen's Interview with Gary Sick, [http://motherjones.com/mojo/2008/05/former-nsc-aide-clinton-dual-containment-and-hrcs-obliterate-iran-remarks "Former NSC Aide on Clinton, 'Dual Containment,' and HRC's 'Obliterate' Iran Remarks"], ''MotherJones,'' 8 May 2008</ref>

Dual containment has been referred to as "essentially an AIPAC policy"<ref>Juan Cole, ''Engaging the Muslim World'', (Palgrave Macmillan 2009) p. 138</ref> for its protection of Israeli interests. During the 1990s Iran and Iraq were the greatest challengers to Israel's dominance in the region and many criticized the policy from all sides of the political spectrum for its negative consequences in terms of American interests. The policy reportedly came about after Israel began expressing concerns about Iran which they claimed was also a threat to the United States. According to Harvard scholars Mearsheimer and Walt, Israel portrayed Iran as a threat in order to cement closer relations between itself and the United States:

:The hope was that the Untied States would see Israel as a bulwark against Iranian expansionism, much the way Israel had been treated as a bulwark against Soviet influence in the Middle East...The Clinton administration responded to Israel's entreaties by adopting the policy of dual containment...[and] Robert Pelletreau, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs at the time, told Trita Parsi that the policy was essentially a copy of an Israeli proposal.<ref>John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' (Penguin 2007) pp. 286-7</ref>

===Criticism===

Dual containment resulted in making the United States an enemy of two countries who were historically hostile to each other (thereby giving them a cause to unite over) and forcing the US to bear the difficult burden of containing both countries while dealing with considerable resistance:

:The attemp to keep the two largest Gulf countries in a box left the United States with the problem of where to find a proxy guaranteer of security to the oil monarchies. Over time, the commitment of European allies to dual containment waned because of humanitarian concerns and European corporations' interest in doing with the two countries, and there was a danger that international sanctions on Iraq might ultimately be lifted. It was an impossible situation for Washington.<ref>Juan Cole, ''Engaging the Muslim World'', (Palgrave Macmillan 2009) p. 20</ref>

Academic and academic F. Gregory Gause III outlined the flaws of dual containment in 1994:

:The dual containment policy is shot through with logical flaws and practical inconsistencies and is based on faulty geopolitical premises. It is hard to see how either Iraq or Iran could be contained, in the administration’s sense, without the cooperation of its hostile counterpart. American allies in the region and elsewhere have shown no enthusiasm for dual containment, making its implementation highly problematic. Dual containment offers no guidelines for dealing with change in the gulf, and it ties American policy to an inherently unstable regional status quo. Worse yet, it assigns to the United States a unilateral role in managing gulf security issues at a time when the American capacity to influence events in Iran and Iraq is at best limited. The policy could end up encouraging the very results, regional conflict and increased Iranian power, that the United States seeks to prevent.<ref>F. Gregory Gause, [http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/49686/f-gregory-gause-iii/the-illogic-of-dual-containment "The Illogic of Dual Containment"], ''Foreign Affairs,'' March/April 1994</ref>

According to academic and former national security advisor to the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, Gary Sick:

:I have known Martin Indyk since we were at Columbia together, and I respect him as a professional. But I thought dual containment was a terrible idea from the first time I heard it, and Martin knows it. By emphasizing threats and sanctions above even the most minimal engagement, I think this concept was the origin of many of our worst mistakes and missed opportunities over the past 15 years.<ref name=LR>Laura Rozen's Interview with Gary Sick, [http://motherjones.com/mojo/2008/05/former-nsc-aide-clinton-dual-containment-and-hrcs-obliterate-iran-remarks "Former NSC Aide on Clinton, 'Dual Containment,' and HRC's 'Obliterate' Iran Remarks"], ''MotherJones,'' 8 May 2008</ref>

==Affiliations==

*[[AIPAC]] - Former Research Director <ref>Grace Halsell, [http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0393/9303009.htm Clinton's Indyk Appointment One of Many From Pro-Israel Think Tank], Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 1993,(accessed 8 September 2010).</ref>
*[[Brookings Institution]] - Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy<ref>Brookings Institute, [http://www.brookings.edu/experts/i/indykm.aspx "Martin Indyk"], Brookings Institute Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>
*[[Saban Center for Middle East Policy]] - Director<ref>Council on Foreign Relations, [http://www.cfr.org/bios/1586/martin_s_indyk.html "Martin Indyk"], CFR Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>
*[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - Former Founding Executive Director<ref>Charlie Rose, [http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/1282 "Martin Indyk"], Charlie Rose Website, accessed on 10 September 2010</ref>
*[[Institute for National Security Studies]]
*[[New Israel Fund]] - Former Director

== Books ==
*''Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East'' (2009), New York, Simon & Schuster

==Related Articles==
*Chemi Shalev, [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/755414.html Could this war produce a Sunni-Israeli alliance?], ''Haaretz'', August 8, 2006.
*PIWP Database compendium of articles about Martin Indyk [http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/cs.php?sMask=ynnnnn&wMask=yyy&lv=1s1&crisis=--&w12=y&d0=1&d1=n&w5=Indyk&o1=n]

==Notes==

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David Alliance

2017-07-29T15:30:28Z

Hilary Aked:

[[David Alliance]] (born 15 June 1932 in Kashan, Iran) was the founder of the textile group [[Coats Viyella]] Plc. He stepped down as chairman of Coats in 1999. He is chairman of [[N Brown Group Plc]].<ref>[http://www.libdems.org.uk/peers_detail.aspx?name=Lord_Alliance&pPK=56d74edd-cd50-483f-bfb2-a6051ae3f671 Lord Alliance], libdems.org.uk, accessed 4 January 2011.</ref>

He became a Liberal Democrat Peer as Lord Alliance in 2004.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/david-alliance/32308 Lord Alliance], parliament.uk, accessed 4 January 2011.</ref>

==Affiliations==
Trustee of the Israel based think tank, the [[Institute for National Security Studies]] in 2012<ref>Institute for National Security Studies [http://www.inss.org.il/about.php?cat=70 Board of Trustees] Accessed 29 July 2012</ref> | Trustee, founder and donor to the [[Next Century Foundation for Peace]] which has sponsored dialogue with [[Hamas]] | One of the 'British friends' of the [[Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress]]<ref>'Organization', [http://www.icsep.org.il/en/about/organization ICSEP website]</ref> | [[Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel]], donor<ref>David Cronin [http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david/uk-friends-israel-group-breaking-law-political-funding Is UK "friends of Israel" group breaking law on political funding?], ''Electronic Intifada'', 12/19/2011 - 20:23, accessed 31 August 2012</ref> | Director, [[Alliance Family Foundation Limited]] | Member, Advisory Board, [[Community Security Trust]] | Director, [[Weizmann Institute Foundation]] | Member, Board of Governors, [[Tel Aviv University]]<ref name="Parl">Parliament UK [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/david-alliance/32308 Lord Alliance], accessed 31 August 2012 </ref>
===Shareholdings===
*[[N Brown Group plc]] (retailing through direct home shopping; fulfilment and financial services)
*[[Dane Properties Limited]] (property investment company)
*[[Caspet Securities Inc]] (investing in gold exploration)
*[[Affirmative Finance Limited]] (money lending)
*[[IDenta Corp]] (US OTC market company based in Israel, supplying testing kits for drugs and explosives internationally)
*[[Huntsworth]] plc (international public relations)
*[[Tuxedo Money Solutions Ltd]] (provider of pre-paid cards as alternative to debit/credit cards)
*[[Royal Bank of Scotland]]
*[[Lloyds TSB]]
*[[SPDR Gold Trust]]
*[[Bank of America]]
*[[Vedanta]] (mining)
*[[Persimmon]] (house building)
*[[Lupus Capital plc]] (industrial assets)
*[[Tau Capital plc]] (investment in Kazakhstan)
*[[Bank of Ireland]]
*[[Vallar plc]] (international mining)
*[[Hatehof]] (Israeli-based rescue vehicles)
*[[Metail Limited]] (3D and digitalised marketing services)

*[[Anglo-Eastern Trust Limited]] (financial services & investment; Dubai subsidiaries engaged in telecommunications)
*[[Mazrek Limited]] (Israel-based R&D company, specialising in fuel injection systems for diesel engines)<ref name="Parl"/>

==Notes==
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Ronald S. Lauder

2017-07-29T15:28:41Z

Hilary Aked:

'''Ronald Steven Lauder''' (born February 26 1944 in New York City) is an American businessman, philanthropist, art collector and conservative activist. He was an attendee at the Neocon international [[Democracy & Security International Conference]]<ref>Democracy and Security Conference, [http://www.democracyandsecurity.org/doc/List_of_Participants.pdf List of Participants], Accessed 25-February-2009</ref> in Prague in June 2007. He has funded the [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]] at the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] from which the [[Herzliya Conference]] has been organised since the year 2000. The conference has in recent years been co-organised by the [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]] founded in 2006 at the [[Shalem Center]], which co-organised the Prague conference. The center is named after [[Sheldon Adelson]] who was also in attendance in Prague in 2007<ref>Ronald S. Lauder, [http://www.rslfoundation.org/html/about/about_bio.htm Ronald S Lauder Biography], ''The Ronald S.Lauder Foundation'', Accessed 06-September-2009</ref>.

Forbes lists Lauder among the richest people of the world with an estimated net worth of $3.0 billion in 2007.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Ronald-Lauder_R9VK.html "The World's Billionaires,"] ''Forbes Magazine'' 03.08.07</ref>

Lauder is also Chairman of the International Public Committee of the [[World Jewish Restitution Organization]] and Chairman of the [[Jewish Heritage Council]]. He was formerly Chairman of the [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]], Served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and [[NATO]] Policy.<ref>The Annual Herzliya Conference Series: on the Balance of Israel's National Security (2008), [http://www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng/_Uploads/2154ExecutiveSummaryEnglish.pdf Conference Conclusions], accessed 12 August, 2008.</ref>

In 2008, Lauder was listed as a supporter of the [[Herzliya Conference]] in Israel. <ref>The Annual Herzliya Conference Series: on the Balance of Israel's National Security (20Harvey Bratt08) [http://www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng/_Uploads/2154ExecutiveSummaryEnglish.pdf Conference Conclusions], accessed 12 August, 2008.</ref>

==Biography==
Lauder is the son of [[Estée Lauder]] and [[Joseph Lauder]], founders of [[Estée Lauder Companies]], and the younger brother of [[Leonard Lauder]], chairman of the board of the Estee Lauder company<ref>Jayne A. Pearl, [http://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/largest_u.s.html America’s largest family businesses], Number 40. Estee Lauder, ''Family Business'', Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>. He attended the [[Bronx High School of Science]] and holds a Bachelors degree in International Business from the [[Wharton School]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>CME Biography,[http://www.cetv-net.com/en/about-cme/ronald-s-lauder.shtml Ronald S. Lauder], Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>

He studied at the [[University of Paris]], and received a Certificate in International Business from the [[University of Brussels]]. He is married to [[Jo Carole Lauder]] and has two children, Aerin and Jane. Lauder started to work for the Estee Lauder Company in 1964. In 1983 he became a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO policy at [[The Pentagon]].<ref>CME Biography,[http://www.cetv-net.com/en/about-cme/ronald-s-lauder.shtml Ronald S. Lauder], Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>

In 1986 [[Ronald Reagan]] named him as the US ambassador to Austria, a position he held until 1987. As ambassador, he fired diplomatic officer [[Felix Bloch]], who later became known in connection with the [[Robert Hanssen]] espionage case.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7DD1E3EF934A15754C0A96F948260 Just Who Was Our Envoy to Vienna?] ''[[The New York Times]]'' 1989-07-27, accessed 2009-02-28</ref>

As a Republican, he made a bid to become the mayor of New York City in 1989, losing to [[Rudy Giuliani]] in the Republican primary. Lauder manages investments in real estate and media, such as [[Central European Media Enterprises]] and Israeli TV.<ref>CME Biography,[http://www.cetv-net.com/en/about-cme/ronald-s-lauder.shtml Ronald S. Lauder], Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>

==2001 Estee Lauder Boycott==

In 2001 Muslim Associations in the U.S. called for a boycott on Estee Lauder products after Ronald Lauder appeared at a [[One Jerusalem]] rally. [[Khalid Turaani]], a spokesman for one of the groups planning the boycott, [[American Muslims for Jerusalem]], said that Muslims and Arabs had long been offended by Mr. Lauder's pro-Israeli views, but had not decided to call for a boycott until Mr. Lauder appeared at the ''One Jerusalem'' rally of religious and nationalist Israelis in January. Mr. Turaani accused Lauder, of ''using his name and wealth'' to support Israeli hard-liners<ref>James Barron, [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/nyregion/boldface-names-117609.html?&scp=1&sq=estee%20lauder%20boycott&st=cse Face-Off, or Cosmetic Boycott], ''New York Times'', 28-February-2001, Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>

==UN Anti-Racism Conference==

Lauder described the UN anti-racism conference as a "shameful event". He said of the conference :

:"Every day it becomes clearer that the Durban Review Conference is not about combating racism, but about promoting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda within the framework of the United Nations. "Surely no good can result from a conference where countries such as Libya, Iran, Pakistan and Syria are dictating the agenda. The plights of the victims of true racism and discrimination are being ignored. Sudan is not condemned for the mass killings in Darfur, Iran has been given a pass for its cruel treatment of Bahais and other minorities, as well as its mass executions of students and dissidents. Pakistan is not being held accountable for introducing Sharia law in order to appease the Taliban. These and other countries are attempting to protect their extremist ideologies under the disguise of banning the 'defamation of religion' while at the same time refusing to condemn Holocaust denial,<ref>World Jewish Congress, [http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-02-2009/0004981194&EDATE= World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder Welcomes U.S. Pullout of 'Shameful' UN Anti-Racism Conference], Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>

==Israel Lobby and Foreign Policy==
In 1987, Lauder established the [[Ronald S. Lauder Foundation]], a philanthropic organization. The foundation also supports student exchange programs between New York and various capitals in Central and Eastern Europe.

Lauder is actively involved in lobby and other organisations, including the [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]], the [[Jewish National Fund]], the [[World Jewish Congress]], the [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]], the [[Jewish Theological Seminary]], [[Brandeis University]], and the [[Abraham Fund]].<ref>World Jewish Congress, [http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/about/bio_lauder.html Ronald S. Lauder], Accessed 09-April-2009</ref> With his brother he founded the Lauder Institute at Wharton School. Lauder has also served as a Finance Chairman of the New York State Republican Committee. In 2003 Lauder founded and became a president of [[Lauder Business School]] in Vienna, Austria.

Lauder was elected President of the [[World Jewish Congress]] on June 10, 2007, beating the South African businessman [[Mendel Kaplan]] and [[Einat Wilf]] of Israel by a clear margin. As WJC President, he has met with a number of heads of state and government, including German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]], [[Pope Benedict XVI]], Italian President [[Giorgio Napolitano]], Austrian Chancellor [[Alfred Gusenbauer]], Czech President [[Vaclav Klaus]], Hungarian Prime Minister [[Ferenc Gyurcsany]] and Swiss President [[Pascal Couchepin]]. Lauder has been strongly critical of business deals by European energy firms with Iran and called for stronger UN sanctions because of Tehran's threat against Israel and its nuclear program.<ref>Haartez.com[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/979110.html WJC chief Lauder implores Swiss to cancel Iran gas deal], ''Reuters'',29-April-2008, Accessed 09-April-2009</ref>
==Affiliations==

[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] | [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]] | [[World Jewish Congress]] President<ref>World Jewish Congress [http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/about Our Leadership], accessed 9 May 2012</ref> | [[JNF USA]] - chairman

==Book==
* Lauder, RS. ''Fighting Violent Crime in America.'' Dodd Mead (April 1985). ISBN 0-396-08495-8

==External links==
*[http://www.rslfoundation.org/ Ronald S.Lauder Foundation]
*[http://www.cetv-net.com/en/about-cme/ronald-s-lauder.shtml Biography by CME]
*[http://www.lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/lauder_advantage.asp Lauder Institute]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7858735309689210590&q=tvshow%3ACharlie_Rose Interview with Ronald Lauder by Charlie Rose]
*[http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/meet/ny_070610/president.html Election of WJC President, 10 June 2007]

==Notes==
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Emmanuel Kaye

2017-07-29T15:22:06Z

Hilary Aked:

[[Emmanuel Kaye]] is a long time pro-business and Zionist activist. '''Sir Emmanuel Kaye''' (29 November 1914 - 28 February 1999) was a millionaire British industrialist and philanthropist. Kaye is reported to be the founder of the [[Lansing Bagnall]] fork-lift truck company<ref>Rentoul, J. (2001) 'BLAIR PART 3: TROUBLE WITH MONEY - HOW MILLIONAIRES AND THEIR MONEY DENTED TONY'S IMAGE AS 'A PRETTY STRAIGHT SORT OF GUY'. <i>The Independent</i>. 29th March 2001</ref>. He was also a member of the [[Confederation of British Industry|CBI]] council from 1976 to 1989, and its financial policy committee from 1985 to 1992. Once a strong supporter of the [[Conservative Party|Conservative Party]], he was persuaded by [[Lord Levy]] to contribute substantially to [[Tony Blair]]'s [[Labour Leader's Office Fund]] before the 1997 General Election. He is said to have given at least £50,000.<ref>Rentoul, J. (2001) 'BLAIR PART 3: TROUBLE WITH MONEY - HOW MILLIONAIRES AND THEIR MONEY DENTED TONY'S IMAGE AS 'A PRETTY STRAIGHT SORT OF GUY'. <i>The Independent</i>. 29th March 2001</ref>

Among major beneficiaries of his philanthropy was [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], which made him an Honorary Member in 1994. He was Vice-Chairman (1981-5) and Chairman (1985-99) of the Thrombosis Research Trust.

==External links==
*[http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext25/Osler.html ''Labour Party PLC: New Labour as a Party of Business''] -- lengthy extract from [[David Osler]]'s book about Labour fundraising and the [[Labour Leader's Office Fund]]

==Affiliations==
*[[British United Industrialists]] <ref>Listed on headed notepaper of BUI as part of a letter sent in 1987, reproduced in [[Colin Challen]] and Mike Hughes, ''In Defence of the Party: The Secret State, the Conservative Party and Dirty tricks'', Wakefield: Medium Publishing, 1996, p65-6.</ref>
*[[Labour Friends of Israel]]

==Notes==

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[[Category: Israeli Think Tanker|Kaye, Emmanuel]]
[[Category:Israel Lobby|Kaye, Emmanuel]]

American Friends of IDC

2017-07-29T13:27:00Z

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'''American Friends of IDC''' is a not-for-profit Foundation based in New York. It is the US fund raising arm of the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] - a private university in Israel with close links to Israeli intelligence and high-tech industry.

==Origins and History==
According to IDC promotional material the marketing expert and academic [[Yoram Wind]] 'played a great part in developing the IDC Herzliya Friends Association in the USA.' <ref>IDC Herzliya, [[Media:IDC - The People of the Avenues.pdf|The People of the Avenues]] by Gal Gingis</ref> According to his CV [[Yoram Wind|Wind]] co-founded IDC in 1994 and the [[American Friends of IDC]] in 1998 and served as its President until 2002. <ref>[[Media:YORAM (JERRY) WIND CV.pdf|YORAM (JERRY) WIND CV]], retreived from the website of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on 30 July 2009</ref>

==Funds==
According to accounts filed with the IRS, the Foundation received a total of $28,999,497 between 1998 and 2006 in 'gifts, grants and contributions'. The size of these donations increased substantially during that period, from $989,333 in 1999 to $10,296,706 in 2006. <ref>American Friends of IDC Form 990 filings for 2002, 2005 and 2006. Accessed via [http://foundationcenter.org The Foundation Center]</ref> US Foundations known to have donated to American Friends of IDC. include the [[Chais Family Foundation]], The [[Klarman Family Foundation]], the [[Russell Berrie Foundation]], the [[Somekh Family Foundation]] and The [[Zilkha Foundation]].

The [[Adelson Family Foundation]] donated $2.5 million to the American Friends of IDC in 2013, with a further $17.5 million approved for disbursal during the year.<ref>Adelson Family Foundation, Form 990, 2013.</ref>

It received $5,000 from the [[Abstraction Fund]] in 2014. <ref> Abstraction Fund, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>

==Personnel==
According to the organisation's 2007 accounts, it only full time executive is its Executive Director [[Felicia Steingard]]. The other executives are not remunerated and work an average of one hour a week. They include its President, the American billionaire [[Samuel Zell]], the Treasurer [[Shimon Topor]], the Secretary [[Mark Gerson]], and the following board members: [[Stanley Chais]], [[Jonathan Leitersdorf]], [[Gideon Argov]], [[Rebecca Belldegrun]], [[Orit Gadiesh]], [[Ronald Lauder]], [[Gil Tenzer]], [[Eyal Ofer]], [[Michael Recanati]], [[Lynn Schusterman]], [[Paul Stern]], [[Yoram Wind]], [[Joey Low]], [[Gary Heiman]], [[David Levy]], [[Stewart Resnick]], [[Shelson Adelson]], [[Netta Korin]], and [[Gerald Cramer]]. <ref>US Internal Revenue Service, [[Media:American Friends of IDC Form 990 - 2007.pdf|American Friends of IDC Form 990 2007]]</ref>

==Affiliations==
:[[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]]
:[[UK Friends of IDC]]

==Resources==
*[[Media:American Friends of IDC Form 990 - 2007.pdf|American Friends of IDC Form 990 2007]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

Technion UK

2017-07-29T13:05:09Z

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[[Technion UK]] (formerly [[British Technion Society]]) is a British charity (no 1092207) set up to provide financial support for the [[Technion]] the Israeli science and technology institute.

It was formed under its then name of British Technion Society, at a meeting in the [[House of Lords]] in April 1951.<ref name="About">Technion UK [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605174514/http://www.technionuk.org/about/ About]. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 5 June 2013. Accessed 19 February 2015.</ref>
==People==
*Chair: [[Daniel Peltz]]<ref name="About"/>
*Committee: [[Gerald Davidson]] | [[Giorgina Djanogly]] | [[Edward Lee]] | [[Stuart Levy]] | [[Jonathan Metliss]] | [[Ingrid Monnickendam]] | [[Gary Monnickendam]] | [[Eleonora Rayden]] | [[Emma Shapero]] | [[Bernard Shapero]] | [[Laura Townsley]] | [[Barry Townsley]] CBE

*Executive Director [[Tony Bernstein]]
*Executive Secretary [[Suzanne Posner]]
===Trustees===
[[Daniel Peltz]] (also a trustee of various charities including the [[Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies]], [[Institute of Jewish Studies]] and the [[Peltz Trust]]) | [[Lois Peltz]] | [[Michael Heller]] (also trustee of the [[Israel Diaspora Trust]]) | [[Gary Monnickendam]]<ref>Charity commission [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1092207&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Technion UK contact and Trustees]. Accessed 19 February 2015.</ref>

==Contact==
:Address: 62 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3JF
:Phone:020 7495 6824
:Web: [http://www.technionuk.org/ technionuk.org]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Charities]][[Category:Israel]] [[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

American Technion Society

2017-07-29T13:04:57Z

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The [[Russell Berrie Foundation]] gave grants to the [[American Society for Technion]] in 2013 of $US 20,000 and $US 2,606,236 <ref> [http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2014_11_PF/22-2620908_990PF_201312.pdf IRS 990 Filing], Russell Berrie Foundation, Citizen Audit.org, accessed 2 March 2015, p127 </ref>

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

Ben-Gurion University Foundation

2017-07-29T12:54:03Z

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'''Ben-Gurion University Foundation''' is a non-profit organisation headquartered in London, affiliated with the [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]] in South Israel.

==The university==
[[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]] is a university in Be’er Sheva, South Israel. It’s named after [[David Ben-Gurion]], the first Prime Minister of Israel, who believed the that the future of the country lay in this region. Set up in 1969 by the Government of Israel, the university has approximately 20,000 students in five faculties and is comprised of six institutes: [[Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism]], [[Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research]], [[Heksherim – Research Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature and Culture]], [[Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology]], [[The Homeland Security Research Institute]], [[The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev]] and [[Kreitman School of Advance Graduate Studies]].<ref> [http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/fohs/MSIH/Pages/History.aspx History] ‘’Ben-Gurion University’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref><ref> [http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Pages/about-bgu.aspx About BGU] ‘’Ben-Gurion University’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>

==The Foundation==
According to the Foundation’s website it was founded in 1974, five years after the university was formed, its aim is to ‘raise funds and awareness for the University across the UK’.<ref> [http://www.bguf.org.uk/about-the-foundation/ About the foundation] ‘’Ben-Gurion University Foundation’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>
It’s business accounts show the firm was registered as a charity in July 1978, with a registration number of 276203.<ref name="BGUF"> [http://www.bizdb.co.uk/company/ben-gurion-university-foundation-01376848/ Ben-Gurion University Foundation] ‘’BizDb’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>

==People==
===Trustees===
*[[Harold Paisner]], director since April 1997 and president since 2011.<ref> Greer Fay Cashman [http://www.jpost.com/Features/In-Thespotlight/Grapevine-A-little-piece-of-Boston Grapevine: A little piece of Boston] ‘’The Jerusalem Post’’, 15 May 2011, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref> Also sits on the international advisory board of [[The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society]], a division within the University,<ref> [http://pelorous.totallyplc.com/public/cms/61/0/67/206/July%202013%20Newsletter.pdf?realName=SXKbkb.pdf July 2013 Newsletter] ‘’Ben Gurion University Foundation’’, accessed 23 November 2014 </ref> a senior partner in corporate finance at law firm [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] and is involved in many Jewish and/or zionist related charities.
*[[Eric Charles]], director since November 1992 and secretary since June 2013.<ref> [https://opencorporates.com/officers/77411583 Eric Arnold Charles] ‘’Open Corporates’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref> Director at a number of companies and charities, including [[Devonshire Street Charitable Foundation]] – where [[Martin Paisner]] is also a director.<ref> [https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/director/13767544/eric-Charles Eric Charles]] ‘’Companies in the UK’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>
*[[Martin Paisner]], director since November 1992.<ref name="BGUF"/> is a partner at law firm [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]], one of the two trustees of [[Tony Blair|Tony]] and [[Cherie Blair]]’s controversial blind trust and like his brother, Harold, sits on the board of many Jewish and/or zionist related charities.

===Former trustees===
*[[David Wernick]], director from February 2007 to February 2009.
*[[Jonathan Prevezer]], secretary from January 1995 to June 2013.
*[[Conrad Sandler]], director from November 1993 to December 1995.
*Rt Hon [[George Weidenfeld| Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea]], director from November 1993 to February 2007. Is also on the board of governors of [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]<ref> [http://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/george-weidenfeld George Weidenfeld] ‘’Blavatnik School of Government’’, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>
*[[Raymond Pollock]], secretary from November 1992 to January 1995.
*[[Sidney Corob]], director from November 1992 to February 2003. A Jewish philanthropist.<ref> [http://www.thejc.com/social/obituaries/obituary-sidney-corob Obituary: Sidney Corob] ‘’The Jewish Chronicle’’, 2 April 2009, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>
*[[Miriam Hyams]], director from November 1992 to May 1999.
*[[Norman Hyams]], director from November 1992 to May 1999.
*[[Hyman Kreitman]], director from November 1992 to May 2001. Former chairman of [[Tesco]].<ref> Nicholas Serota [http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/21/guardianobituaries Obituary: Hyman Kreitman] ‘’Guardian’’, 21 May 2001, accessed 30 January 2015 </ref>
*Dr [[Spencer Lawson]], director from November 1992 to February 2003.<ref name="BGUF"/>

==Finances==
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="right" align="right" width="100%">
<tr>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="34%">Year end</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width=”33%">Income</th>
<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="33%">Spending</th>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>30/09/2009</td>
<td>£682, 566</td>
<td>£760, 829</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>30/09/2010</td>
<td>£212, 199</td>
<td>£229, 716</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>30/09/2011</td>
<td>£569, 218</td>
<td>£568, 535</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>30/09/2012</td>
<td>£523, 218</td>
<td>£343, 971</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>30/09/2013</td>
<td>£603, 494</td>
<td>£845, 286</td>
<tr>
</table>
Table references:<ref name="BGUF"/>

==Contact==
:'''Address:''' Devonshire House,
:1 Devonshire Street,
:London,
:W1W 5DR
:'''Telephone:''' 020 7446 8558
:'''Email:''' bengurion.foundation@bguf.org.uk

==Notes==
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==Categories==

[[Category:Higher Education in Israel]]

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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==Controversies==
===Carmi Gillon and torture===
In 2007 the criminologist Stan Cohen denounced the appointment of former [[Shin Bet]] chief [[Carmi Gillon]] as vice president for external affairs at the Hebrew University:<ref name="Cohen">Stan Cohen [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/nov/22/acolourfulpastindeed A 'colourful past' indeed] Carmi Gillon's sinister history of torture means he is no ordinary academic visiting London to lecture and be wined and dined Comment is Free, ''The Guardian'', Thursday 22 November 2007 13.00 GMT Last modified on Monday 9 February 2009 15.10 GMT.</ref>

:A rather special academic will be visiting London this week. The current brochure of the [[British Friends of the Hebrew University]] (BFHU) announces that Vice President Week 2007 starts this Thursday, November 22. The university's new vice president for external relations, Carmi Gillon, will be here for a keynote lecture, a patron's dinner at the Athenaeum and a young professional's breakfast. This is no ordinary academic drafted into a hack fund-raising job. The BFHU's description of Gillon, however - as ex-Shin Bet chief, past Israeli ambassador to Denmark and a speaker with a "colourful past" - hardly conveys why he is so special.

:The real Gillon joined [[Shin Bet]] (or [[Shabak]]) - the internal Israeli general security service (GSS) - in the mid 1970s. He worked in the ranks until 1988, when he was promoted to head of the training branch and then the northern region branch. In 1993, he became chief of the headquarters branch, and in 1995 was named overall head of the GSS. He was forced out a year later (for the security failure of not preventing the assassination of [[Yitzhak Rabin]].)

:The period in which Gillon occupied the most senior positions in the service was the high point in Shin Bet's policy of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees. Until the Israel high court of justice ruled against such methods in 1999, GSS interrogators were officially allowed to use "moderate physical pressure" on detainees. These methods were listed only in secret government guidelines, but became well known from many sources (including court testimonies of GSS officials themselves). They included sensory and sleep deprivation; prolonged shackling in painful positions (like the "banana tie"); hooding - near suffocation - with filthy sacks; being forced to squat like a frog and violent shaking.

:During Gillon's period of office, such methods of interrogation were used - routinely if rather cursorily - against hundreds of Palestinians every year. A standard estimate for 1987-1994 was 23,000 detainees - most of whom were later released without charge. More intense and brutal ("augmented") combinations were used against hardcore suspects and authorised by Gillon. In April 1995, one detainee was literally shaken to death in the police compound in Jerusalem. For detailed information on interrogation methods during Gillon's tenure of senior positions in the GSS, see Torture During Interrogations, November 1994 and other reports of B'tselem, the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.

:After leaving the service, Gillon spent time in various business and public enterprises (including the directorship of the [[Peres Center for Peace|Centre of Peace]], a project of his political patron, [[Shimon Peres]]). In July 2001, he was nominated as the Israeli ambassador to Denmark. There was some outcry in the international human rights community and calls were made for the Danish government to reject Gillon's appointment or for Israel to withdraw his nomination. "Diplomatic service," wrote [[Human Rights Watch]], "should not be the source of job and travel opportunities for persons responsible for committing or sanctioning torture". [[Amnesty International]] requested that the Danish government arrest Gillon under the UN convention against torture. These calls were dismissed (the Danish government claimed - incorrectly - that he was protected by diplomatic immunity) and he took up his posting in Copenhagen.

:Gillon gave a number of interviews to the Danish media in which he explicitly defended his past record. He admitted to at least 100 personal authorisations of torture interrogations. He also suggested that practices designated as illegal by the high court in 1999, might now have to be legalised because of new threats of terror.
==People==
===Members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors – circa 2015===
*Chairman: Mr. [[Michael Federmann]] <ref>Hebrew University of Jerusalem [https://new.huji.ac.il/en/page/710 Members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors]. Accessed 16 February 2015.</ref>
*Honorary Chairmen: Mr. [[Yigal Arnon]], Dr. [[Ralph Halbert]], Mr. [[Harvey Krueger]], Mr. [[Charles Goodman]]
====Public Representatives From Abroad====
Mr. [[Charles Goodman]], USA | Mr. [[Mark Gordon]], USA | Ms. [[Heidi Rothberg]], USA | Ms. [[Barbara Mandel]], USA | Mr. [[Daniel Schlessinger]], USA | Mr. [[Ira Sorkin]], USA | Mr. [[Michael Kurtz]], USA | Mr. [[George Schieren]], USA | Mr. [[Michael Freed]], USA | Mr. [[Alan Fiske]], USA | Mr. [[Clive Kabatznik]], USA | Ms. [[Kathy Barnett]], USA | Mr. [[Martin Karlinsky]], USA | Mr. [[Nathan Lindenberg]], Canada | Mr. [[Ron Appleby]], Canada | Ms. [[Gail Asper]], Canada | Mr. [[Isaac Kaye]], UK | Mr. [[Michael Dunkel]], Australia | Mr. [[Robert Simons]], Australia]] | Ms. [[Nilly Sikorsky]], Europe | Mr. [[Jean Claude Picard]], France]] | Ms. [[Nathalie Berrebi]], Europe | Mr. [[Harry Van den Bergh]], Holland
====Public Representatives from Israel====
Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. [[Michael Federmann]] | Prof. [[Menachem Ben-Sasson]] (President) | Ms. [[Billy Shapira]] (VP for Finance and Admin.) | Mr. [[Meir Dayan]] (Chair, Finance Committee) | Mr. [[Daniel Furman]] | Ms. [[Raphaela Harlap]] | Mr. [[David Ivry]] | Ms. [[Maxine Fassberg]] | Mr. [[Yitzhak Manor]] | Mr. [[Erel Margalit]] | Mr. [[Ben Rabinovitch]] | Mr. [[Eitan Raff]] | Ms. [[Myriam Arazi-Guy]] | Mr. [[Avraham Asheri]] | Dr. [[Yehudith Richter]] | Mr. [[Shlomo Tisser]]
====Senate Representatives====
Prof. [[Asher Cohen]] (Rector) | Prof. [[Orna Kuperman]] (Vice-Rector) | Prof. [[Anna Belfer-Cohen]] | Prof. [[Ofer Biham]] | Prof. [[Celia Fassberg]] | Prof. [[Naama Goren Inbar]] | Prof. [[Eli Feinerman]] | Prof. [[Nissim Garti]] | Prof. [[Yitzhak Hadar]] | Prof. [[Carl Posy]] | Prof. [[Daniel Schwartz]] | Prof. [[Hermona Soreq]] | Prof. [[Daphna Weinshall]] | Prof. [[Aharon Agranat]] | Prof. [[David Lichtstein]]

==Departments, Centres, Friends organisations==
===Affiliated research centres or think tanks===
[[Jewish People Policy Institute]] - based on campus | [[Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace]], | The [[Center for the Study of Philanthropy in Israel]] | The [[Institute for Advanced Studies]] | [[Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism]]

===Friends organisations===
[[American Friends of The Hebrew University]] | [[Australian Friends of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] | [[British Friends of the Hebrew University]] | [[Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] | [[European Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] | [[L'Association des Amis Suisses de l'Université de Jérusalem]]
==Resources, Contact, Notes==
===Resources===
*Stan Cohen [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/nov/22/acolourfulpastindeed A 'colourful past' indeed] Carmi Gillon's sinister history of torture means he is no ordinary academic visiting London to lecture and be wined and dined Comment is Free, ''The Guardian'', Thursday 22 November 2007 13.00 GMT Last modified on Monday 9 February 2009 15.10 GMT.

===Contact===
===Notes===
<references/>
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Conrad Black

2017-07-29T12:40:47Z

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[[File:Conrad Black.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Conrad Black]]

'''Conrad Black''' is a former media mogul whose [[Hollinger International]] empire once included the [[Daily Telegraph]], the [[Jerusalem Post]] and the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]. He was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for fraud and obstruction of justice in December 2007.<ref>[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1039.html RightWeb profile - Conrad Black], accessed 4 March 2007.</ref> While Black was the proprietor of [[The Telegraph]] the newspapers journalists complained that his pro-Israeli views were affecting editorial policy. According to a report in The Guardian:

:"Three prominent writers - all of them past contributors to Mr Black's Telegraph group have signed a letter to the Spectator accusing him of abusing his responsibilities as a proprietor. Such is the vehemance with which Mr Black has expounded his pro-Israeli held view, they say, no editor or reporter would dare to write frankly about the Palestinian perspective"<ref>Matt Wells, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4153170,00.html The Black arts leave writers riled], The Guardian, 16-March-2001, Accessed 06-October-2009</ref>.

==Affiliations==
*[[Hudson Institute]]: Former Member, Board of Trustees
*[[Nixon Center]]: Member, Board of Directors
*[[Trilateral Commission]]: Former Member
*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]: Former Member of the International Advisory Board
*[[National Interest]]: Member, Advisory Council
*director of [[Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.]],
*[[Brascan Corporation]], director
*the [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce]], director
*[[CanWest Global Communications]], director
*[[Jerusalem Post Limited]], director
*Steering Committee of the [[Bilderberg Group]]
*the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]], member
*the [[Chairman's Council of the Americas Society]],
*a trustee of the [[Malcolm Muggeridge Foundation]],
*a director of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] in London<ref>[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1039.html RightWeb profile - Conrad Black], accessed 4 March 2007.</ref>

==Connections==
*[[Barbara Amiel]]: Wife
*[[Richard Perle]]: [[Hollinger International]] director
*[[Dean Godson]]: Former assistant
*[[Roy MacLaren]] interlocking director

==Resources==
*Rightweb [http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1039.html Conrad Black]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Canada|Black, Conrad]][[Category:UK|Black, Conrad]][[Category:United States|Black, Conrad]][[Category:House of Lords|Black, Conrad]]

Category:Members of the Knesset

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Current and former members of Israel's Parliament, the Knesset.

[[Category:Israel]]

Aliza Landes

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[[Aliza Landes]] was an officer on the North American press desk of the [[IDF Spokesperon's Unit]] in 2008-9.
==New media role==
According to the account in ''[[The Tablet]]'':

:The IDF’s new media presence was originally the brainchild of Aliza Landes (the American-born daughter of the historian [[Richard Landes]]), who was herself only 25 when, as an officer on the IDF’s North American press desk, she piloted the IDF’s first forays into virtual warfare during Operation Cast Lead in the winter of 2008-2009. “In Israel, Facebook had only just opened up, and it was considered a toy for kids,” Landes said. “YouTube was the same. They didn’t think of it as a dissemination tool that could be effective—it was just a way for people to waste time in the office.”

:Landes had already written position papers trying to excite her commanders in the spokesman’s office about the possibilities of a more aggressive social media strategy, but it wasn’t until videos she posted on YouTube began to tally up impressive views that they paid attention. Originally, she told me late last week, she had used YouTube as a way to transfer video files to foreign journalists, who were prevented by the Israeli military from entering Gaza during Cast Lead and were in many instances forced to rely on IDF footage. “It wasn’t for public consumption,” Landes said. She soon began posting routine information updates, like statistics on the number of rockets fired, to an IDF blog and, by the time Cast Lead concluded in January, had moved to commissioning original videos from the military film department. “It was sort of my pet project on top of everything else I was supposed to be doing,” Landes said.

:In August 2009, Landes succeeded in convincing her superiors to give her a dedicated budget for a new media operation. The first big test came in January 2010, not for a war but after the massive earthquake in Haiti, when Israel dispatched emergency medical staff to the Caribbean island. “People were sending us requests for assistance based on Twitter,” Landes said. “So, it wasn’t just a PR tool, it became a practical rescue tool too.” That summer, Landes was responsible for sending out footage from the controversial Mavi Marmara commando raid and convinced her superiors to give her near real-time access to video.

:By the time Landes left later that year, she had a staff of 10 people devoted to putting out polished material in concert with other government ministries–some of which, particularly videos from the widely scrutinized [[Mavi Marmara]] episode, wound up giving ammunition to Israel’s critics. “It’s important to be in the conversation,” Landes said. “If you just say, ‘I’m going to cut this out entirely,’ you’re not doing yourself any favors, and in fact you’re doing yourself a disservice.”<ref>Allison Hoffman, [http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/117235/the-kids-behind-idf-media The ‘Kids’ Behind IDF’s Media], ''Tablet'', 20 November 2012.</ref>

==Connections==
*[[Richard Landes]] - Father

==Contact==
*Twitter: [https://twitter.com/AbbottsfordRd @AbbottsfordRd]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:IDF|Landes, Aliza]]

Richard Landes

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[[Richard Landes]] is Associate Professor of History at Boston University.<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/history/people/faculty/richard-a-landes/ Richard A. Landes], BHoston University, accessed 24 May 2012.</ref>

==Connections==
*[[Aliza Landes]] - Daughter

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Harvard alumni|Landes, Richard]][[Category:Princeton alumni|Landes, Richard]]

Avital Leibovich

2017-07-29T11:57:12Z

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Major [[Avital Leibovich]] is the head of the Foreign Press Branch of the [[Israel Defence Forces]].<ref>Max Socol, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456531523&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull IDF launches YouTube Gaza channel], jpost.com, 30 December 2008.</ref>

===Operation Cast Lead===
During Operation Cast Lead, Israel's invasion of Gaza in December 2008/January 2009, Leibovich was responsible for the creation of a dedicated IDF blog and Youtube channel. She explained the thinking behind the move in an interview with the ''Jerusalem Post''.

::"The blogosphere and new media are another war zone," said Foreign Press Branch head Maj. Avital Leibovich. "We have to be relevant there," she said.

::Her sentiment reflects a growing awareness in the Israeli government that part of the failure of the 2006 Lebanon campaign was Israel's lack of readiness for the intense media debate surrounding its operations. Since the beginning of the Gaza air strikes, Israeli politicians have been appearing regularly on the largest international news networks to defend the IDF.<ref>Max Socol, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456531523&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull IDF launches YouTube Gaza channel], jpost.com, 30 December 2008.</ref>

==Affiliations==
*[[IDF Spokesperson's Unit]]

==Contact==
*LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=138912346&pid=46198483&authType=name&authToken=3ngj&trk=pbmap Avital Leibovich]
*Twitter: [https://twitter.com/AvitalLeibovich @AvitalLeibovich]

==External Resources==
YouTube, [http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk IDF Spokesperson's Unit]

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:IDF|Leibovich, Abital]]
[[Category:Israeli Propaganda|Leibovich, Abital]]
[[Category:Israel|Leibovich, Abital]]
[[Category:Propaganda|Leibovich, Abital]]
[[Category:Psychological Warfare|Leibovich, Abital]]

Ephraim Lapid

2017-07-29T11:56:37Z

Hilary Aked:

General [[Ephraim Lapid ]] served as a senior intelligence officer in the [[Israel Defense Force]], [[IDF Spokesperson]], an instructor at the National Defense College and Head of Galei Zahal (Israel Army Radio).<ref name="IsraeliSpeakers">[http://www.israelispeakers.co.il/110277/Ephraim-Lapid Ephraim Lapid], israelispeakers.co.il, accessed 15 July 2012.</ref>

After retiring from the Israeli military he served as a senior official in the [[Jewish Agency]], where he was responsible for the Agency’s public affairs.<ref name="IsraeliSpeakers">[http://www.israelispeakers.co.il/110277/Ephraim-Lapid Ephraim Lapid], israelispeakers.co.il, accessed 15 July 2012.</ref>

He is a lecturer in Communications at [[Bar-Ilan University]] and in National Defense at [[Ariel College]], built on an illegal settlement in the West Bank.<ref name="IsraeliSpeakers">[http://www.israelispeakers.co.il/110277/Ephraim-Lapid Ephraim Lapid], israelispeakers.co.il, accessed 15 July 2012.</ref>

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Spooks|Lapid, Ephraim]][[Category:Israel|Lapid, Ephraim]][[Category:IDF|Lapid, Ephraim]]

Manfred Gerstenfeld

2017-07-29T11:47:24Z

Hilary Aked:

Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld is former Chairman of the Steering Committee of the [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]], where he founded and directed the Center's Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism program.<ref name="Gerst">JCPA [http://jcpa.org/researcher/dr-manfred-gerstenfeld/ Manfred Gerstenfeld], accessed 14 March 2014</ref>

==Views==
In an interview with the website ‘IsraelSeen.com’, Gerstenfield stated that 'by far the worst of the huge hate-mongering against Israel comes out of large parts of the Muslim-controlled world. This hatred has no limits in its sickness.'<ref name="seen">Manfred Gerstenfeld, [http://israelseen.com/2013/10/30/demonizing-israel-and-the-jews-by-dr-manfred-gerstenfeld/ Demonizing Israel and the Jews], ''Israelseen.com'', October 30 2013 accessed 21 February 2014</ref> In the same interview he also claimed that the BDS movement as a sensor of what is rotten in the university world.<ref name="seen"/>

==Publications==
Dr. Gerstenfeld is the author of many books including Revaluing Italy; Environment and Confusion; Israel's New Future Interviews; The State as Business: Do It Yourself Political Forecasting; Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment; and The Environment in the Jewish Tradition-A Sustainable World.<ref name="Gerst"/>

===Books===
*Revaluing Italy with Lorenzo Necci (Italian) (1992)
*Environment and Confusion: An Introduction to a Messy Subject (1993)
*The State as a Business: Do-It-Yourself Political Forecasting (Italian) (1994)
*Israel’s New Future Interviews (1994)
*Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment (1998)
*The Environment in the Jewish Tradition: A Sustainable World (Hebrew) (2002)
*Europe’s Crumbling Myths: The Post-Holocaust Origins of Today’s Anti-Semitism (Foreword by Emil L. Fackenheim) (2003)
*The New Clothes of European Anti-Semitism (French)(2004), co-edited with Shmuel Trigano
*American Jewry's Challenge: Conversations Confronting the Twenty-first Century(Foreword by Jonathan Sarna) (2004)
*Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss? (2005)
*European-Israeli Relations: Between Confusion and Change? (2006)
*Israel at the Polls 2006 with Shmuel Sandler and Jonathan Rynhold (2008)
*Academics against Israel and the Jews. (Foreword by Natan Sharansky) (2007)
*Behind the Humanitarian Mask: The Nordic Countries, Israel, and the Jews (Foreword by Gert Weisskirchen)(2008)
*The Abuse of Holocaust Memory: Distortions and Responses (Foreword by Abrham H. Foxman) (2009)
*Anti-Semitism in Norway: Behind the Humanitarian Mask (Foreword by Finn Jarle Saele) (Norwegian) (2010)
*American Jewry's Comfort Level: Present and Future with Steven Bayme (Foreword by David A. Harris) (2010)
*Israel at the Polls 2009 with Shmuel Sandler and Hillel Frisch (2010)
*Het Verval. Joden in een stuurloos Nederland (The Decay. Jews in a Rudderless Netherlands) (Dutch) (2010)
*Judging the Netherlands:the Renewed Holocaust Restitution Process 1997-2000 (Foreword by Stuart E. EizenstatStuart E. Eizenstat) (2011)
*Demonizing Israel and the Jews. (Foreword by Rabbi Marvin Hier) (2013)

==Affiliations==
*[[International Center for Western Values]] - listed under 'our team and partners]]
[[Category:Islam Critics]] [[Category:Israel Lobby]]

==Notes==
<references/>

George Weidenfeld

2017-07-29T11:22:46Z

Hilary Aked:

Born in Vienna, [[George Weidenfeld]] left Austria for England in 1938. During World War II he worked with the BBC Overseas Service, mainly as News Commentator on European Affairs, and in 1945 founded the publishing firm, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, with [[Nigel Nicolson]].

In 1949 he became Political Advisor and Chef de Cabinet in Israel to Dr. [[Chaim Weizmann]], and spent a year in this capacity before returning to Britain and publishing. <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref>

Writing for the ''New Statesmen'' in 2002, Dennis Sewell claimed that Weidenfeld, 'a serious operator at the level of government, editors and media proprietors', often used his influence to try and prevent critical media coverage of Israel. <ref>Dennis Sewell, '[http://www.newstatesman.com/node/141970 A Kosher Conspiracy?]', ''New Statesmen'', 14 January 2002.</ref>

Weidenfeld has published works of many important international historians and biographers and the memoirs of some of the most prominent politicians of his generation, including General de Gaulle, Dr. [[Konrad Adenauer]], [[Harold Wilson]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Lyndon B Johnson|President Johnson]], [[Moshe Dayan]], Dr. [[Henry Kissinger]] and [[Shimon Peres]]. <ref>Club of Three website [http://www.clubofthree.com/club-of-three/bio-georgew.html George Weidenfeld]</ref>

==Affiliations==
* Founder [[Club of Three]] | [[EastWest Institute]], Board member | [[European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism]] | [[German-British Forum]] | [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]] | [[Jerusalem Foundation]], UK Trustee | [[New Atlantic Initiative]] | [[The New World Order Forum]] | [[Institute for Human Sciences]]/[[Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen]], Vienna, Austria, Patron | Among other appointments he is Chairman of [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]]; President of the [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]]; Director of [[Cheyne Capital Management]]; Honorary Chairman, Board of Governors, [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]; Board Member of [[Herbert Quandt Foundation]] Bad Homburg, Consultant to the [[Bertelsmann Foundation]] and columnist for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag (Berlin). <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref>| [[MEMRI]] - Board of Advisors | [[Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association]] - Honorary Member

== Notes ==
<references/>

==Categories==
[[Category:Israel Lobby]]

George Weidenfeld

2017-07-29T11:21:56Z

Hilary Aked:

Born in Vienna, [[George Weidenfeld]] left Austria for England in 1938. During World War II he worked with the BBC Overseas Service, mainly as News Commentator on European Affairs, and in 1945 founded the publishing firm, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, with [[Nigel Nicolson]]. In 1949 he became Political Advisor and Chef de Cabinet in Israel to Dr. [[Chaim Weizmann]], and spent a year in this capacity before returning to Britain and publishing. <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref> Writing for the ''New Statesmen'' in 2002, Dennis Sewell claimed that Weidenfeld, 'a serious operator at the level of government, editors and media proprietors', often used his influence to try and prevent critical media coverage of Israel. <ref>Dennis Sewell, '[http://www.newstatesman.com/node/141970 A Kosher Conspiracy?]', ''New Statesmen'', 14 January 2002.</ref>

Weidenfeld has published works of many important international historians and biographers and the memoirs of some of the most prominent politicians of his generation, including General de Gaulle, Dr. [[Konrad Adenauer]], [[Harold Wilson]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Lyndon B Johnson|President Johnson]], [[Moshe Dayan]], Dr. [[Henry Kissinger]] and [[Shimon Peres]]. <ref>Club of Three website [http://www.clubofthree.com/club-of-three/bio-georgew.html George Weidenfeld]</ref>

==Affiliations==
* Founder [[Club of Three]] | [[EastWest Institute]], Board member | [[European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism]] | [[German-British Forum]] | [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]] | [[Jerusalem Foundation]], UK Trustee | [[New Atlantic Initiative]] | [[The New World Order Forum]] | [[Institute for Human Sciences]]/[[Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen]], Vienna, Austria, Patron | Among other appointments he is Chairman of [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]]; President of the [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]]; Director of [[Cheyne Capital Management]]; Honorary Chairman, Board of Governors, [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]; Board Member of [[Herbert Quandt Foundation]] Bad Homburg, Consultant to the [[Bertelsmann Foundation]] and columnist for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag (Berlin). <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref>| [[MEMRI]] - Board of Advisors | [[Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association]] - Honorary Member

== Notes ==
<references/>

==Categories==
[[Category:Israel Lobby]]

George Weidenfeld

2017-07-29T11:21:47Z

Hilary Aked:

Born in Vienna, [[George Weidenfeld]] left Austria for England in 1938. During World War II he worked with the BBC Overseas Service, mainly as News Commentator on European Affairs, and in 1945 founded the publishing firm, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, with [[Nigel Nicolson]]. In 1949 he became Political Advisor and Chef de Cabinet in Israel to Dr. [[Chaim Weizmann]], and spent a year in this capacity before returning to Britain and publishing. <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref> Writing for the ''New Statesmen'' in 2002, Dennis Sewell claimed that Weidenfeld, 'a serious operator at the level of government, editors and media proprietors', often used his influence to try and prevent critical media coverage of Israel. <ref>Dennis Sewell, '[http://www.newstatesman.com/node/141970 A Kosher Conspiracy?]', ''New Statesmen'', 14 January 2002.</ref>

Weidenfeld has published works of many important international historians and biographers and the memoirs of some of the most prominent politicians of his generation, including General de Gaulle, Dr. [[Konrad Adenauer]], [[Harold Wilson]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Lyndon B Johnson|President Johnson]], [[Moshe Dayan]], Dr. [[Henry Kissinger]] and [[Shimon Peres]]. <ref>Club of Three website [http://www.clubofthree.com/club-of-three/bio-georgew.html George Weidenfeld]</ref>

==Affiliations==
* Founder [[Club of Three]] | [[EastWest Institute]], Board member | [[European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism]] | [[German-British Forum]] | [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]] | [[Jerusalem Foundation]], UK Trustee | [[New Atlantic Initiative]] | [[The New World Order Forum]] | [[Institute for Human Sciences]]/[[Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen]], Vienna, Austria, Patron | Among other appointments he is Chairman of [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]]; President of the [[Institute for Strategic Dialogue]]; Director of [[Cheyne Capital Management]]; Honorary Chairman, Board of Governors, [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]; Board Member of [[Herbert Quandt Foundation]] Bad Homburg, Consultant to the [[Bertelsmann Foundation]] and columnist for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag (Berlin). <ref>Institute for Strategic Dialogue, [http://www.strategicdialogue.org/about-us/trustees/ Trustees], accessed 31 March 2009</ref>| [[MEMRI]] - Board of Advisors | [[Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association]] - Honorary Member

== Notes ==
<references/>

==Categories==
[[Category:Israel Lobby]

Ronald Cohen

2017-06-13T10:33:32Z

Hilary Aked:

Sir '''Ronald Cohen''' is a pioneer of Private Equity (PE) in the UK. He is reportedly close to [[Gordon Brown]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/27/jack-straw-tax-exiles Jack Straw to take on Labour MPs over tax exiles], Guardian, 27 Feb 2009</ref> He is chairman of the [[Portland Trust]] and [[Bridges Ventures]], a director of [[Social Finance UK]] and [[Social Finance US]] and is also advising the current UK Government on the establishment of The [[Big Society Bank]]. <ref> [http://www.portlandtrust.org/senior_management.html Senior Management: Sir Ronald Cohen], The Portland Trust website, accessed 4 October 2011</ref>

==Lobbying==

Cohen believes passionately that PE is good for the economy and, according to journalist [[Robert Peston]], has 'lobbied tirelessly for favourable tax treatment for the industry he helped to create'.

:Brown was a sympathetic listener... and gave to the UK one of the most generous tax regimes.. of any developed economy. And for venture capital and private equity, the great news was that the tax rate on carried interest - the millions earned by PE partners from their share of the gains on big deals - would also be 10 per cent. At the time Cohen was over the moon. His lobbying had been extremely effective.<ref>Robert Peston, ''Who Runs Britain?'', Hodder and Stoughton, 2008</ref>

A further change in 2007 raised the rate of capital gains tax to 18 per cent; still a lot less than most people pay on earnings.

Cohen has non-domicile status and pays tax on just some of his earnings.

(See also Affiliations below.)

==Political funding==
Cohen is said to be close to [[Tony Blair]] but closer to [[Gordon Brown]], according to Robert Peston's 2008 book, ''Who Runs Britain?''. 'On 11 October 2006, Brown hosted a party in 11 Downing Street to celebrate Bridges' initial success.'

He has contributed £1.8m to the [[Labour Party]] according to Robert Peston's 2008 book, ''Who Runs Britain?''.<ref>Robert Peston, ''Who Runs Britain?'', Hodder and Stoughton, 2008</ref>

*He pledged £100,000 to the [[Labour Party]] on 16/4/99, £100,000 in 1997.
*He received a knighthood in the 2000 New Years Honours List
*He gave a further £100,000 to the Labour Party in June 2001

[[Tony Blair]] is reported to have turned to Cohen for help with fundraising for [[Labour]] before the 2005 election<ref>The <i>Jewish Chronicle</i> 'JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge'. 9th May 2008.</ref>

*Chairman of the Government's [[Tech Stars Steering Committee Taskforce]]
*Member of the DTI's [[UK Competitiveness Committee]]

==Affiliations==
*[[British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association]], ([[BVCA]]) founder and ex-Chair
*[[European Venture Capital Association]], ([[EVCA]]) founder and director
*[[City Group for Smaller Companies]] (CISCO), founder and director alongside [[Katie Morris]]. *[[EASQDAQ]], European Stock Market, founder and vice-Chairman. It deals in stocks worth more than $36 billion). He has also provided funding for
*[[Institute for National Security Studies]], Israel, board of Trustees (2009)
*[[Tradepoint Financial Networks]], provided funding for. TFN is an electronic rival to the London Stock Exchange.
*Sits on the [[CBI]]'s City Advisory Group and Wider Share Ownership Committee.
*[[The Portland Trust]] - an non-profit organisation working with Israelis and Palestinians that he co-founded in 2003 with Sir [[Harry Solomon]], former chairman and CEO of [[Hillsdown Holdings]]. <ref> The Portland Trust,[http://www.portlandtrust.org/ Homepage], accessed 20 October 2010. </ref>

He was President of the Oxford University Union and went to Harvard Business School in America. He was one of the Bioscience bosses who wrote a letter to the Financial Times in May 2001 in support of the Labour Party.

===Conferences===
*[[Ninth Herzliya Conference]] - participant.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/_Uploads/2165executivesummary09.pdf Executive Summary], 9th Herzliya Conference 2009,p.57, herzliyaconferenceorg, accessed 22 November 2012.</ref>

==Apax Partners==
[[Apax Partners]] invested in [[Autonomy]], Britain's most successful internet company, making $600 million from a $3 million investment. They are also backers of [[Jazztel]], a Spanish business phone services company and an Israeli company [[Commtouch]], an e-mail provider.

==Career==
Cohen is Chairman of hedge fund [[Portland Capital]] and founder of [[Bridges Capital]], a fund 'with a social purpose'. In 2002 he founded, and became Chairman of, [[Apax Partners & Company]], an international PE company which manages $7 billion of investment. He was knighted in 2000. Cohen left Apax Partners in 2005.<ref>Robert Peston, ''Who Runs Britain?'', Hodder and Stoughton, 2008</ref>
Before founding Apax Partners, he was a consultant with [[McKinsey]]. He is Chairman of the Government's [[Tech Stars Steering Committee Taskforce]] and a member of the DTI's [[UK Competitiveness Committee]]. He sits on the CBI's City Advisory Group and Wider Share Ownership Committee.
<ref>Taken from 'Ronald Cohen' available through search function on http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/subframe5.html</ref>

==Charity==
In 1999 Cohen set up with his wife [[The R and S Cohen Foundation]]. It aims to donate money:

::‘(a) For the advancement of education;(b) For the relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of local national or International disaster or by reason of their social and economic circumstances;(c) In promoting and encouraging for the public all aspects of the arts, including painting, sculpture,theater and music; and(d) Other deserving causes as the Trustees see fit.'<ref>THE R AND S COHEN FOUNDATION TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011</ref>::

The main recipients of its funds are the Portland Trust (£500,000 in 2011) and the University of Sussex (£200,000 in 2011). Along with other foundations it supported the creation at Sussex University of a Chair in Modern Israel Studies.<ref name="Sussex">New professor will develop modern Israel studies, http://www.sussex.ac.uk/students/newsandevents/?id=11967, 26 April 2012, Sussex News, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> The Chair will be named after [[Yossi Harel]], father of Cohen’s wife and captain of the refugee ship Exodus in 1947.<ref name="Sussex"/> The foundation has also funded Ian Duncan Smith’s [[Centre for Social Justice]], the [[New Israel Fund]] and the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]. [[The Fellowship Fund for Students from Israel]] at Harvard Business School was established by Cohen and his wife in 2005. The fund was set for MBS fellowships for students from Israel.<ref>http://www.hbsaai.org/article.html?aid=114 accessed 1 March 2014</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Oxford alumni|Cohen, Ronald]][[Category:Harvard alumni|Cohen, Ronald]][[Category: Financial sector lobbying]][[Category: Israeli Think Tanker|Cohen, Ronald]][[Category:Israel Lobby]]

R and S Cohen Foundation

2017-06-13T10:32:56Z

Hilary Aked:

'''The R and S Cohen Foundation''' is a multi-million pound Foundation set up in 1999 by the Labour Party donor [[Ronald Cohen]].
==People==
===Trustees===
Sir [[Ronald Cohen]] | Lady [[Sharon Harel-Cohen]] | Miss [[Tamara Jennifer Harel-Cohen]] | Mr [[David Marks]] | Mr [[Jonathan Harel-Cohen]]<ref>Charity commission, [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1078225&SubsidiaryNumber=0&TID=2959744 1078225 - THE R AND S COHEN FOUNDATION]. Accessed 28 October 2014.</ref>

==Grant Recipients==
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="right" width="75%">
<tr><th colspan="11" bgcolor="goldenrod" align="center">Grant recipients of the [[R and S Cohen Foundation]] in £ sterling <ref>Data compiled from filings at the Charity Commission.</ref></th></tr>
<tr>

<th bgcolor="goldenrod"> Organisation </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2005 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2006 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2007 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2008 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2009 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2010 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2011 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2012 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> 2013 </th><th bgcolor="goldenrod"> Total 2005-2013 </th></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Against Breast Cancer]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Arsenal Football Club]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Ashmolean Museum, Oxford]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Beating Bowel Cancer]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Breakthrough Cancer]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[British Friends of Hala]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 222,637 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 222,637 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[British Heart Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[British Museum]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 13,400 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 13,400 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Centre for Social Justice]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Children's Investment Fund]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Cicely Saunders Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Community Security Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 40,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 40,000 </td><td align="center"> 40,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 120,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Cotswold Care Hospice]]</td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Council of Christians and Jews]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Crafts Council]]</td><td align="center"> 2,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[David Lloyd Charitable Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Duke of Edinburgh Award]]</td><td align="center"> 45,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 45,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Educational Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Euro Jewish Publication Society]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Eveline Children's Hospital]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Fairbridge]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Great Ormonde Street Hospital]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Harrow Tsunami Appeal]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Harvard College]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 103,275 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 103,275 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[British Friends of Harvard Business School]]</td><td align="center"> 100,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 100,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Friends of Hebrew University]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Holocaust Educational Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Huntingdon Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 6,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 6,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[ICA]]</td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Impetus Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[In Kind Direct]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 14,430 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 14,430 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Israel Cancer Association]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Israel Children's Centre]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Care]]</td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 60,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Lads & Girls Brigade]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Leadership Council]]</td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 35,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Museum]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,333 </td><td align="center"> 16,667 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 45,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Music Institute]]</td><td align="center"> 1,000 </td><td align="center"> 6,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 7,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish Policy Research]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 4,900 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 4,900 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Jewish National Fund]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Leo Beck College]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Lord Mayor's Appeal]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Maccabi GB]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 2,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 7,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Maytree]]</td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Merton College]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Michael Palin Centre]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Muscular Dystrophy]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[National Gallery Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[National Police Community]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[National Theatre]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[New Economics Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[New Israel Fund]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,103 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,103 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Norwood]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Norwood Ravenswood]]</td><td align="center"> 8,500 </td><td align="center"> 7,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 16,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[NSPCC]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Old Vic Theatre Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 9,085 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 9,085 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Outset Contemporary Art Fund]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Oxford Literary and Debating Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 12,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 12,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Oxford Children's Hospital]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Oxford Synagogue & Jewish Centre]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Oxford Union Boat Club]]</td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Oxford University Jewish Society]]</td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Philharmonia Trust]] Ltd.</td><td align="center"> 9,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 9,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Piggybank Kids]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Portland Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 800,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 747,000 </td><td align="center"> 500,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,047,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Public Memorials Appeal]]</td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Raisa Gorbachev Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Reform Judaism Movement]]</td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 40,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Refuge]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Renton Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 18,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 18,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[RIIA]]</td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Roundhouse]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Academy of Music]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 13,250 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 13,250 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Academy of the Arts]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 4,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 4,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Ballet School]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal National Institute for the Blind]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 25,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal National Theatre]]</td><td align="center"> 19,240 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 19,240 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Opera House]]</td><td align="center"> 36,017 </td><td align="center"> 36,180 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 72,197 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Royal Opera House Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,743 </td><td align="center"> 5,819 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 11,562 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Scarman Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[School Home Support]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Seeds of Peace]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,396 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,396 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Serpentine Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,500 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 7,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Shelter]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[South Bank Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Tate Foundation]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 20,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Taylor Schecter Genizal Research]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Tel-Aviv Centre for Children]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Tel-Aviv University Trust]]</td><td align="center"> 7,000 </td><td align="center"> 7,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 29,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Tricycle Theatre]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[UJIA]]</td><td align="center"> 80,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 50,000 </td><td align="center"> 80,792 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 210,792 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[UK Friends of AWIS]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 7,650 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,650 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[UK Friends of IDC]]</td><td align="center"> 3,150 </td><td align="center"> 10,350 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 13,500 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[UK Jewish Film Festival]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 40,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[University College London]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[University of Sussex]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 250,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 250,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Victoria and Albert Museum]]</td><td align="center"> 30,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 30,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Weiner Library]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 3,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[West London Synagogue]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 10,300 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 15,300 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Westminster School]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 155,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 155,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Whitechapel]]</td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 10,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[WLS Charitable Fund]]</td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 1,200 </td><td align="center"> 1,200 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 2,400 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">[[Yehudi Menuin Memorial Appeal]]</td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 5,000 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center">Other Lesser Donations</td><td align="center"> 16,630 </td><td align="center"> 68,180 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 8,950 </td><td align="center"> 7,900 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 101,660 </td></tr>

<tr><td align="center"> Total </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 0 </td><td align="center"> 4,712,777 </td></tr>
</table>
<br clear="all">

==Resources==
[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1078225&SubsidiaryNumber=0 R and S Cohen Foundation] Charity Commission page

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Charities]][[Category:Foundations]][[Category:Israel Lobby]]

George Richard Pinto

2017-06-13T09:52:33Z

Hilary Aked:

[[George Pinto]] (born in the UK on 11 April 1929) is a former director of [[Kleinwort Benson]]<ref>Christopher Hope '500 business leaders tell David Cameron to negotiate a better deal with Europe; A group of 500 business leaders have called on the Coalition to negotiate a better deal for Britain with Brussels'.''telegraph.co.uk'', April 22, 2013 Monday 6:00 AM GMT</ref> and has been the Director of [[Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies]] since 1991.<ref>Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies [http://www.ochjs.ac.uk/about/board-of-governors/ Board of governors]. Accessed 18 August 2014.</ref>
==Family background==
*Father: Major [[Richard Pinto]], Mother: [[Gladys Pinto]] (nee Hirsch)
*Aunt: [[Dorothy de Rothschild]] (nee Pinto) (1885-1998)
*Uncle: [[James Armand de Rothschild]] (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957)
*Sister: [[Ann Catherine Marks]] (nee Pinto)
*Brother in law: [[Michael Marks]]
*Nephew: [[Simon Marks]]

==Tory donor==
According to Search the Money, Pinto gave the following amounts to the [[Conservative Party]] between 2006 and 2013:
*George R Pinto | £107,203.43 | 2006-03-31
*George R Pinto | £9,999.00 | 2010-04-27
*George R Pinto | £10,000.00 | 2011-05-18<ref>Search the Money [http://searchthemoney.com/profile/657/3322 Donations made by George R Pinto to Conservative and Unionist Party]. Accessed 19 August 2014.</ref>
*George R Pinto | £10,269.00 | 2013-06<ref>Search the Money, '[http://searchthemoney.com/blog/7 Conservative Party donors revealed for Q3 2013].’ Accessed 17 February 2014</ref>

==Affiliations==
*Created the [[GRP Charitable Trust]] and the [[C H (1980) Charitable Trust]]
===Charities===
* Hon Treasurer of the [[Israel-Diaspora Trust]] between 2005-2013.<ref>Data from the Charity Commission website: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/</ref><ref>ISRAEL DIASPORA TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2008</ref><ref>ISRAEL DIASPORA TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007</ref><ref>ISRAEL DIASPORA TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006</ref><ref>ISRAEL DIASPORA TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005</ref>
* Vice President [[Anglo-Israel Association]] 2011-2014.<ref>Anglo_Israel Association [http://angloisraelassociation.com/who-we-are Who we are], Accessed 18 August 2014. </ref><ref name="Accounts2011">[http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/accounts%202011.pdf Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011], Anglo-Israel Association, accessed 10 March 2014.</ref>
===Company directorships===

*DIRECTOR Appointed: PRE 07/06/1991
:Occupation: RETIRED BANKER
:Company Number: 01109384
:Company Name: [[Oxford Centre For Hebrew And Jewish Studies]]
:Active

*DIRECTOR Appointed: PRE 31/12/1991
:Occupation: BANKER
:Company Number: 01597128
:Company Name: [[Persimmon Books Limited]]
:Active

*DIRECTOR Appointed: 17/07/1991
:Dissolved: 15/06/2004
:Occupation: RETIRED
:Company Number: 02597401
:Company Name: [[A.I.A. Trading Limited]]
:Dissolved

*DIRECTOR Appointed: PRE 08/08/1992
:Dissolved: 21/07/1998
:Occupation: BANKER
:Company Number: 01094892
:Company Name: [[Grindelward Enterprises Limited]]
:Dissolved<ref>All data on company directorships from [[Companies House]]. Accessed 31 August 2014.</ref>

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Pinto, George]]
[[Category:Israel Lobby|Pinto, George]]

Academic Friends of Israel

2017-06-13T09:41:07Z

Hilary Aked:

The Academic Friends of Israel (AFI) is a pressure group formed in 2002 to fight the academic boycott of Israel. According to its website, it works closely with the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Union for Jewish students. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=about%20us, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> It was incorporated as a limited company in November 2004.

The activities of AFI have mostly focused on the UK academic trade union's attitude towards Israel and on the general boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

== People ==

===Principals===
*[[Ronnie Fraser]] - Founder, President. Founder and President of AIA, Ronnie Fraser was born in the United Kingdom in 1947, the child of Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi Germany in 1939. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.2 </ref> Since 2001 he has pursued a career as a teacher of mathematics in colleges of higher education, including Barnet College. He has written several papers on the attitudes and policies of the British trade unions, the Left, and the Trades Union Congress toward Israel. He joined the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) in 1998 and became a member of the University and College Union (UCU) in 2006. In March 2013, Fraser lost a case against UCU in which he claimed that it was institutionally anti-Semitic because it has passed motions that called for discussions on the Palestinian call to boycott Israeli universities.
*Rabbi [[Jonathan Sacks]] - Head Patron

===Advisory Board===
*[[Manfred Gerstenfeld]] - Chairman of the Board of Fellows, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]].Gerstenfeld (born in 1937) is former Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs, where he founded and directed the Centre’s Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism program. <ref> http://jcpa.org/book/europes-crubling-myths/ accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> He is the author of many books including Revaluing Italy; Environment and Confusion; Israel's New Future Interviews; Judaism, Environmentalism and the Environment; and The Environment in the Jewish Tradition-A Sustainable World. His latest book, Europe's Crumbling Myth,s exposes the origins of post-Holocaust anti-Semitism. In an interview with the website ‘IsraelSeen.com’, Gerstenfield stated that 'by far the worst of the huge hate-mongering against Israel comes out of large parts of the Muslim-controlled world. This hatred has no limits in its sickness.' <ref> Manfred Gerstenfeld, Demonizing Israel and the Jews , http://israelseen.com/2013/10/30/demonizing-israel-and the-jews-by-dr-manfred-gerstenfeld/, October 30 2013 accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> In the same interview he also claimed that the BDS movement as a sensor of what is rotten in the university world. <ref> Ibid. </ref>
*[[Henry Grunwald]] Q.C. - President of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]. Grunwald is the former President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and previously chair of the Jewish Leadership Council. After the conclusion of his second term as President he was appointed the President of World Jewish Relief. <ref> https://www.wjr.org.uk/news/496-wjr-announces-first-president accessed 21 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Amir Lev]]
*[[John Levy|John D A Levy]] - Director of the [[Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East]]. Levy spent nearly a year as a social worker in South London, before joining the Zionist Federation, in 1970. John is the Executive Director of The Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East, and the Friends of Israel Educational Foundation. <ref> Friends of Israel Educational Foundation, http://www.foi-asg.org/reference/profile-john-levy.pdf accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Andrew Marks|Andrew R. Marks]], M.D. - Columbia University, USA. A research scientist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York), Marks is Chair of the Department of Cellular Physiology and Biophysics and Director of the Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology. <ref> PNAS, http://www.pnas.org/content/103/24/8915.full accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> Marks founded the International Academic Friends of Israel in 2001, an organization that supports scientific conferences and sessions in the country, mostly by organizing events and subsidizing travel fees for foreign speakers.
*[[Robin Stamler|Dr Robin Stamler]]. Stamler contributed to the 2009 [[BBC Watch]] report 'Jeremy Bowen and the Gaza Conflict'. BBC Watch is latterly a sister project to [[CiF Watch]] (established in 2009 to monitor the ''Guardian'' newspaper’s ‘Comment is Free’ website). In the report, Stamler is described in the report as ‘a research scientist and doctor’. <ref> BBC Watch, ‘Jeremy Bowen and the Gaza Conflict’, http://bbcwatch.org/jeremy-bowen-and-the-gaza-conflict/. accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>
*[[Leslie Wagner|Professor Leslie Wagner CBE]]. Wagner is vice-chairman of the JCPA’s Institute for Global Jewish Affairs in Jerusalem. Among the posts he has held are chancellor of the University of Derby in the UK, and prior to that vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of North London. <ref> Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, http://jcpa.org/researcher/prof-leslie-wagner/#sthash.MIekk4vS.dpuf http://jcpa.org/researcher/prof-leslie-wagner/, accessed 23 February 2014 </ref> In 2010 he published an article for the Jewish Political Studies Review on ‘pro-Israeli academic watchers’ in which the activities of the AFI were analysed. <ref> Leslie Wagner, ‘Watching the Pro-Israeli Academic Watchers’, Jewish Political Studies Review Vol.23 No.12 </ref>
*[[David Young|Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham]]<ref>[[Media:Academic Friends for Israel.pdf|PDF]] of <http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=about us> created 19 March 2010</ref>

Despite the existence of an Advisory Board, AFI seemingly operates essentially as a one-man operation. The website does not disclose the number of members. In its ruling, an employment tribunal stated that:

:The Claimant does much of his campaigning through the ‘Academic Friends of Israel’ (‘AFI’), an impressively-presented organisation with a PO Box address, a mission statement and a letterhead showing its patron as the Chief Rabbi and its advisory board as comprising a list of dignitaries including the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Despite appearances, as the Claimant engagingly told us, AFI consists of him, his wife and a computer. Like any experienced political activist, he is alive to the PR benefits of disseminating his own views in such a way as to seem to be speaking for a significant number of others.'' <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.20 </ref>

=Activities=

===Trade Unions===

When the AFI was formed in 2002, in the UK there were two academic trade unions, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) and the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE). The two unions joined forces on 1 June 2006 and form the University and College Union (UCU). The AUT discussed motions calling for an academic boycott of Israel in 2003 and 2005. The 2005 motion was effectively in force for one month before it was overturned by a specially convened AUT Council meeting. Fraser wrote in detail about the boycott attempts of the AUT in an article titled ‘The Academic Boycott of Israel: Why Britain?’ which was published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a think tank formed by Dore Gold, an adviser of former Israeli prime minister and accused war criminal Ariel Sharon. <ref> Ronnie Fraser, ‘The Academic Boycott of Israel: A Review of the Five-Year UK Campaign to Defeat’, ://jcpa.org/article/the-academic-boycott-of-israel-a-review-of-the-five-year-uk-campaign-to-defeat-it/#sthash.MAtCtB2E.dpuf, March 2 2008, accessed 14 February 2014 </ref>

On the last day of its conference in 2006, NATFHE passed the symbolic motion 198C which invited their members to consider boycotting Israeli academic under certain circumstances. <ref> AUT, ‘UCU - University and College Union - NATFHE motion on proposed boycott of Israeli academics – an AUT statement’, 2006, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> The AFI was a signatory to an open letter to members of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) explaining why the academic boycott was wrong. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v5n10, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> This motion was in force for only two days before NAFTHE and the AUT merged into the UCU. On 30 May 2007, UCU voted in favour of Motion 30, which called for UCU to circulate a boycott request by Palestinian trade unions to all branches for information and discussion and ‘encourage members to consider the moral implications of existing and proposed links with Israeli academic institutions’. <ref> UCU, CIRCULAR UCU/34, http://www.ucu.org.uk/circ/html/ucu34.html, 7 August 2007, accessed 15 Febary 2014 </ref> AFI campaigned extensively against this motion. It supported the ‘Stop the Boycott’ campaign launched by the Broad of Deputies of British Jews. AFI also promoted the Scholars for Peace in The Middle East (SPME) call to academics to ‘declare themselves to be Israeli academics for purposes of any academic boycott and to decline to participate in any activity from which Israeli academics are excluded.’ <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v6n1110 June 2007, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> On 28 September 2007, Britain’s University and College Union (UCU) announced that, based on legal advice, an academic boycott of Israel could not be implemented. The advice stated that ‘It would be beyond the union's powers and unlawful for the union, directly or indirectly, to call for, or to implement, a boycott by the union and its members of any kind of Israeli universities and other academic institutions; and that the use of union funds directly or indirectly to further such a boycott would also be unlawful.' <ref> UCU, ‘Israel boycott illegal and cannot be implemented, UCU tells members’,
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2829 , 28 September 2007, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref>

===The Wilkie's Affair===

In 2003, Andrew Wilkie, professor of pathology at Oxford University, rejected an application for a research position in his laboratory by Amit Duvshani. Wilkie explained that he rejected the student because he had served in the Israeli army and because Wilkie 'had a huge problem with the way that the Israelis take the moral high ground from their appalling treatment in the Holocaust, and then inflict gross human rights abuses on the Palestinians because they [the Palestinians] wish to live in their own country.' <ref> Luke Layfield, ‘Oxford 'appalled' as professor inflames boycott row’,
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jul/04/highereducation.internationaleducationnews, 4 July 2003, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref>

On Friday 27th June 2003, Ronnie Fraser contacted the Sunday Telegraph about the story and in the evening of the same day the University issued a press statement condemning Wilkie's actions and announced an investigation into the matter. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=dw4, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> On the 27th October the University decided to suspend Wilkie for two months without pay and required him to undertake equal opportunities training. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=dw6, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> Ronnie Fraser described the penalty imposed by the University as 'an event unparalleled in Israel activism'.<ref> Academic Friends of Israel, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=Documents, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

===Submission to the All-Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism===

In December 2005 AFI sent a submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism, an inquiry commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Anti-Semitism chaired by John Mann, a Labour MP. John Mann also gave evidence in the 2013 case that Fraser bought against the UCU. <ref> The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/28/ronnie-fraser-ucuc-antisemitic-israel-palestine-tribunal_n_2971925.html, 28 March 2013, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> One of the conclusions of the submission was that 'attempts to silence debate by portraying supporters of Israel’s right to exist as racist, fascist or evil is intimidating and frightening.' <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Submission to Parliamentary anti-Semitism inquiry’, 2006 </ref>

===2006 Anti-Semitism Conference===

On March 12th 2006 AFI held a half-day conference at SOAS titled ‘Know it when you see it: Today’s Anti-Semitism.' <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Submission to Parliamentary anti-Semitism inquiry’, 2006 </ref> The speakers included:

*[[Professor David Cesarani]] - Royal Holloway College
*[[Mark Gardner]] - Community Security Trust
*[[David Hirsh]] – Engage
*[[Mitch Simmons]] – Union of Jewish Students

===The Norwegian Boycott Affair===

In November 2009 a group of employees at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Sør-Trøndelag University College (HIST) in an open letter requested their respective Boards to perform a cultural and academic boycott against Israel. AFI urged its members to sign a petition opposing the boycott proposal initiated by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME). <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Norwegian University to vote on Israel boycott , http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v8n10,5 November 2009, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> Following a worldwide campaign the Board of NTNU decided on 12 November to reject the proposal for a boycott of Israel. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel, ‘Norwegian University rejects proposal for an academic boycott of Israel’, http://www.academics-for-israel.org/index.php?page=v8n12, 17 November 2009, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

===Fraser vs. UCU===

In 2012 Fraser sued the UCU in an employment tribunal on the basis that it was ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’ and that it had harassed him based on his protected characteristics of race (Jewish) and religion or belief (Jewish). <ref> Miriam Shaviv, ‘UK academic union to face claims of institutional anti-semitism’, http://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-academic-union-to-face-claims-of-institutional-anti-semitism/, The Times of Israel, October 30 2012, accessed 16 February 2014. </ref> Most of allegations present in the claim were set out in a letter from Fraser’s lawyer, Anthony Julius, to the union’s secretary-general in 2011, and made available on Fraser’s website. <ref> Academic Friends of Israel http://www.academics-for-israel.org/Mishcon_letter_to_UCU_010711.pdf, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> The case received widespread attention.

The tribunal concluded that all Fraser’s claims of harassment have been ‘dismissed in their totality’ adding that the ‘sorry saga’ had also acquired a ‘gargantuan scale’ that required a 20-day hearing and a 23 volumes of evidence which was ‘manifestly excessive and disproportionate’. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.45. </ref> The claim bought forward by Fraser is branded by the panel members’ as ‘an impermissible attempt to achieve a political end by litigious means.’ >ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.44 </ref> The tribunal also conclude that ‘a belief in the Zionist project or an attachment to Israel cannot amount to a protected characteristic. It is not intrinsically a part of Jewishness.’ <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.45. </ref> Leading Fraser’s legal team was [[Anthony Julius]] who is best known as Diana’s, Princess of Wales’, divorce lawyer. In a phone call to the Electronic Intifada website, he claimed to have taken on Fraser’s case pro bono. <ref> Asa Winstanley, ‘How Israel’s supporters are attempting to shut down boycott debate in UK unions’, http://electronicintifada.net/content/how-israels-supporters-are-attempting-shut-down-boycott-debate-uk-unions/12036, Electronic Intifada, 27 December 2012, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> In a meeting of anti-boycott activists he seemingly equated criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. He claimed: ‘anyone who is irrationally hostile to Jews or a Jewish project … which is Israel — is an anti-Semite. End of story.’<ref> Engage’ says no to boycotting Israel (Anthony Julius),” YouTube , (time code 02:32), Accessed 16 February 2014 </ref>

Julius’ firm [[Mishcon de Reya]] has a section on its websites dedicated to Israel-related cases and where it states that it acted on behalf of The University of Haifa and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on ‘an anti-Israeli boycott’ in the UCU’s predecessor unions in 2005 and 2006. <ref> Mishcon de Reya, http://www.mishcon.com/services/corporate/israel, accessed 16 February 2014 </ref> In 2003 the firm acted on behalf for the Israeli embassy and Ariel Sharon complaining to the Press Complaints Commission that a cartoon published in The Independent on Monday 27 January 2003 was prejudicial and pejorative in breach of Clause 13 (Discrimination) of the Code of Practice. <ref> Mishcon de Reya,’ solicitors on behalf of the Embassy of Israel and Ariel Sharon’,Press Complaints Commission, report 62 [undated]).</ref> The complaint was rejected and the cartoon won a Political Cartoon of the Year award. In 2011, Julius and Mishcon de Reya also approached Ahava, an Israeli cosmetics store, about getting an injunction against boycott protesters. <ref> ‘Ahava ﬁnally closes its doors in London’, The Jewish Chronicle, 27 September 2011. </ref>

During the 20-day hearing in December, Mr Fraser called several witnesses to give evidence. Among these were former MP [[Denis MacShane]] and part of Labour Friends of Israel, [[John Mann]] MP, Howard Jacobson, the Booker Prize winning novelist, [[David Hirsh]], founder of the anti-boycott group Engage and [[Jeremy Newmark]] of the Jewish Leadership Council. <ref> Jack Grove, ‘Tribunal slams academic for bringing anti-Semitism case’, http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/tribunal-slams-academic-for-bringing-anti-semitism-case/2002841.article, Times Higher Education, 27 March 2013, accessed 15 February 2014 </ref> The evidence given by Mr Newmark concerning the harassment of Jewish speakers at the 2008 ULU Congress was rejected as untrue. <ref> Claimant and Respondents Mr R Fraser University & College Union JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAl, judiciary.gov.uk, 22 March 2013, p.37 </ref> There is some confusion and lack of transparency regarding the funding for Fraser's lawsuit against UCU. Antony Julius has denied that the case has received support from the Israeli government. According to Haaretz, the lawsuit was backed financially by organisations linked to the central British Jewry leadership forums, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council. <ref> Anshel Pfeffer, ‘British Jewry in turmoil after tribunal blasts pro-Israel activist for bringing harassment case’,
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/iphone-article/british-jewry-in-turmoil-after-tribunal-blasts-pro-israel-activist-for-bringing-harassment-case.premium-1.514173, Haaretz, 4 April 2013, accessed 21 February 2014 </ref> The Jewish Chronicles online reported on 12 Septembers 2013 that the UCU took Fraser back to the Central London Employment Tribunal seeking to recover its legal costs from Fraser, and from Mishcon de Reya, writing that UCU’s claim was for £500,000 ($800,050), <ref> Marcus Dysch, ‘Union seeks to reclaim costs after tribunal win’, http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/111336/union seeks-reclaim-costs-after-tribunal-win, JC, 12 September 2013, accessed 22 February 2014 </ref>

=Communication=

AFI’s main form of communication consists in a regular digests, whose frequency varies. These digests will sometimes contain updates on a single issue or a wide variety of articles and documents related to boycott activities. Digests before the year 2006 are not available online and the last digest to be issued was in February 2012. Following his lost lawsuit, Fraser published a personal statement on the website’s homepage in which he wrote that he intends ‘to campaign for us as a community to accept a definition of Jewishness which includes a connection with Israel and the adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism.’ <ref> http://www.academics-for-israel.org/ </ref> Since this message, there has not been any activity on the website.

=Funding=

According to documents filed with Companies House, the latest publicly available net worth of AFI was listed on 30 November 2012 at £1,731 ($2,814). <ref> http://companycheck.co.uk/company/05297417/THE-ACADEMIC-FRIENDS-OF-ISRAEL-LTD/financial-accounts accessed 3 March 2014 </ref>

<table border="1">

<tr>

<th></th>

<th>2008</th>

<th>2009</th>

<th>2010</th>

<th>2011</th>

<th>2012</th>

<tr>

<td>Cash</td>

<td>£709</td>

<td>£1,186</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,837</td>

<td> £2,004</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Net Worth</td>

<td>£709</td>

<td>£1,186</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Total Assets</td>

<td>£709</td>

<td>£1,186</td>

<td>£1,731</td>

<td>£1,837</td>

<td>£2,004</td>

</tr>

</th>

</table>

In his evidence to the court, Fraser admitted that 'the Friends of the various Israeli University groups' had donated £70,000 to the [[Fair Play Campaign Group]], set up by the [[Board of Deputies]] (BoD) of British Jews and the [[Jewish Leadership Council]] to coordinate activity against boycotts of Israel. Fraser also alleged that the Fair Play Campaign Group in turn had given £50,000 to [[Engage]], an organisation campaigning against the academic boycott. <ref>BRICUP [http://www.bricup.org.uk/documents/FraserCasePR.pdf UNION DEFEATS LEGAL CHALLENGE ALLEGING ANTISEMITISM:RIGHT TO ADVOCATE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL UPHELD] PRESS RELEASE 26th March 2013 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, accessed 21 February 2014</ref> The founder of Engage, [[David Hirsch]], also appeared as a witness during the case proceedings. It is not clear if part of this funding also went to AFI.

==Notes==

<references/>

[[Category:Israel Lobby]]

Anglo-Israel Association

2017-06-13T09:40:06Z

Hilary Aked:

The Anglo-Israel Association (AIA) is a charity founded in 1949 by Sir [[Wyndham Deedes]], a Zionist sympathiser, the year after the foundation of the state of Israel. According to its website the AIA has 3 main objectives:

1. To support educational programmes enabling the people of both countries to deepen their understanding of each other.

2. To promote a wider understanding of Israel in the UK.

3. To foster goodwill between the two countries.<ref> The Anglo-Israel Association, http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/index.html, accessed 17 February 2014 </ref>

The AIA organises a wide range of activities ‘to promote education in particular and information in general about Israel.’<ref> http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/index.html accessed 17 February 2014 </ref> In the past, it has promoted talks by neo-conservative speaker [[Emanuele Ottolenghi]] and it has debated against the academic boycott of Israel. It has links with the [[Henry Jackson Society]] and the Israeli [[Institute for National Security Studies]] (INSS).

It is partially funded by foundations, including the [[Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]] and the [[Lewis Family Trust,]] that are linked to Zionist and conservative think tanks.

==Activities==

The AIA organises a wide range of activities ‘to promote education in particular and information in general about Israel.’<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/index.html accessed 17 February 2014</ref>

===Ambassadors’ Round Table===
Since 2009 it has organised every year an Ambassadors roundtable on a specific topic, bringing together academics, MPS, diplomats and scientist from both Israel and Britain. The 4th Ambassadors' Roundtable was held on Renewable Technology on 16 October 2012 in the Great Gallery in Lancaster House. The conference, opened by AlA's Chairman [[Lord Bew]], was chaired by [[Oliver Morton]], senior Editor of The Economist and the keynote speech was given by [[Nick Butler]], Professor and Chair of the Kings Policy Institute. The Opening Remarks were given by [[Matthew Gould]], UK's Ambassador to Israel, and [[Daniel Taub]], Ambassador of Israel to the UK.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/events.html accessed 17 February 2014</ref> The Third Ambassadors’ Round Table held on the 3 November 2011 was titled ‘The Challenges and Opportunities of Moving from Innovation to Entrepreneurship: The UK and Israeli Perspective’. The Second Ambassadors Roundtable, held on Tuesday 26th October 2010 looked at problems and issues relating to media coverage of Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and wider Middle East and brought together a journalists, media commentators, scholars and parliamentarians from Israel and the UK. Present was also [[Nachman Shai]] MK, Kadima Party Member who commented:

::The conference was very important and focused on a very critical issue, how the media deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the way Israel is portrayed by the liberal press in Britain. We have a lot of questions on how the British media treats Israel and why Israel is treated differently. The conference delved into these issues and provided an excellent insight into these concerns.’<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/events.html accessed 17 February 2014</ref>

===Annual Dinner===

Each year AIA holds an Annual Dinner attracting over 400 guests and supporters prominent in British society. The 2012 Annual Dinner hold at the Savoy Hotel generated an income of £55,781.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref> The guest speaker of the night was Major General [[Aharon Zeevi Farkash]] the former head of Israeli Military Intelligence. According to the AIA, website, Major Farkash’s main concern was that the West did not realise that its true enemy is Radical Sunni Islam.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/events.html accessed 19 February 2014</ref> The Israeli Ambassador, [[Daniel Taub]] was also present.

===Speakers’ Programme===

From 2006 to 2010, the AIA organised a programme of regular speaking tours every two years by Prof [[Shai Feldman]] of Brandeis Univeity. He was formerly Head of the [[Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies]] at [[Tel Aviv University]]. The center's current director, General [[Amos Yadlin]] the former head of [[Israeli Military Intelligence]] and deputy commander of the [[Israeli Air Force]]<ref name="biog">[http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4300&researcherid=1 Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin], INSS, accessed 19 August 2014</ref>, gave a round table briefing in 2012 for the AIA on 'The Security Challenges of the State of Israel in the 21st Century with a focus on the Iranian Nuclear Threat'<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>

Feldman presently serves on the Board of Directors of Harvard University's [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs]].<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2009</ref> Feldman received from AIA £33,604 in 2009 and £81,556 in 2010.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2009</ref> It is not clear if this money went all to Friedman or also for general organisation expenses. In 2012, Feldman gave lectures at the [[Conservative Middle East Council]], [[Henry Jackson Society]] and the [[Israel Diaspora Trust]].<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>

In 2010, AIA started a collaboration with Prof. [[Benny Morris]] from [[Ben Gurion University]] and Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi of the [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]].<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2010</ref> In 2011 Benny Morris gave lectures sponsored by AIA at the [[London School of Economics]] and the [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]].<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/events.html accessed 19 Fberuary 2014</ref>

Ottolenghi has written op-eds for the ''National Review'', ''New York Sun'', ''Jerusalem Post,'' the ''Guardian'', mostly focusing on Israel and Iran. He claimed in 2003 in The Guardian that ‘anti-zionism is anti-semitism’, writing: 'by negating Zionism, by claiming that Zionism equals racism, goes further and denies the Jews the right to identify, understand and imagine themselves - and consequently behave as - a nation. Anti-Zionists deny Jews a right that they all too readily bestow on others, first of all Palestinians.'<ref>Emanuele Ottolenghi, 'Anti Zionism is anti-semitism', http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/29/comment, The Guardian, 29 November 2003 accessed 19 February 2014</ref>

He has appeared twice at the UK House of Commons invited by the [[Henry Jackson Society]] and on both occasions he pushed for attacks/ sanctions against Iran.<ref>The latest Henry Jackson Society was with Ottolenghi as main speaker was on 1 November 2011. The previous appearance was 6 February 2008.</ref> In 2011 Ottolenghi also spoke at Pembroke College (Cambridge), Lincoln College (Oxford) and at the University of York.

AIA sponsored the programme ‘Israel: Historical, Political and Social Aspects’, a series of lectures, workshops and conferences at the University of Oxford. Other supporters of the programme are The [[Rothschild Foundation Europe]], [[Lewis Family Charitable Trust]] and The [[Porter Foundation]].<ref>http://talks.ox.ac.uk/show/index/1011 accessed 14 February 2014</ref> The Lewis Family Charitable Trust also funds the AIA.

===AIA/Sternberg Award===

The AIA/Sternberg is an annual award given for lasting contribution to the furtherance of good relations between Britain and Israel’.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/events.html accessed 20 February 2014</ref> The prize has a value of £1000. Recipients to date:

*[[Moshe Raviv|Moshe]] and [[Hannah Raviv]]. Moshe Raviv was ambassador to Israel from 1993 to 1997. He is the author of 'Israel at Fifty: Five Decades of Struggle for Peace'.<ref>https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/moshe-raviv/israel-at-fifty/ accessed 21 February 2014</ref>
*[[Lady Sainsbury]] and [[Patricia Park]]
*Canon [[Andrew White]]
*[[Lady Cocks]]
*Sir [[Patrick Moberly]] and [[Lilian Hochhauser]]. Moberly was Ambassador to Israel, from 1981 to1984, and then continued as Ambassador to South Africa from 1984 to 1988.
*2012 winner: [[David Pryce-Jones]].<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/lib/ambassadors%20brochure.pdf accessed 19 February 2014</ref> Born on 15 February 1936 Vienna, Austria) Jones is a conservative British author and commentator. In his 1989 book ''The Closed Circle'', Pryce-Jones examined what he considered to be the reasons for the backward state of the Arab world. A review described the book as more of an 'indictment' than an examination of the Arab world. Pryce-Jones considers as a negative factor in Arab society the influence of Islam, which hinders efforts to build a Western style society where the family and clan are not the dominant political unit. 3 In his acceptance speech for the award he stated:

:Throughout the continent, the lingering death of the basic instinct of self-preservation is in complete political, intellectual and emotional opposition to Israel’s will to survive. The vilification and criminalisation of Israel for defending itself has the further consequence of making Jews out to be destroyers of the peace, and that is an indispensable step in normalising the 1930s and the Holocaust. Israel is currently presented by Islamism and its supporters with a test greater than any other in the state’s history, but it has the life-force to deal with whatever materialises.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/lib/david%20pryce.pdf accessed 21 February 2014</ref>

===Scholarships===
21 scholarships were granted in 2012.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/lib/david%20pryce.pdf accessed 21 February 2014</ref> In 2011, [[Daniel Hochhauser]], vice chairman of AIA, debated against the academic boycott of Israel in an event at LSE.

===Wyndham Deedes Memorial Travel Scholarship===
The Anglo-Israel Association annually awards a limited number of travel scholarships to Israel. The objective of the awards is to enable graduates of British universities, who are normally resident in the UK to make an intensive study of some aspect, (sociological, scientific, cultural, economic, etc.) of life in Israel.<ref>http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/scholarships.html accessed 18 February 2014</ref>

===Kenneth Lindsay Scholarship Trust===
The Kenneth Lindsay Scholarship Trust awards grants to enable students from Israel to advance their education in any subject at universities and institutions of higher learning in the UK. The awards attempt to encourage close collaboration between individuals of both countries. .

==Funding==

The total fund balances of the AIA on 31 December 2012 were £683,306.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref> Of this amount, £577,880 belong to the MCA Endowment Fund, ‘a separate fund for the purpose of promoting education in particular and information in general about Israel’. The donor has specified that the capital, which is to be invested on professional advice in order to obtain the maximum long-term total return may be spent provided that ‘the total of income and realised and unrealised gains spent in any full financial year of the Association does not exceed 8% of the original grant of £523,000 at 31 December 2000’.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>

The current level of unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets is £120,251.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>

The total incoming resource in 2011 was £186,800 and £141,236 in 2012.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>
In 2012, £51,387 came from donations. £55,781 came from the annual dinner, £2,210 from subscriptions, £6,000 from patrons and £23,374 from Investment income.
The total expenditure of the AIA in 2012 was £168,308. Of this sum, £104,742 was spent on 'Promoting education about Israel', £24,744 on the Ambassador Round Table, £10,425 on Meetings, Briefings & Conferences, £ 5,285 on clergy visits in Israel, £ 8,670 on AIA magazines, and £5000 on grants.<ref>Anglo-Israel Association Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2012</ref>

<table border="1">

<tr>

<th></th>

<th>2010</th>

<th>2011</th>

<th>2012</th>

<tr>

<td>Total incoming resources</td>

<td>120,514</td>

<td>186,800</td>

<td>141,236 </td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Total resources expended</td>

<td>135,552</td>

<td>175,037</td>

<td>168,308</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Fund balances</td>

<td>679,112</td>

<td>646,939</td>

<td>683,306</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>MCA FUND</td>

<td>569,914</td>

<td>517,368</td>

<td>577,880</td>

</tr>

</th>

</table>

*[[The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust]] The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust is a charity run by Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale, who served as Thatcher‘s chief of staff.<ref>http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26767 accessed 18 February 2014</ref>
Simon Wolfson, son of Charles Wolfson, is the chief executive of the clothing retailer Next and a Conservative life peer. He was named by the Daily Telegraph as the 37th most important British conservative in 2007.<ref>Amy Wilson, ‘Simon Wolfson: Next chief who saw slowdown coming’, The Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2009</ref> He is married to Eleanor Shawcross who is an economic advisor to George Osborne. On 18 June 2010, Wolfson was created Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire, and was introduced in the House of Lords on 6 July 2010.<ref>House of Lords Business, 22 June 2010</ref>
The Charles Wolfson Trust was set up in 1960 to provide grants ‘with particular, but not exclusive, regard to the needs of the Jewish community’.<ref>Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Financial statements 5 April2009, p.3</ref> The trust has funded right-wing think tanks including Civitas, Policy Exchanges, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Research Trust.<ref>Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Financial statements 5 April2007, p.23.</ref> In 2007 the trust donated £5,000 to the AIA.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*[[G.R.P Charitable Trust]] In 2011 the Trust made donations totalling £168,900.00. The largest donations in the year were £50,000.00 to the Jerusalem Foundation, £25,000.00 to Traditional Alternatives Foundation, £15,000.00 to Youth Aliyah - Child Rescue, £14,000.00 to the Weizmann Institute Foundation and £10,000.00 each to the Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the United Jewish Israel Appeal.<ref>THE G.R.P. CHARITABLE TRUST STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2011,
p.2</ref>
It has made regular donations to AIA (£13,500 in 2009, £2,125.00 in 2011 and £2,000.00 in 2012).
*[[Lewis Family Charitable Trust]] The Lewis Family Charitable Trust, constitute in 1969, is almost entirely funded from the Lewis Trust Group, an investment company that operates retail stores, real estate and hotels.<ref>LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2012, p1</ref>
From 12 June 2008, the trust exists to implement the charitable intentions of the family of David Lewis. David Lewis (June 2 1924- August 12 2011) was also a key supporter of the Israel Centre for Social and Economic Progress, the country’s main free-market think tank, and of the Conservative Friends of Israel.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8702861/David-Lewis.html15 Aug 2011 accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
The Lewis Family Charitable Trust gave £10,000 to Policy Exchange in 2007/8, £20,000 in 2008/9 and £10,000 in 2009/10.<ref>Lewis Family Charitable Trust, Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 May 2010.</ref> It has also funded Palestinian Media Watch, the United Jewish Israel Appeal and the Zionist Federation. It donated $10,000 to AIA in 2008.<ref>Lewis Family Charitable Trust, Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 May 2008</ref>
*[[Stanley Kalms Foundation]] The main objectives of the Foundation are the ‘encouragement of orthodox Jewish education in the UK and in Israel and to be particularly involved in the granting of scholarships, fellowships and research grants. Other activities include support for the arts and medicine and other programmes both secular and religious.’<ref>THE STANLEY KALMS FOUNDATION TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the Year Ended
5 APRIL 2013</ref> The Foundation was created by Lord and Lady Kalms by a Trust Deed on 4 July 1989.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Harold [[Stanley Kalms]], Baron Kalms, Kt, (born 21 November 1931) is the life president and former chairman of DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group). Lord Kalms was treasurer of the Conservative Party 2001-3 and the Director of the [[Centre for Policy Studies]] (CPS) think tank from 1991 to 2001.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-kalms/3668 accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
Lord Kalms attacked [[William Hague]] for his position on the Israel attack in Lebanon, calling him an ’ignorant armchair critic’ and that his remarks were ‘downright dangerous’<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2297096,00.html</ref>
The Foundation donated £5000 to AI in 20013.<ref>THE STANLEY KALMS FOUNDATION TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the Year Ended
5 APRIL 2013, p. 7</ref>
==People==

===Founder: Wyndham Deedes===

Sir [[Wyndham Deedes]] was born in Kent, England, in 1883. In 1915 he was a brigadier general in Cairo where he worked to secure Arab support against the Turks. <ref> Spencer Tucker, ’The Encyclopaedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History’ (ABC, 2008), p. 292 </ref> From 1920 to 1922 he served as chief secretary under High Commissioner Sir Herbert Samuel. He strongly condemned the Arab riots of 1921 ans Deedes authorised the enlistment of Jewish volunteers to help defend Jaffa and Tel Aviv. He retired from military life in 1923 and moved to London, UK. In 1943 he founded the British Association for the Jewish National Home in Palestine. A year after the creation of the state of Israel in 1949 he formed the Anglo-Israel Association. He died in 1956.

Deedes was a deeply religious Christian and believed that the only way Christians could atone for their treatment towards the Jews was by working to establish a Jewish state in Palestine. <ref> Ibid. </ref> In 1918 he met and became close friends with [[Chaim Weizmnann]], a Zionist leader who later became the first president of Israel. <ref> Ibid. </ref> In 1926 Deedes was invited by the Executive of the Zionist Organisation of Poland for a two week tour. <ref> http://www.jta.org/1926/12/19/archive/polish-zionists-invite-sir-wyndham-deedes </ref>

On March 14th 1927, Deedes and Weizmnann attended a banquet at the mount Royal Hotel in Canada to celebrate the opening of a local branch of Keren Hayoda, a Zionist fund-raising organisation.<ref>The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19270311&id=nY8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1WEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2761,2630523, 11 March 1927, accessed 17 February 2014</ref> The same week the two friends also attended a lunch at the Commodore Hotel. According to the Jewish Daily Bulletin, Weizmann stated: ‘We Jews have no titles to confer. We have only one expression which may be properly applied to Sir Wyndham. He is one of the ‘Chassidei Umoth Ha’olam’ (Righteous men of the nations) and as such he will long be remembered.’<ref>Jewish Daily Bulletin, Sir Wyndham Deedes, Distinguished Visitor, is Feted by Zionists, http://pdfs.jta.org/1927/1927-03-21_722.pdf, accessed 17 February 2014</ref> Wyndham also claimed his support for Zionism on the basis of moral and historical reasons, stating ‘I often fail to understand why some view Zionism as a purely national movement which is totally secular and is opposed to religion. So far as Jewish life goes, the national idea and religion are so closely interwoven that they are inseparable'.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

In 2006, his nephew William Deedes wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph stating that ‘Muslims can never conform to our ways’.<ref>William Deedes, ‘Muslims can never conform to our ways' Daily Telegraph, 20 October 2006</ref>

===Circa 2014===

====Hon. President====
The Ambassador of Israel.
====Hon. Vice-Presidents====
Mr [[M Green]] | Mrs [[L Hochhauser]] | Sir [[Michael Latham]] Dl | Mr [[J Marshall]] | Mr [[G R Pinto]] | [[Lady Sainsbury]]

====Council====
Chairman: [[Lady Sainsbury]] | [[Lady Anderson]] | Sir [[Andrew Burns]] Kcmg | The [[Earl Of Balfour]] | Mrs [[E Corob]] | Dame [[Vivien Duffield]] Dbe | Mr [[J M Greenwood]] | Mrs [[M Park]] | The [[Marquess Of Reading]] | The [[Viscount Samuel]] | Mr [[D Sumberg]] | The [[Lord Weidenfeld]] | The [[Rt Hon The Lord Woolf]] Pc | Mr [[A Yablon]] |
====Executive Committee====
Chairman: The [[Lord Bew]] | Deputy Chairmen: Mr [[R Bolchover]] | Prof [[D Hochhauser]] | Hon Treasurer Mr [[H Lewis]]
=====Committee=====
Mrs [[J Atkin]] | Ms [[B Dingle]] | Mr [[D Kessler]] | Mrs [[O Polizzi]] | Mr [[A Reeve]] | Dr [[A Sher]] | Mr [[B Streather]] | Mrs [[E Tarling]] | Mr [[T Vince]] | Executive Director: Mrs [[R Saunders]]

====Trustees Of The Educational Trusts====
Chair: The [[Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale]] | Professor [[V. Bogdanor]] Cbe Fba | Mr [[M Green]] | Professor [[D Hochhauser]]
<ref>Anglo_Israel Assocation [http://angloisraelassociation.com/who-we-are Who we are], Accessed 18 August 2014. </ref>

===Circa 2012===
====Officers (as of December 2012)====
*[[P. Bew]](Chairman)|[[Mr M. Green]] (Vice-President)|[[Martin Green]] (Vice-President)|[[Mr R. Bolchover]] (Co-Deputy Chairman)|[[Professor D. Hochhauser]] (Co-Deputy Chairman)|[[Sir Michael Latham]] (Vice-President)|[[Lady Sainsbury]] (Chairman of Council)|[[Mr G.R. Pinto]] (Vice-President)|[[MrJ. Marshall]] (Vice-President)|[[Mr A. Epton FCA]] (Hon Treasurer)

====Executive Committee (Trustees)====
Mrs [[J. Atkin]] | [[Paul Bew]] (Chairman) | Mr [[R. Bolchover]] (Co-Deputy Chairman) | Dr [[M. Brearley]] | Mr [[A. Diamond]] | Miss [[B. Dingle]] |[[Mr A. Epton FCA]] (Hon Treasurer) | Professor [[D. Hochhauser]] (Co-Deputy Chairman) | Mr [[A. Reeve]] | [[William Shawcross]] (resigned 4 October 2012) | Dr [[A. Sher]] | Mrs [[E. Tarling]] | Mr [[T. Vince]] | Mrs [[O. Polizzi]]

===Circa 2011===
====Officers====
The [[Paul Bew|Lord Bew]] (Chairman from 16 February 2011) | Sir [[Andrew Burns]] KCMG (Chairman until 15 February 2011) | Mr [[M. Green]] (Vice-President) | Mrs [[L. Hochhauser]] (Vice-President) | Mr [[R. Bolchover]] (Co-Deputy Chairman) | Professor D. Hochhauser (Co-Deputy Chairman) | [[Lady Sainsbury]] (Chairman of Council) | Mr [[G.R. Pinto]] (Vice-President) | Mr [[J. Marshall]] (Vice-President) | Mr [[J. Nedas]] FCA (Hon Treasurer until 4 April 2011) | Mr [[A. Epton]] FCA (Hon Treasurer from 4 April 2011)<ref name="Accounts2011">[http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/accounts%202011.pdf Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011], Anglo-Israel Association, accessed 10 March 2014.</ref>

====Executive Committee (Trustees)====
Mrs [[J. Atkin]] | The [[Paul Bew|Lord Bew]] (Chairman from 16 February 2011) | Mr R. Bolchover (Co-Deputy Chairman) | Dr M. Brearley | Mr A. Diamond | Miss B. Dingle (joined 25 January 2011) | Mr A. Epton FCA (Hon Treasurer from 4 April 2011) | Professor D. Hochhauser (Co-Deputy Chairman) | Mr A. Reeve joined 25 January 2011 | Mr W. Shawcross joined 5 July 2011 | Dr A. Sher (joined 25 January 2011) | Mrs E. Tarling | Mr T. Vince | Mr G.A. Yablon (retired 5 July 2011).<ref name="Accounts2011">[http://www.angloisraelassociation.com/accounts%202011.pdf Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011], Anglo-Israel Association, accessed 10 March 2014.</ref>

*[[Paul Anthony Elliott Bew]], Baron Bew (born 22 Jan. 1950) is a Northern Irish historian. He has worked at Queen's University Belfast since 1979, and is currently Professor of Irish Politics, a position he has held since 1991.<ref>Richards Huw, ‘Paul Bew: Belfast's history man’, The Guardian</ref> He was an unofficial adviser to the former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble and they are both signatories of the Cambridge neoconservative think tank the Henry Jackson Society's Statement of Principles.<ref>Signatories to the Statement of Principles, http://henryjacksonsociety.org/about-the-society/signatories-to-the-statement-of-principles/ accessed 19 February 2014</ref> Bew was appointed to the House of Lords as a Life Peer in February 2007 and sits as a cross bencher.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-bew/3832</ref> He has been chairman of AIA from February 2011. Bew has expressed praise for the Alliance for Middle East Peace, a group of over 70 leading non-governmental organizations working to foster reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. In a debate on the European Union’s role in the Middle East peace process in January 2014, Bew stated that:

::the EU should focus on what it does well—state-building and creating an environment in which Israelis and Palestinians feel comfortable in engaging with each other in areas of mutual benefit, such as water and energy. The EU currently funds the Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, and could do even more to help the high-tech companies and thousands of technology graduates in the Palestinian territories.<ref>HL Deb, 14 January 2014, c191</ref>

*[[Martin Green]] is Vice-President and was elected deputy Chairmen of the Executive Committee, AIA in 1994.<ref>The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/appointments-1438994.html,28 May 1994 accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
*Mrs [[Lilian Hochhauser]] is Vice President and was born in 1926 in the UK.<ref>https://www.duedil.com//director/901580298/lilian-hochhauser, accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
*[[Daniel Hochhauser]] is Kathleen Ferrier Professor of Medical Oncology at UCL. He is a consultant medical oncologist at UCLH specialising in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer. On Thursday 13 January 2011 he participated at LSE at an event around the following motion: 'This house believes in an academic boycott of Israel'. Hochauser argued against the academic boycott and the motion was defeated.<ref>http://www.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2011/20110113t1800vOT.aspx accessed 17 February 2014</ref> In November 2012 he wrote a negativity review for Jewish Chronicles of 'The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist' by Antony Lerman.<ref>Daniel Hochauser, Book Review, http://www.thejc.com/arts/books/90167/communal-courtier-controversy, The JC, November 9, 2012, accessed 19 February 2014</ref> In 2005 he was a signatory to a letter against academic boycott that was published by The Guardian.<ref>In 2005 he was a signatory to a letter against academic boycott that was published by The Guardian.</ref>
*[[Richard Bolchover]] is an academic at the [[University of Oxford]] and author of ‘British Jewry and the Holocaust’, published in 1993.<ref>http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/history/twentieth-century-british-history/british-jewry-and-holocaust, accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
*[[Lady Sainsbury]] (Chairman of Council). Lady Susan Sainsbury, was appointed as the new chairman of the Anglo-Israel Association in 2001. She is the wife of former Conservative minister Sir Timothy Sainsbury, who was also President of the Conservative Friends of Israel from 1997 until 2005.<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p20556.htm accessed 19 February 2014</ref>
*[[Mr G.R. Pinto]] (Vice-President). Mr George Richard Pinto was born in the UK in 1929 and has been the Director of Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies since 1991.3 In the third quarter of 2013 he donated £10,269 to the Conservative Party.<ref>Search the Money, ‘Conservative Party donors revealed for Q3 2013’, http://searchthemoney.com/blog/7 accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
*Mr J. Marshall (Vice-President). John Leslie Marshall (born August 19, 1940) is a British Conservative politician. He was MEP for London North from 1979 to 1989. John Marshall was Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet in the Municipal year 2008-2009. He was appointed vice president of AIA in 1994.<ref>Search the Money, ‘Conservative Party donors revealed for Q3 2013’, http://searchthemoney.com/blog/7 accessed 17 February 2014</ref>
*[[William Shawcross]] is (born 28 May 1946, Sussex) is the Chairman of the [[Charity Commission]] for England and Wales and a British writer and commentator.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/appointments-1438994.html4</ref> Shawcross was educated at Eton and University College, Oxford. He was a member of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees's Informal Advisory Group from 1995 to 2000. From 1997 to 2003 he was a member of the BBC World Service Advisory Council. In 2008 he became a Patron of the Wiener Library and in 2011 he joined the board of the Anglo-Israel Association and was appointed to the board of the Henry Jackson Society.<ref>http://www.williamshawcross.com/index.php?page=cv accessed 17 February 2014</ref> His daughter Eleanor from his second wife Michal Levin is a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to George Osborne.<ref>Ane Merrick, ‘George Osborne aide too posh for future tory leader’, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-aide-too-posh-for-future-tory-leader-8537668.html, The Independent, 17 March 2013, accessed 17 February 2014</ref> She had previously worked on Boris Johnson's mayor campaign. Eleanor is married to Simon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson, the chief executive of the clothing retailer Next and a Conservative life peer.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He is the son of former Next chairman David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale, also a Conservative life peer. Shawcross resigned in 2012 from the AIA and [[Henry Jackson Society]] board to become Chair of the Charity Commission.

===Circa 1975===
*[[Baroness Elliot of Harwood]] became Chair of the Anglo-Israel Association in 1975

==Publications, Resources, Contact, Notes==
===Publications===
*[[Michael Latham]] ''[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Israel_s_Right_to_Live_in_Peace.html?id=S4XmAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Israel's Right to Live in Peace]''. Publisher, Anglo-Israel Association, 1985. Length, 8 pages.
*[[Michael Latham]] ''[http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Enemies_of_Peace.html?id=rdXFSAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Enemies of Peace]''. Publisher, Anglo-Israel Association, 1986. Length, 7 pages.

===Resources===

===Contact===

:P.O. Box 47819
:London NW11 7WD
:Charity number 313523

:Phone: 020 8458 1284
:Fax: 020 8458 3484
:Email: info@angloisraelassociation.com
:Web: [http://angloisraelassociation.com/ angloisraelassociation.com/]
===Notes===
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The Pears Family Charitable Foundation

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The '''Pears Foundation''' is the charity of the Pears family, principally brothers [[Mark Pears]], [[David Pears]] and [[Trevor Pears]], who runs the foundation. The family are worth £2.1 billion according to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2014<ref>Kasmira Jefford, [http://www.cityam.com/blog/1395931430/mysterious-pears-dynasty-backs-new-venture-build-1bn-london-homes Mysterious Pears dynasty backs new venture to build £1bn of London homes], City AM, 27 March 2014</ref> and among other assets control the [[William Pears Group]], one of Britain's biggest property companies.<ref>James Quinn, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/8569562/Pears-family-comes-out-of-the-property-shadows.html Pears family comes out of the property shadows], ''Daily Telegraph'', 12 June 2011</ref>

==Israel-related projects==
===BIRAX===
Together with the [[British Council]] in Israel the Pears Foundation established the [[Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership]] ([[BIRAX]]) in 2008, which it describes as 'a major initiative launched by the Prime Ministers of both countries'.<ref name="IsraelGlobCit">[http://www.pearsfoundation.org.uk/#31/israel-global-citizen Israel as a Global Citizen], Pears Foundation, accessed 13 April 2015</ref>. According to Professor [[David Newman]] of [[Ben Gurion University]], who was involved in planning the program, it 'has a great deal to do with the boycott' movement against Israel:

:'Because of the ongoing discussion of boycotts the British government decided that the most appropriate response was to strengthen research ties'.<ref>Waldoks, E.Z. (2008), Olmert Brown launch new academic exchange program, ''The Jerusalem Post'', 21-July-2008</ref>

===UK-Israel Life Sciences Council===
In 2010, the Pears Foundation, along with the [[Zabludowicz Trust]] and other bodies, supported the creation of the [[UK-Israel Life Sciences Council]], described as an 'ambitious expansion of the BIRAX scheme'. British Ambassador to Israel [[Matthew Gould]] noted: 'The British Government is opposed to boycotts of Israel, and this Council is an expression of that'. [[Trevor Pears]] reportedly attended the launch meeting.<ref name="members">[[Ben Gurion University]] [http://www.bguf.org.uk/news/new-uk-israel-council-to-forge-strong-ties-in-life-sciences/ New UK-Israel Council to Forge Strong Ties in Life Sciences] 26 January 2011.</ref>

===Israel Studies at British Universities===

Pears Foundation says it is 'building the capacity of Israel Studies as an academic discipline in British universities'. Its funding has helped to establish academic posts in the field at the [[University of Manchester]], the [[University of Leeds]], [[Sussex University]] and the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], University of London, where the [[European Association of Israel Studies]], also created with 'start up funding' from Pears, is based.<ref name="IsraelGlobCit"/>

===Olive Tree Initiative and Center for New Diplomacy===

Pears is a 'core funder' of the [[Olive Tree Initiative]], which it says works with students to promote conflict analysis and resolution through experiential education.

It also financially supports the [[Center for New Diplomacy]] 'on the ground in Israel', describing it as 'a non-partisan initiative which facilitates in-depth study trips to Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories'. Both projects, it states, 'enable participants to develop a more informed perspective on the region'.<ref name="IsraelGlobCit"/>

==Notes==

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