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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 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> | ||
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| + | UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. The Jewish Chronicle reported that Jonathan Turner, one of its founders 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><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> | ||
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Revision as of 13:42, 1 April 2014
UK Lawyers for Israel is a British organisation which describes itself as using the law 'to combat attempts to undermine, attack or delegitimise Israel'.[1]
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.[2]
Contents
History
UK Lawyers for Israel has been operating since approximately 2011. The Jewish Chronicle reported that Jonathan Turner, one of its founders was also 'head of the Zionist Federation's legal group'.[3][4]
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' in June 2012, 'Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Israeli Policy and Advocacy'. 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.[5]
Affiliations
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
Lawyers
Funding
UK LFI claims its members usually operate on a pro-bono basis but does solicit donations via its website.
Contact
- Email: info@uklfi.com
- Website: www.uklfi.com
Notes
- ↑ About, UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014
- ↑ Activities, UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014
- ↑ Jessica Elgot, The Lawyers who stopped Gaza flotilla, 15 December 2011, accessed 10 January 2013
- ↑ An evening with Jonathan Turner of UK Lawyers for Israel at Belmont US, You&Us, accessed 10 January 2013
- ↑ Activities, UK Lawyers for Israel, accessed 1 April 2014
