Legal Support
We provide legal support to victims of antisemitism

We defend supporters of Israel against false allegations of crimes and libels

We combat antisemitism and assist victims of antisemitism, particularly antisemitism relating to Israel, using laws and regulatory powers

We have prevented the implementation of BDS motions by student unions at different universites. These include Bath University, Brunel University, York University, University of East Anglia, King's College London, Reading University, the School of Oriental and African Studies, University College London, Edinburgh University, City University, University of Manchester and Warwick University

We have assisted students in obtaining the removal of posters promoting academic boycotts of Israel, for example at Queen Mary University of London and Middlesex University, and of an offensive banner referring to "Israeli Ethnic Cleansing" at the University of East Anglia

We support victims of antisemitic assaults - for example we supported a Jewish victim of an assault in her complaint to the Police, following the disruption of a meeting of King's College London's Israel Society and another Jewish victim of an assault at a demonstration in North London.

We obtained compensation and an apology from Warwick University for an Israeli student whose dissertation was marked down by a BDS supporting lecturer.

We obtained substantial compensation for a disabled student who was harassed at Sheffield Hallam University because of his objections to anti-Israel campaigns by the Palestine society.

We have obtained the removal of plaques that made false allegations against Israel and / or promoted academic boycotts in universities such as Manchester, East Anglia and Queen Mary.
We work with organisations such as the Israel British Alliance to counter the antisemitc messaging of "Israel Apartheid Week".

We have defended various supporters of Israel, including leading campaigners and bloggers, against false allegations of crimes, enabling them to continue their important work in combating BDS
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism
We follow the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism (click here for details), which has been adopted by the British and other governments.
Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. Some contemporary examples of antisemitism relating to Israel:
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Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
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Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
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Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
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Applying double standards by requiring of it a behaviour not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
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Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.
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Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
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Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the State of Israel.