European Legal Support Center

10/06/2026

To lawyers, estate agents, accountants, conveyancers, and any other regulated professionals in London

On 14 June 2026, a "Great Israeli Real Estate" event is scheduled to take place in London. The event is marketing properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory — including Gush Etzion, Ma'ale Adumim, and Negohot.

To be clear this event is a regulatory nightmare.

The legal position:

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory are illegal under international law (Fourth Geneva Convention, Article 49; ICJ Advisory Opinion, 19 July 2024).

The ICJ held that third states — including the UK — must not render aid or assistance to Israel's unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Forcible transfer of a population and transfer of an occupying power's population into occupied territory are war crimes under the Rome Statute (Article 8(2)(b)(viii)) and prosecutable under UK law via the International Criminal Court Act 2001.

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA):

We have also drawn the authorities' attention to sections 328 and 329 of POCA. Any commissions, deposits, or other financial benefits arising from settlement property transactions may constitute criminal conduct under section 340.

That means:

Arranging or facilitating such transactions (s.328) is potentially an offence.

Acquiring, using, or possessing the proceeds (s.329) is potentially an offence.

ICJP, PILC and ELSC have already written to:

The Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team and requested urgent action

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP

The Business & Trade Secretary, Peter Kyle MP

The Met Police are aware. Government ministers have been notified.

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05/06/2026

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27/05/2026

Have you been targeted by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)?

We are supporting a project documenting the impact of legal threats, institutional complaints, and other forms of repression directed at people advocating for standing in solidarity with Palestine.

This includes:
• complaints to employers, universities or professional bodies
• attempts to cancel events, talks or campaigns
• legal intimidation or threatening correspondence

If you have experienced this, we encourage you to confidentially report it through our intake form. Your testimony supports accountability and future legal action.

Submit you testimony here:
https://elsc.support/intake/

21/05/2026

BREAKING: The European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) and the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) have submitted a formal complaint to the Bar Standards Board concerning senior barristers Lord David Pannick KC, Lord Anthony Grabiner KC, and Stephen Hockman KC in their roles as patrons of UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI).

The complaint raises concerns about the impact that legal threats and complaints linked to UKLFI have had on people across civil society who have spoken out on Palestine, including workers, healthcare staff, students, academics, charities, artists, trade unionists, and campaigners.

Many individuals and organisations targeted were engaged in lawful advocacy and public expression, yet faced serious pressure including investigations, event cancellations, reputational attacks, workplace consequences, and threats of legal action.

In many cases, those affected did not have access to equivalent legal resources or support.

The complaint asks the Bar Standards Board to assess whether repeated references to senior legal status in this context engage professional duties relating to integrity, independence, and maintaining public confidence in the legal profession.

This complaint forms part of a wider documented pattern. UKLFI appears 128 times in ELSC’s Britain Index of Repression, which tracks incidents of legal and institutional pressure targeting Palestine solidarity in the UK.

At stake is the ability of ordinary people to participate in public debate, organise in their workplaces and communities, and advocate for Palestinian rights without fear of intimidation or professional repercussions.

Comment with “REPORT” to receive our report, On All Fronts: The Multi-Sited Repression of Palestine Solidarity in Britain which exposes UKLFI as one of the main actors in anti-Palestinian repression in Britain.

🔗 https://elsc.support/elsc-pilc-file-legal-complaint-against-uk-lawyers-for-israel-patrons/

13/05/2026

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07/05/2026

Commemorate the Dead, Murder the Living. Anti-genocide protesters were arrested and censored at the Dutch National Commemoration for victims of war and genocide, especially victims of the Second World War, for holding up a sign that read “never again is now” while Israelis continue to murder Palestinians with full Dutch support.

What happened this year?
Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei revoked Sef’s Ambassador of Freedom Position for his Palestine solidarity. On 4 May, police removed protesters from the Dutch National Commemoration Ceremony at the Dam Square in Amsterdam for silently holding signs that read “never again is now”.

Whether silent or loud, state authorities censor any opposition to the ongoing genocide in Palestine during the National Commemoration Day Ceremony. In 2024, the municipality of Amsterdam imposed heavy security measures and banned all Palestine symbols and slogans on Commemoration Day. In 2025, several incidents occurred, including a smear campaign against the Alternative Commemoration Ceremony in The Hague, the arrest of an anti-genocide activist in Amsterdam for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “never again is now” alongside a photograph of Hind Rajab, and a ban imposed by the Leeuwarden authorities to prevent the further distribution of anti-genocide leaflets.

These incidents reflect a systematic erosion of freedom of expression and protest to silence criticism of Dutch complicity in genocide and occupation. Media enables this by falsely framing anti-genocide expression as “polarising” “provocative", or “antisemitic”, ignoring decades of ethnic cleansing. The work of the Palestine solidarity movement in the Netherlands has ensured the start of inclusive commemorations and exposes these double standards.

Have you experienced repression for your solidarity with Palestine? Report it via www.elsc.support/intake.

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30/04/2026

Nearly 1,000 people have signed the open letter demanding that susan abulhawa’s censored speech at the Oxford Union be restored in full. This case is a reminder that institutional attempts to silence voices speaking out for Palestine must be met with collective pressure.

We encourage people to add their names, share the letter, and invite colleagues, organisations, and networks to do the same.

Sign the open letter to the Oxford Union Society.

28/04/2026

UPDATE: We exposed the German Secret Service Verfassungsschutz in court again!

Berlin Administrative Court rules that listing the group as "confirmed extremist" in the 2024 secret service report was illegal and must be removed.

Should the Verfassungsschutz ignore this ruling and list the group in their 2025 report again, we are prepared to respond with legal action immediately.

But we need your support now! Dozens of Palestine solidarity groups in Germany are affected by the secret service surveillance! Our next case against the secret service is on behalf of the group BDS Berlin, who were listed as 'confirmed extremist' on similar grounds.

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More Info: https://elsc.support/elsc-is-taking-legal-action-against-german-domestic-intelligence-services-for-surveilling-palestine-solidarity-groups/

28/04/2026

susan abulhawa is a Palestinian author who spoke at the Oxford Union in November 2024 about the Israeli genocide in Palestine. Over 250,000 people watched her speech. The Oxford Union later edited it in breach of their own agreement. They could restore the full version tomorrow, but they have chosen not to. We are pushing back.

Take action today and sign the open letter https://www.supportsusan.com

The Oxford Union removed part of a Palestinian author’s speech, without her consent.

After 17 months of reasonable demands that the Oxford Union fulfill their contractual and ethical obligations to honour the intellectual labour and property of an invited speaker - they continue to choose censorship to appease Zionists.
Palestinian writer susan abulhawa accepted an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union on the written condition that her speech would not be edited.

In one week, her speech drew over 250,000 online views. The Oxford Union then took it down and reuploaded an edited version that cut nearly two minutes. They have cited “potential legal concerns” but have failed to comply with her data subject access request to view the information relating to those concerns.
With ELSC's support, susan has escalated the case to the Information Commissioner’s Office and filed a discrimination claim against the Oxford Union, challenging its censorship of her speech. Further claims relating to breach of contract, data protection violations, and copyright infringement are also being considered.

susan is challenging the deliberate attempt to erase Palestinian narratives. In times of genocide and war crimes, the historical record matters. Palestinian voices matter. They should not be treated as negotiable, editable, or disposable.

Over 30 public figures and organisations have already signed a public call for the Oxford Union to restore the full speech.

JOIN them by adding your voice
https://www.supportsusan.com

23/04/2026

Public institutions make political choices with public money every day. They should not spend it on companies implicated in grave human rights abuses and violations of international law. In collaboration with the BDS Movement, we are launching two new toolkits on Ethical Procurement Policy: an Operational Guide and a Campaign Guide.

The Operational Guide is designed for municipalities, local officials, politicians, and legal advisers. It provides the legal and procedural grounding needed to adopt and implement ethical procurement measures in line with international and European law.

The Campaign Guide is intended for activists, grassroots groups, trade unions, and civil society actors. It offers support for campaigning around Ethical Procurement Policy through strategy, coalition-building, research, tactics, escalation, power mapping, and implementation monitoring.

Together, these toolkits are designed to support both institutional implementation and grassroots pressure, helping ensure that public money does not entrench harm or reward complicity in war crimes.

Access the Operational Guide via the link:
https://elsc.support/resource/operational-guide-for-an-ethical-procurement-policy/

Access the Campaign Guide via the link:
https://elsc.support/resource/campaign-guide-for-an-ethical-procurement-policy/