We are just one week away from what can arguably be deemed the most critical General Election of the last 70 years! Above all the other critical issues that face us is the A word. Antisemitism. Since Corbyn's election as Party leader in 2015, the Labour Party has been...

This week, the ZF together with the WZO, brought Dr Uzi Rubin over to the UK from Israel to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the November 29th, 1947 UN Partition Plan at the Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue. Uzi Rubin was the founder and first Director of the...

This past week, a group of 17 activists participated in the ZF’s ‘Israel: The Reality’ tour covering central and southern Israel, accompanied by the ZF’s ever-wonderful Events Manager Dalia Hajioff, ZF Board member Jonny Taylor as well as professional tour guides and...

PRESS RELEASE 01/11/2019 The Zionist Federation hosts General Lord Richard Dannatt at its Annual Balfour Lecture Last night, the Zionist Federation of the UK and Ireland hosted General Lord Richard Dannatt as principal speaker for its Annual Balfour Lecture at the...

The Zionist Federation is delighted to announce that General Lord Richard Dannatt will be addressing this year’s Annual Balfour Lecture on counter-terrorism, and addressing the relationship between Israel and Britain’s armed forces. General Lord Dannatt will be...

PRESS RELEASE 02/10/2019 For immediate release The Zionist Federation appoints new Executive Director. The Zionist Federation of the UK and Ireland is delighted to announce its appointment of a new Executive Director. Joshua Forman comes to the ZF from a successful 10...

Yesterday evening the ZF were delighted to partner with East Anglian Friends of Israel in Norwich, hosting award-winning investigative journalist and author, Edwin Black. Edwin specialises in the historical interplay between economics and politics in the Middle East....

This week, the ZF hosted David Bedein, Director of the Center for Near East Policy Research and Bureau chief of the Israel Resource News Agency. One of the centres primary areas of focus of investigations is exposing UNRWA’s promotion of Antisemitism and incitement to...

Last weekend the Friends of Al Aqsa organisation (FOA) hosted the Palestine Expo, an event billed as a “fun, family day out providing visitors with a unique immersive experience. Palestine Expo is a chance to bring people together to celebrate Palestine.” Sadly but...

The ZF are working with grassroots activists to expose the true nature of the forthcoming 'Palestine Expo' scheduled for this weekend, the 6th and 7th July 2019 at Olympia in London. We have printed 1000 copies of a booklet which details the extent of demonisation and...

On Monday of this week, the British Society of Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) passed a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The following is ZF Chairman Paul Charney's response, and we are in the process of taking this up further with BRISMES. "The...

This week, the legendary Israeli food critic and TV food personality Gil Hovav began his UK national tour in London organised by the WZO and ZF. Gil entertained the audience with stories about the Israeli fixation on humus, as well as how humus has been used as s...