The Zionist Federation of UK and Ireland criticises Irish author, Sally Rooney
12th October 2021 Following author Sally Rooney's refusal to have her latest book translated into Hebrew, the Zionist Federation of UK and Ireland made the following statement: The Zionist Federation of UK and Ireland criticises Irish author, Sally Rooney’s refusal to...
Zionist Federation condemns Young Labour’s anti-Israel Labour Party Conference motion
1st October 2021 The Zionist Federation of UK and Ireland condemns the anti-Israel motion passed at the Labour Party Conference, proposed by Young Labour. This one-sided motion speaks of “the denial of the right to self-determination [of the Palestinian people]”, yet...
Zionist Federation’s Statement on PSC’s ‘Reject IHRA’ campaign
Read below the Zionist Federation's statement following a recent campaign launched by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to reject the IHRA working definition on Antisemitism. 30th September 2021 The Zionist Federation of the UK and Ireland are concerned at the...
To the ZF on Rosh Hashanah, from President Isaac Herzog
ZF statement on Ben & Jerry’s decision to boycott
STATEMENT FROM THE ZIONIST FEDERATION OF UK & IRELAND FOLLOWING BEN & JERRY'S ANNOUNCEMENT 23.07.2021 We, the Zionist Federation of UK and Ireland are profoundly concerned at the boycott introduced by Ben & Jerry. The Israeli licensee of Ben & Jerry's...
Ben and Jerry’s – a rundown
On Monday, 19th July 2021, the US-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, acquired by Unilever in 2000, announced via Twitter that it "will end sales of our ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." Additionally, Ben & Jerry's have confirmed that they...
ZF statement on Richard Burgon MP’s presentation of a bill to undermine Israel’s ability to defend itself
On July 7th 2021, Richard Burgon, MP for Leeds East, presented in Parliament his Israel Arms Trade (Prohibition) Bill which seeks to stop the British Government from authorising arms sales to Israel. Below is the Zionist Federation's statement on this latest attempt...
Zionist Federation and HonestReporting unveil new research on British media reporting of Israel
Yesterday, the Zionist Federation hosted Emanuel Miller, Senior Analyst at HonestReporting, for a briefing on British media bias during and surrounding Operation Guardian of the Walls in Gaza during May. The ZF recently commissioned HonestReporting to conduct special...
ZF statement on report into Palestinian Authority textbooks
Following the long-awaited EU-commissioned report into the Palestinian Authority's school curriculum textbooks, ZF Acting Chair, Richard P Woolf's statement follows: “The ZF welcomes the publication of the EU-commissioned George Eckert Institute report into the...
UK confirms it will NOT attend the Durban IV conference
Following today's announcement from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office that the UK will not be attending the 'Durban IV' conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 2001 UN's conference against racism which quickly turned into an antisemitic...
Health Secretary, please make our summer youth camps viable!
This week, in support of Jewish Zionist youth groups, and indeed all youth groups in the UK, ZF acting Chair Richard P Woolf wrote to Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, asking him to increase capacity for residential youth camps this...
What Happens in Israel Does Not Stay in Israel
This blog is written by Barbara Goldberg, Chair of the Advocacy and Communications Committee of the National Council of the Zionist Federation of the UK and Ireland (ZF) Many British Jews, will have been conflicted by recent developments in Israel, and in the UK, and...