'Constant targeting': Pro-Israel legal group slammed for reporting Oxford Union president to police

'Constant targeting': Pro-Israel legal group slammed for reporting Oxford Union president to police Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 06/24/2026 - 11:10 Palestinian Arwa Elrayess accuses UK Lawyers for Israel of an 'attempt to suppress' Palestinian voices Oxford Union President Arwa Elrayess (R) speaks in the union chamber in early June 2026 (Arwa Elrayess) Off Oxford Union President Arwa Elrayess has condemned the controversial group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) for reporting her to the police over remarks she made about Palestinian resistance, which she says were taken out of context. Elrayess, 20, who has Palestinian heritage and lived for part of her childhood in Gaza, has been president of the prestigious student debating society in Oxford over the past two months. UKLFI reported her to the police over comments she made in a private WhatsApp group chat last September, which were leaked and widely reported on earlier this month.