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| June 4, 2013
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British Ambassador: GB vehemently opposes Israel boycott

Amb. Matthew Gould at celebration for queen’s birthday says Great Britain “clearly & unambiguously opposes” Israeli boycotts.

By TAMARA ZIEVE, HADAS PARUSH

 

The British government vehemently opposes boycotts of Israel, British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould affirmed Monday night “clearly and unambiguously,” as his embassy hosted a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 87th birthday. “They (boycotts) do nothing to build understanding, they put up walls when we should be tearing them down,” he asserted.

Presdient Peres & Ambassador Gould toast Britain's queen - Photo Mati Milstein, courtesy of the British Embassy

Presdient Peres & Ambassador Gould toast Britain’s queen – Photo: Mati Milstein, courtesy of the British Embassy

While Gould acknowledged that the two countries “don’t always agree on everything,” pointing to the issue of settlements, he said that “the important thing is that we disagree as friends, and we will stand alongside Israel as a friend.”

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| March 8, 2013
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British MP Honors Israeli Ambassador Shot on London Street

British MP attends memorial for former Israeli Amb. Shlomo Argov who was shot outside his London Hotel over 30 years ago.

By Rachel Hirshfeld

 

British MP Alistair Burt attended a memorial ceremony for former Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov, who was shot outside London’s Dorchester Hotel over 30 years ago, The Jewish Chronicle (JC) reported.

British MP Alistair BurtThe ceremony, held outside the hotel in Mayfair, commemorated the death of the former Israel ambassador who was shot on the night of June 3, 1982, but died ten years ago from injuries inflicted by the attack.

Argov, who died aged 73 in 2003, was shot in the head at point-blank range by three attackers, affiliated with Abu Nidal’s Palestine National Liberation Movement terrorist group. Continue Reading »

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| March 6, 2013
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Britain invites Israeli innovators to UK water summit

British Embassy in TA will be taking 14 Israeli water technology companies to an upcoming UK water summit

 

 

In an attempt to strengthen future water innovation partnerships between Israel and the United Kingdom, the British Embassy will be bringing 14 water technology companies to an upcoming UK water summit.
UK Ambassador Matthew Gould

UK Ambassador Matthew Gould – Photo: UK Embassy in Israel (YouTube)

Leading the companies to London for the World Water-Tech Investment Summit will be the embassy’s UK-Israel Tech Hub, whose mission is to encourage technological partnerships between the two countries as a mechanism for economic growth, according to the embassy.

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| January 11, 2013
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Do UK taxpayers know they fund anti-Israel groups?

The UK allocates taxpayer funds to groups which hope to build a Palestinian state not alongside Israel but in place of it, which ignore the campaign of terror against Israeli civilians that demonizes Israel through absurd accusations of “apartheid” & “ethnic cleansing”.

By Alex Ryvchin

 

The British Government is recklessly allocating taxpayer funds to group which hope to build a Palestinian state, not alongside Israel, but in place of it.

When the British taxpayer-funded Hebron Rehabilitation Committee issued a statement in August describing a terror attack by Islamic Jihad as a “heroic operation”, it should have been met with a very swift and severe response from the British Government, and a review of the Foreign Office’s funding practices. Continue Reading »

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| January 1, 2013
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British Muslim MP Admires Israel

We are mere beginners compared to Israel, a nation that is governing itself in the same territory, under the same name, with the same religion, and the same language as it did 3,000 years ago.

Now that’s what I call longevity!

By Israel Today Staff

 

It is somewhat rare these days to hear outright statements of support for Israel from the upper echelons of British politics. It is even more rare to hear such statements from British Muslims.

Conservative MP Sajid Javid – Photo:israel today

Earlier this month, support for Israel was voiced from both quarters, in the form of one man: Conservative MP Sajid Javid. Continue Reading »

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| December 4, 2012
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UK to Israel: Europe will consider further steps if you don’t reverse settlement expansion

UK Foreign Secretary Hague: Europe unlikely to open economic sanctions against Israel

Brazil, Ireland, Australia & Finland join other countries in summoning their Israeli ambassador

US State Department: Palestinian UN vote nor Israel response, brings us closer to 2-state solution.

By and Reuters

 

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that European sanctions against Israel in response to its latest plans to build more settlements on disputed land were not an option, but said further steps would need to be considered if the expansion plans were not rescinded.

William Hague speaking during a news conference

British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaking during a news conference on the continuing situation in Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York, August 30, 2012.

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| December 3, 2012
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France & UK mull recalling their Israel ambassadors

Great Britain is considering withdrawing their ambassador to Israel and suspending all trade in protest against ‘settlement construction plans’.

France, Germany, Russia and Sweden echo criticism

By Reuters

 

Britain and France on Monday weighed measures against Israel to protest at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s decision to expand settlement building after the United Nations’ de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron – Photo: AP

Sky News reported that the suspension of trade agreements with the Jewish state is also among the sanctions under consideration in the UK

Germany urged Israel to refrain from expanding settlements and Russia said it viewed plans to put more new homes in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem with serious concern. Continue Reading »

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| September 17, 2012
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Israel and UK unite in regenerative medicine projects

Gov’ts will jointly fund 5 major research projects, & British Ambassador calls program “one of the most ambitious ever”

 

The British and Israeli governments will jointly fund five major research projects in regenerative medicine – the process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function in diseased ones.

Medical researcher - Photo: REUTERS

Medical researcher – Photo: REUTERS

The technique encourages the body’s own repair systems to heal tissues or organs that previously could not be fixed. Regenerative medicine also focuses on creating new tissues and organs in the lab and implanting them in the body.British
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