Posts Tagged: UK Israel Relations
UK Government Official: Britain Committed to Further Strengthening Economic Ties With Israel
The British government is looking to bolster trade ties with Israel, a top UK official said this week. In response to a question posed by Mark...
British PM Theresa May Highlights UK-Israel ‘Mutual Values,’ Importance of Strengthening Bilateral Relationship
British Prime Minister Theresa May addressed attendees at the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) lunch on Tuesday with a warm and optimistic speech highlighting mutual...
Local Authorities in UK to Be Stripped of Boycott Power Against Israeli Settlements
Local councils in the United Kingdom will soon be unable to decide to boycott companies operating in Israeli settlements, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The UK's Department for Communities and...
UK Bans Ad for Saying Old City of Jerusalem is Part of Israel
Yahoo/AFP - Britain's advertising watchdog banned an Israeli government tourism advert for suggesting that the Old City of Jerusalem was part of Israel on Wednesday. The...
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Asks Why British Royals Refuse to Visit Israel
A senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), in an article published Thursday, asked why Britain's Royal Family refuses to visit Israel when...
UK-Israel Trade Reaches Record High Despite Gaza Conflict and BDS Efforts
Trade between Israel and the United Kingdom reached a record £2.5 billion this year in spite of efforts by campaigners pushing for a boycott of...
The UK Media is Obsessed With the ‘Israel Lobby’
Just yesterday, we posted about a cartoon published at the Economist on Jan. 18 (which they later retracted) with imagery suggesting that pro-Israeli (or Jewish) interests control...
David Cameron: Building a Fortress Cannot Deliver Security for Israel
The following letter from British Prime Minister David Cameron was received by former New York mayor Ed Koch Tuesday in response...
British PM Reiterates Government’s Opposition to Boycotts of Israel in Meeting With Leaders of Jewish Community
British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated his government's opposition to boycotts of Israel and its determination to protect kosher laughter in a meeting Thursday with...
Sources: U.S. Playing Major Role in Censure of Israel
Israeli officials with close ties to the U.S. administration said Monday that the U.S. gave the go-ahead to several European countries to summon their...
British Deputy PM: Israeli Settlements Are “Deliberate Vandalism”
Nick Clegg, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, welcomed Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas to London for high level meetings with Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary...
