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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

British Embassy

A gardener waters the lawn between the tombstones at the Commonwealth Gaza War Cemetery, commonly known as the British War Cemetery and in which are interred the remains of 3217 Allied soldiers who died during World War I, in Gaza City on September 28, 2022. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
August 17, 2024, 9:22 am
Hamas plotted to threaten UK in 2022 by ‘kidnapping’ bodies of WWI soldiers – report
British daily reveals terror group’s plan, uncovered by IDF during Khan Younis raid this year, to exhume troops, hold them to demand UK not move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 3, 2024. Virginia Mayo/AP)
April 7, 2024, 7:50 pm
British FM: Support for Israel is conditioned on its adherence to international law
David Cameron, writing in the Sunday Times, says ‘We must not forget how this conflict started’ – the Oct. 7 massacre; reiterates that London backs Israel’s right to defend itself
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street in London, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
December 13, 2022, 1:00 am
British PM Sunak says he’ll visit Israel next year for its ‘landmark 75th birthday’
Speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel event, UK prime minister vows to ‘fight very hard for the security of the Jewish state,’ vote against UN resolution on ICJ probe
By ToI Staff
The British embassy in Tel Aviv on September 9, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 3, 2022, 11:53 am
UK backs away from possible Jerusalem embassy move floated by ex-PM Truss
New leader Sunak’s spokesperson says no current plan to relocate mission from Tel Aviv; Palestinian envoy to London welcomes development, says idea should never have been discussed
By ToI Staff
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby makes an address at Westminster Abbey, London, November 11, 2018. (Paul Grover/Pool photo via AP)
From the WebOctober 8, 2022, 11:12 pm
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘concerned’ by potential UK embassy move to Jerusalem
Spokesperson for Justin Welby says he’s worried about impact of moving diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv without a peace deal, Jewish News reports
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) and his British counterpart Liz Truss at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in London, November 29, 2021. (Stuart Mitchell)
October 1, 2022, 6:30 am
Arab states said to warn UK that moving embassy to Jerusalem could risk trade deal
Ambassadors from countries, including Abraham Accords members, penned letter to British PM before she notified Lapid she’d be launching review of mission’s location
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, meets with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, left, in New York City, Septemer 21, 2022. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 22, 2022, 6:56 am
British PM tells Lapid she is reviewing relocation of UK embassy to Jerusalem
In meeting at UN, Liz Truss says she’s weighing ‘current location of the British Embassy in Israel’; had already vowed to consider move while serving as foreign secretary
By Lazar Berman
This combination of pictures created on July 12, 2022 shows Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arriving to attend the weekly Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, on April 19, 2022, and Britain's then-chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak leaving the 11 Downing Street, in London, on March 23, 2022. (Daniel Leal and Tolga Akmen/AFP)
August 18, 2022, 3:43 am
UK premiership candidates offer cautious backing for embassy move to Jerusalem
Rishi Sunak calls Jerusalem undisputed capital of Israel but notes move is easier said than done, while Conservative Party race frontrunner Liz Truss commits to ‘review’ matter
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative image of UK's and Israel's national flags (Maksym Kapliuk; iStock by Getty Images)
May 6, 2021, 11:57 am
Britain sets up ‘VC club’ to boost investor activity in Israel
UK investments account for only 3% of $10 billion raised by Israeli startups in 2020, ‘leaving UK investors behind’; new invite-only forum aims to close gap with closer ties
By Shoshanna Solomon
Incoming UK Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan. (Courtesy: UK Embassy, Tel Aviv)
From the WebMay 14, 2019, 10:20 am
New UK envoy to Israel: ‘This is a job I’ve always wanted to do’
In interview with Jewish News, Neil Wigan says he had a ‘fantastic time’ as political attache in 2002-6 — and ties now are even closer
Incoming UK Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan. (Courtesy: UK Embassy, Tel Aviv)
January 31, 2019, 12:10 pm
Britain names Neil Wigan as new ambassador to Israel
Current head of UK Foreign Office’s Africa Directorate to succeed David Quarrey in June
By Raphael Ahren
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend an event marking International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day and the anniversary of the complete lifting of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow on January 29, 2018. (AFP Photo/Vasily Maximov)
March 27, 2018, 10:36 pm
In spy wars, Israel chooses Russia over UK, but Trump could play spoiler
London expects solidarity after Salisbury poisoning, but Jerusalem is unlikely to start antagonizing Moscow — unless Washington gets involved
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: Protesters hold signs during a demonstration calling to end the war in Syria near the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2016.(Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 26, 2018, 9:40 pm
As Britain’s key allies expel Russian diplomats, Israel opts not to
Russian official says Israel joins China, Brazil and India in trying to avoid controversy over nerve gas attack; Foreign Ministry mum
By Raphael Ahren
British Military personnel wearing protective coveralls work to remove a vehicle connected to the March 4 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, southeast England on March 14, 2018. (Adrian DENNIS/AFP)
March 20, 2018, 4:04 pm
UK indicates displeasure with Israeli condemnation of poison attack
London says it expects ‘strong statements from all allies’ after Jerusalem’s initial response fails to mention Russia
By ToI Staff
Photo in the German Federal Archives depicts German Jews leaving Germany in the 1930s. (Courtesy Ethan Bensinger)
February 2, 2018, 2:52 am
UK spy agency celebrates agent who saved 10,000 Jews from Holocaust
Head of MI6 honors work of Frank Foley, a 1930s intelligence officer who issued thousands of visas enabling Jewish Germans to escape Nazis
By Stuart Winer and JTA
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