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Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Israel among 12 ‘green’ countries okayed for UK summer travelers
By Jill Lawless
As United Kingdom begins lifting foreign travel ban, major destinations like France, Spain and Greece left off list that will let people travel without quarantining on return
Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2020 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 7, 2021, 8:23 pm
Israel among 12 ‘green’ countries okayed for UK summer travelers
As United Kingdom begins lifting foreign travel ban, major destinations like France, Spain and Greece left off list that will let people travel without quarantining on return
By Jill Lawless
Israelis on the beach in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
From the WebMay 7, 2021, 6:15 am
After virus, more UK tourists now considering Israel as a destination — poll
Survey for UK Jewish News indicates Israel only country to see an increase in those wishing to visit, with many impressed by vaccine drive
By Justin Cohen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets British Cabinet Minister Michael Gove at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, April 20, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
April 21, 2021, 11:14 am
Netanyahu meets UK minister amid plans to form travel corridor for vaccinated
Michael Gove visits Jerusalem to learn about Israeli ‘Green Pass,’ discusses vaccine cooperation with PM, meets Health Minister Edelstein
By TOI staff
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (R) meets with British Cabinet Minister Michael Gove for talks in Jerusalem on April 20, 2021. (Foreign Ministry)
April 20, 2021, 7:05 pm
Israel, UK weighing travel corridor for the vaccinated
British minister visits Jerusalem to learn about Israeli ‘Green Pass’; FM Ashkenazi says the countries will promote ‘mutual recognition of vaccinations’
By TOI staff
Britain's Prince Philip escorts his mother, Princess Alice Andreeas of Greece, in wedding procession of Princess Margarita of Baden and Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia after the religious ceremonies on June 5, 1957 at Salem, Germany. (AP Photo)
April 17, 2021, 6:49 pm
Prince Philip’s ‘extraordinary’ mother hailed by woman whose family she saved
In Israel TV interview broadcast during prince’s funeral ceremony, Evy Cohen describes ‘miracle’ that saw Princess Alice shelter her grandmother, uncle and aunt from the Nazis
By TOI staff
Britain’s Prince Philip jokes with British WWII veterans Nathan Kohaen, right, and Arthur Stark, who immigrated to Israel, during a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Ramle, Israel, on Oct. 30, 1994, where he came to lay a wreath (AP Photo)
April 9, 2021, 6:55 pm
When Prince Philip, honoring his mother, became the 1st UK royal to visit Israel
Duke of Edinburgh broke unofficial boycott of Israel by British royals to attend 1994 ceremony naming Princess Alice as ‘righteous among the nations’ for hiding 3 Jews from Nazis
By TOI staff and JTA
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, third from left, poses with the Duke of Edinburgh, left, Queen Elizabeth II, right, Israeli President Ezer Weizman and his wife Reuma at a State Banquet in their honor at Buckingham Palace, London, in this February 25, 1997 file photo. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/pool)
April 9, 2021, 5:09 pm
‘Much missed:’ Israeli leaders, UK chief rabbi mourn death of Prince Philip
Netanyahu hails Duke of Edinburgh as ‘consummate public servant’; Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis remembers royal’s ‘affection for’ Jewish community, notes his mother’s burial in Israel
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of US tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri during a television interview in the UK, November 18, 2019. (YouTube)
March 31, 2021, 2:28 pm
Lawyer says British PM has ‘case to answer’ over affair with US businesswoman
Attorney who chaired panel on previous Boris Johnson affair says he failed to declare interest when dating Jennifer Arcuri, whom he took on work trips abroad, including to Israel
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of travelers arriving at Heathrow Airport in London, January 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
March 28, 2021, 7:34 pm
UK tourists may be limited to highly vaccinated countries…like Israel – report
Britain’s restrictions on foreign travel may stay in place until August, with trips only permitted to ‘green’ destinations, newspaper says
By TOI staff
New apartments buildings under construction in the Beit El settlement in the West Bank with the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the background, October 13, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 18, 2021, 6:19 pm
UK ‘seriously concerned’ by Israeli approval of new West Bank homes
Foreign Office statement says settlement move, which comes ahead of Biden inauguration in the US, ‘could threaten future peace negotiations’
By AFP and TOI staff
Passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport, September 8, 2020 (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
November 21, 2020, 12:29 pm
UK’s virus quarantine rules define Israel, Jerusalem as two different areas
Foreign Office notes it doesn’t recognize Israeli sovereignty in capital and so uses separate categories for travel advice; Conservative Friends of Israel: Fix ‘offensive’ stance
By TOI staff
Aircraft are seen at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
November 19, 2020, 9:45 pm
With Israel’s morbidity down, UK no longer requires travelers to isolate
Meanwhile, UK remains a ‘red country’ in Israel, and travelers from the isles still have to quarantine upon entry into the Jewish state
By TOI staff
Tzipi Hotovely at her office in Jerusalem, February 19, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 4, 2020, 11:37 am
Incoming ambassador to UK Tzipi Hotovely arrives in London
Former minister for settlement affairs, currently self-quarantined in her new residence, now waiting for date to present her letter of credence to Queen Elizabeth II
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from R) and his staff meet with British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab and his team at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on August 25, 2020. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
August 25, 2020, 5:07 pm
Netanyahu scolds visiting British FM for rejecting Iran sanctions
Prime minister tells Dominic Raab that Israel expects London to back US bid for snapback sanctions, warns of nuke dangers
By TOI staff
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (left) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Jerusalem on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy/Miri Shimonovich)
August 25, 2020, 2:51 pm
Ashkenazi tells UK counterpart Israel ‘disappointed’ in Iran arms embargo vote
‘Global effort to stop Iranian aggression has to be expressed in deeds, not only declarations,’ Israeli FM tells British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, at Jerusalem meeting
By TOI staff
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