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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. Photo: Ariel Hermoni (IMoD)
December 11, 2023, 4:30 pm
Israeli defence minister: ‘Hamas propaganda is influencing universities’
'This is a collision course between civilizations. Hamas represents a medieval phenomenon,' Yoav Gallant told Daily Mail
By JN Reporter
A Shadow R1 surveillance plane, pictured in 2011 at RAF Waddington
December 4, 2023, 10:48 am
Britain’s Royal Air Force to fly spy planes over Gaza looking for hostages
Surveillance flights will feed relevant information to Israel in the hunt for the last 137 people being held in the Gaza Strip
By Jewish News Reporter
Mayshar's dedication to the IDF while he lived abroad earned him the "Outstanding reservists of the Reserve Corps award."
August 11, 2023, 4:06 pm
Call of duty: Meet the Israeli soldier who commutes from London
'I believe in Israel and the importance of the army. I feel like it's our duty to go. We have to go when we are called up,' 34-year-old Itamar Mayshar told Jewish News.
By JN Reporter
A large rally in Parliament Square in London organised by Jews in the UK who are anxious about Israeli ministers' efforts to subordinate Israel's judiciary to the government. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
August 1, 2023, 12:03 pm
New report: Wave of pessimism about Israeli democracy from UK Jews as ties ‘may fray’
Four-in-five British Jews disapprove of Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right bedfellows according to a new report released today by the Institute of Jewish Policy Research.
By Jewish News Reporter
Israeli military vehicles in the West Bank.
June 20, 2023, 12:03 pm
UK urges Israel to thoroughly investigate killing of Palestinian teen in West Bank
'Israeli conduct must always be in line with international humanitarian law, including the principles of proportionality and distinction,' the British Consulate in Jerusalem said.
By Jotam Confino
James Cleverly and Eli Cohen
April 26, 2023, 3:10 pm
UK wishes Israel happy 75th birthday: ‘Stand together against Iran, antisemitism’
"The strong ties between the UK and Israel over the past 75 years is a testament to the strength of our close and historic relationship," UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. Credit: GPO/Shlomi Amsalem
March 18, 2023, 11:59 pm
Israel’s foreign minister to arrive in London ahead of Netanyahu visit
Eli Cohen will sign a 10-year roadmap for deepening ties with the UK during talks with James Cleverly
By JN Reporter
An aerial view shows a building and cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers, following an incident where a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli settlers, near Hawara in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
February 28, 2023, 9:38 am
Israelis donate £355,000 to victims of Jewish settler riot in Palestinian town
Hundreds of settlers set a Palestinian town on fire in the West Bank in revenge for a terrorist attack that killed two Israelis. The IDF treats the settler attacks as terror.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli and British science ministers signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 to strengthen Israel-UK cooperation in research and innovation.
November 7, 2022, 10:51 am
UK-Israel trade up by a third as UK imports £845m of Israeli pharmaceuticals
Big increases in Israeli medical exports and the growth in the sale of British financial services helps notch up £6.1bn in bilateral trade
By Jewish News Reporter
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan at the Kotel
February 1, 2022, 10:56 pm
UK trade secretary on 3-day Israel visit to ‘kick-start preparations’ for deal
Anne-Marie Trevelyan to meet Minister of Economy Orna Barbivai and will also confirm plans to host a UK-Israel Innovation Summit this spring.
By Lee Harpin
Empty check-in counters at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, before the first peak of the pandemic
February 12, 2021, 1:00 pm
MPs urge UK-Israel travel corridor amid mass vaccination campaigns
Bury MP Christian Wakeford led calls to allow a route to more freedom, saying it would 'make sense' given the Jewish state's success in inoculating millions
By Jewish News Reporter
Boris Johnson opens trading at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at the start of a four day trade visit to Israel whilst foreign secretary in 2015. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
October 13, 2020, 4:05 pm
Ministers announce bid for ‘higher ambition’ UK-Israel trade agreement
Ranil Jayawardena MP told the Commons bilateral ties were already worth more than £5bn, as the government starts 'scoping and probing for talks' between the 'tech superpowers'
By Jewish News Reporter
Sherard Cowper-Coles gets a warm greeting from Rabbi Grossman of Migdal HaEmek
May 29, 2020, 12:32 pm
Ambassadors from Britain and Israel reflect on 70 years of diplomatic ties
Israeli envoys to Britain and their UK counterparts talk on seven decades of formal relations – moments of joy, sorrow, conflict and of history being made
By Jewish News
British and Israeli flags waved in Trafalgar Square
April 28, 2020, 11:48 am
UK-Israel: 70 years of relations
From the Suez crisis and Gaza conflicts to tech collaboration and booming bilateral trade, we pick out some of the peaks and troughs of the UK-Israel relationship over the years
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge at the Western Wall
April 27, 2020, 11:18 am
A proud partnership, a cherished friendship – UK and Israel united for 70 years
Middle East Minister James Cleverly reflects on the strength of bilateral ties, as Britain marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of its embassy in Tel Aviv
By James Cleverly
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