WATCH: Mayors of London and Tel Aviv cycle down Rothschild Boulevard

By Justin Cohen
  • Justin Cohen is the News Editor at the Jewish News
 9 November 2015, 9:49 am
Mayor of London Boris Johnson cycles with his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, in the Israeli capital where they stopped for coffee at the start of a four day trade visit to the region. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday November 9, 2015. See PA story POLITICS Johnson. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Mayor of London Boris Johnson cycles with his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, in the Israeli capital where they stopped for coffee at the start of a four day trade visit to the region. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Mr Johnson and Mr Huldai cycled down Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv and expressed concern for a photographer who tumbled to the ground as he tried to take pictures of them.

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Mr Huldai presented Mr Johnson with a beach towel and flip flops after their bike ride.

In return, the Tory MP gave the Tel Aviv mayor a book about cycling in London and a cycle hire t-shirt.

After cycling around with the Mayor of Tel Aviv, Boris went to Google’s incubator hub in Tel Aviv, where he tried out a pioneering new Israeli scooter. He said it was ‘incredibly smooth drive’ and hopes they will come to the streets of London.

London Mayor, Boris Johnson at google incubator hub, Tel AvivLondon Mayor, Boris Johnson at google incubator hub, Tel Aviv (Video from our News Editor, Justin Cohen)

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Boris also tried out the latest technology being developed to teach empathy to children.

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