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Tel Aviv calling….
by Laura Stuart
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Mahmoud Abbas the unelected Palestinian leader was in London last week holding discussions with David Cameron the Prime Minister at Downing Street. However, a planned meeting with British Jewish leaders was cancelled by Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.
British Jews cancel meeting with Abbas in wake of pressure from Netanyahu
According to Haaretz British Jewish leaders and the U.K. Israeli Embassy pushed for the meeting, however the order came from Tel Aviv not to go ahead.
Such incidents can only add to the thorny issue of where the loyalties of the leaders of British Jewry lie. More on this subject can be found here.
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Posted on January 25, 2012. Filed under Britain.
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