Israel – UK
Ambassador Daniel Taub’s speech at the Closer to Israel Parade
7 June 2013
From the lions of Trafalgar Square all the way to the Lions Gate in Jerusalem – shalom London! What a magnificent march across this great city of London. You can tell it’s a Jewish march because there’s been a lot more talking than walking! But in a way 2000 years of Jewish history have been [...]
Boycotting Israel does not bring peace closer or benefit humanity
24 May 2013
by Ambassador Daniel Taub Foreign Secretary William Hague should be applauded for signing an agreement to strengthen scientific cooperation between Britain and Israel. In Jerusalem yesterday, William Hague and Yaakov Perry, Israeli Minister of Science, Technology and Space, signed an agreement to strengthen scientific cooperation between our countries. Building on research programmes in areas such [...]
Embassy of Israel promotes higher education opportunities in Israel
18 March 2013
This weekend the Embassy of Israel participated in the Student World Study Abroad Fair seeking to promote higher education opportunities in Israel. The event was attended by 2,000 people from the UK and took place at the Emirates Stadium. There was widespread interest in the programmes on offer by the Israeli universities with over 200 [...]
Independent Jewish Day School Children visit the Embassy
5 March 2013
Yesterday, a group of children from the Independent Jewish Day School visited the embassy to learn more about the Israeli mission in the UK. Ambassador Daniel Taub explained his function as an Israeli diplomat to the children and described how embassies all over the world are the “eyes, ears and mouth of a country abroad”. [...]
Ambassador Taub is guest of honour at a Hebrew performance by Northampton Academy
1 March 2013
This week, Ambassador Taub was invited by Michael Ellis, MP for Northampton North, to hear 18 students from Northampton Academy perform in the State Rooms of the Speaker’s House. The students began with the Hebrew ‘Hashivenu’ song from the book of Lamentations. Ambassador Taub congratulated the choir on their excellent performance and noted the significance of their [...]
Ambassador Taub visits Northern Ireland
22 February 2013
This week Ambassador Taub visited Northern Ireland on a diplomatic tour. During the two day visit, the Ambassador was able to meet with a wide range of people from Northern Ireland, including academics, politicians, church leaders and communal organisations. The trip provided a great opportunity to meet with political leaders in the Northern Ireland Assembly [...]
Ambassador Taub addresses Yom Masorti
19 February 2013
Keynote speaker, Ambassador Taub, addressed the 250 attendees at the Yom Masorti conference, a day of learning and culture for members of all Masorti communities, at the New North London Synagogue. The Ambassador’s talk was entitled ‘Rethinking our paradigms in changing times’ during which he touched upon his experience in negotiation processes before he took questions from [...]
Ambassador Taub visits Leeds and Regents College
15 February 2013
This week, the Ambassador continued his university tours lecturing around the UK. This week he had the opportunity to speak to the staff, students and alumni of Regents College in London, about his experiences working in peace negotiations. Later in the week the Ambassador travelled to the University of Leeds (pictured) where, in addition to [...]
Ambassador Taub honoured at 2013 Grassroot Diplomat Awards for Supporting Young Start-Ups
2 February 2013
Ambassador Daniel Taub was honoured at the 2013 Initiative Award for supporting young start-ups and entrepreneurs through the Bizcamp Tel Aviv competition. The award ceremony took place on Thursday 31 January and was organised by Grassroot Diplomat, an organisation that bridges the gap between civil society, government officials and diplomatic activities. Organised by the city [...]
Ambassador Taub speaks at Holocaust Memorial Day Service at West London Synagogue
29 January 2013
This Sunday 27th January, Ambassador Taub spoke at the Holocaust Memorial Day service at West London Synagogue. This was followed by a performance of the play The Good and The True which tells the inspirational story of Shoah survivors, Hana Pravda and Milos Dobry. More than 400 people attended the events presented by the synagogue’s ERETZ [...]