June 2011
London taxis mark 5 years since Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping by Hamas in Gaza
25 June 2011
25th June 2011 marked the 5th anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping by Hamas in Gaza. In the five years that Gilad has been languishing in captivity, he has been denied access to the International Red Cross, a direct contravention of International Humanitarian Law, and aside from being permitted to send one letter, has had no [...]
Embassy sends books to West Dunbartonshire Council
15 June 2011
Following the decision of West Dunbartonshire Council to ban Israeli books from their library shelves, the Israeli Embassy sent to the Council a package of books including one of the first publications in Hebrew to emanate from the region, the Bible, and ranging to the modern day and Start Up Nation (by Senor & Singer).
Ambassador Prosor’s ‘best bits’!
10 June 2011
We love this article published in the Jewish News recounting Ron Prosor’s best quotations during his term as Israel’s Ambassador to the UK. See page 6 of the JN e-paper.
The Queen bids farewell to Ambassador Prosor
3 June 2011
By command of the Queen, Mr Charles Gray, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, arrived at the Embassy to bid farewell to HE Ambassador Ron Prosor. Mr Gray presented the Ambassador with a gift on behalf of the Queen in front of Embassy staff. The Ambassador opened the box to reveal a signed photograph of the Queen [...]
Stanley Lovatt appointed Israel’s first Honorary Consul to Scotland
2 June 2011
Links between Scotland and Israel were boosted on the 2nd of June when businessman and communal personality Stanley Lovatt was appointed as Israel’s first honorary consul in Scotland. Mr Lovatt, the long-time chairman of JNF KKL Scotland, was officially installed at a reception at Glasgow City Chambers attended by outgoing Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor and [...]