Embassy Blog
Ambassador Taub returned to his own student days, launching an Ambassadorial tour of UK campuses at Oxford University
30 November 2011
On Tuesday 29th November – Wednesday 30th November, HE Daniel Taub returned to his own student days, launching an Ambassadorial tour of UK campuses at Oxford University. The keynote element of the visit was his address to the Oxford Union on Monday night, where he delivered a personal address to 150 students, describing his journey [...]
Ambassador Taub’s first experience of Mitzvah Day
20 November 2011
Ambassador Taub, his wife Zehava, and three of their children had their first taste of Mitzvah Day as they assisted in the painting of two rooms at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead. The Ambassador was amongst other dignitaries including Mitzvah Day Founder, Laura Marks, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks and Baroness Neuberger (pictured). Mitzvah [...]
Ambassador Taub supports ‘Blood-Relations’ project
11 November 2011
HE Ambassador Daniel Taub joined a group of students in London yesterday who met to donate their blood in support of the “Blood Relations” project. The ‘Blood Relations’ project was borne out of a global challenge ‘The Impossible Brief’, launched by BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Israel at the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival where creative minds from all [...]
Ambassador Taub welcomes Kisharon Day School to his sukkah
10 October 2011
Israeli Ambassador to the UK Daniel Taub and children from Kisharon Day School (Photo: Yakir Zur) Ambassador Taub this morning welcomed 14 pupils from Kisharon Day School into the ambassadorial Residence to assist with the decorating of his Sukkah. Yaakov Kramer, Head of Limmudei Kodesh (Jewish Studies) at Kisharon said afterwards, “The pupils of Kisharon [...]
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 [...]
Embassy celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut
16 May 2011
The Embassy celebrated Israel’s 63rd birthday with a reception for 1500 people. The audience were treated to the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design’s Legacy Innovation Inspiration exhibition as well as speeches from the Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, HE Ron Prosor, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and Israeli Education Minister, Gideon Sa’ar.