‘Passionate Zionist’ UK ambassador lobbies British universities over ‘Israel’s right to exist’ forum

Britain’s ambassador to Tel Aviv represented the UK’s Jewish community in talks with college heads after the University of Southampton refused to cancel an academic conference on Israel’s right to exist under international law, it has emerged.
Matthew Gould, who has served as ambassador to Israel since 2010, met with four vice-chancellors from the umbrella group Universities UK in early February.
The delegation included representatives from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, and the Union of Jewish Students.
The Jewish Chronicle reports that discussions focused on anti-Semitism in the UK, boycotts of Israel and “extreme” speakers at universities.
The latter topic is likely to be a reference to an upcoming conference focusing on “historic Palestine” at the University of Southampton, which critics describe as being part of a “war against Israel.”
Gould’s presence at the meeting raises questions over the impartiality of Britain’s most senior diplomat in Tel Aviv.
British diplomats are not based in Jerusalem because the city’s status has yet to be determined.

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‘Passionate Zionist’ UK ambassador lobbies British universities over ‘Israel’s right to exist’ forum Uk-ambassador-israel-lobbies.si

http://rt.com/uk/240469-uk-ambassador-israel-lobbies/

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‘Passionate Zionist’ UK ambassador lobbies British universities over ‘Israel’s right to exist’ forum

‘Passionate Zionist’ UK ambassador lobbies British universities over ‘Israel’s right to exist’ forum

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