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26 MAY 2022 Javid welcomes “unbreakable” partnership with Israel

BY DAVID SAFFER

The UK and Israel share a “pact of steel” and an “unbreakable” partnership.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid was acclaimed for the viewpoint in his keynote address at The Embassy of Israel’s official Independence Day celebration at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster on Tuesday night.

The event highlighted the relationship between Israel and the UK and was the first celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic, as guests gathered to celebrate Israel’s 74th birthday.

High-profile guests, including politicians, journalists and a range of members of civic society gathered in large numbers for the glitzy celebration.

Javid explained to a packed crowd that “true friendship” is present between the countries.

“UK foreign policy is crystal clear, the UK-Israel partnership is unbreakable,” he said. “And through this pandemic, we’ve led the world together. From the rapid rollout of jabs to the benefits of booster, we’ve learned from each other. This evening is

Sajid Javid MP speaking at the event

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about celebrating our remarkable friendship. Because the UK and Israel share a pact of steel. It can never be broken.”

Not only the first Independence Day

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event since the pandemic, it was the first since the signing of the Abraham Accords.

Israeli Ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely, welcomed guests to the celebration including representatives from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

Hotovely spoke of the close cooperation enjoyed by Israel with a growing number of its Arab neighbours in the region on the back of the historic peace agreement.

Noting the strength of UK-Israeli relations

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President Isaac Herzog said the hearts of Israelis were broken.

He noted, “Horrified to hear news of the murderous rampage. The death of a child is a tragedy beyond measure, let alone the killing of nineteen innocent children and two adults. Israel joins the people of the United States in grief.”

Pope Francis said he is “heartbroken”

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Manchester tel. 0161 804 1321 and close collaboration of the two countries, Hotovely said it had developed in the past year with Covid-19 measures easing.

“So much has been achieved in the last year and I am looking forward to continuing our work together in the future,” she explained. “Importantly, our ability to highlight the excellent relationship that exists between our two countries could not be possible without the support of our friends here this evening.”

Elaborating on developments between the UK and Israel, Hotovely added, “Last November, both our Foreign Ministers signed a ‘Strategic Partnership’ agreement. This set our enduring friendship on a new course, elevating our relations to a higher level.”

With Javid present, Hotovely took the opportunity to note the expanding UK-Israeli partnerships in the health sector.

“We are expecting to launch our ‘Health System in 2030’ project, a special Israel-UK summit that will focus on sharing knowledge and expertise in fields like the future of healthcare, community health and digital health, sharing best practices from our two nations,” she explained.

Guests were able to enjoy a taste of Israel and Israeli culture with food and drink, an Israeli-style disco and a virtual road trip through the streets and sites of Israel in a Virtual Reality experience.

Musical entertainment included a rendition of Eurovision Song Contest winning song Hallelujah by Milk and Honey in 1979.

about the killing spree at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. “I pray for the children and the adults who were killed and for their families,” he noted. “It is time to say ‘enough’ to the indiscriminate trafficking of weapons. Let us all make a commitment so that tragedies like this cannot happen again.”

Police in Texas are trying to establish the gunman’s motive for carrying out the attack.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “Our thoughts are with all those affected by this horrific attack.” Labour leader Keir Starmer described the incident as an “unspeakable tragedy”.

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