An Iranian Muslim banker is a key backer of a London dinner being held this weekend in aid of an Israeli hospital.
Mort Mirghsvameddin, CEO of the UK arm of a Middle Eastern bank, is a fundraising committee member for Laniado UK.
He said Netanya’s Laniado Hospital “bridges the gap between Muslims and Jews” and wants to reverse declining financial support from the UK.
Tehran-born Mr Mirghsvameddin, 46, explained that a banking colleague had asked him to get involved. “He said, ‘it is a hospital in Israel.’ I said: ‘Are you mad, asking an Iranian Muslim to help a charity in Israel?’