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Hotovely: I’m here to represent all Israel, not just a stream or sector

Israel’s ambassador to the UK, who has just taken up her post, speaks to the JC about the move from politics to diplomacy

December 17, 2020 08:43
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Sandy Rashty,

sandy rashty

4 min read

By her own description, Tzipi Hotovely has received one of the most senior diplomatic postings as Israel’s ambassador to the UK.

Despite having never served as a diplomat before, she is looking forward to developing UK-Israel ties.

A career politician who joined the Knesset in 2009 before becoming one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s most senior allies, the former Diaspora and Settlements Minister describes diplomacy as “very natural”, having served in Israel’s Foreign Ministry for five years.

“The prime minister offered me this important position and I thought that because of my record as a deputy foreign minister, because I love diplomatic work, and because I know how important UK-Israel relations are, that this would be an opportunity for me to represent a whole country, not just a stream or sector in Israel.”