A new friends of Israel group has been launched for local councillors.
It was announced at a reception at the Local Government Association’s annual conference this week which saw over 1,400 council chief executives, leaders and councillors gather in Harrogate.
The group will establish links between British and Israeli authorities and educate British councillors about Israel. It will also combat boycott campaigns.
Luke Akehurst, director of We Believe In Israel, said: “Local councils are facing increasing pressure from anti-Israel campaigners seeking to import the Middle East conflict into our town halls with boycott motions aimed at companies with Israeli links, and gesture politics like flying of Palestinian flags.”
