Has Matthew Gould, Britain's new Jewish ambassador to Israel, gone native before he even gets there?
Speaking at Borehamwood Synagogue, the personable envoy was asked how he felt in a previous diplomatic posting in Pakistan. "Well," he said, "I didn't walk round announcing that I am Israeli."
Much audience chuckling before he corrected himself.
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